2009年7月23日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Report blasts FEMA on storm trailer formaldehyde (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 04:35 PM PDT

AP - The Federal Emergency Management Agency took too long to respond to initial reports of dangerous levels of formaldehyde in trailers delivered to victims of the 2005 hurricanes, exposing people to possible health risks, a report of the Homeland Security Department inspector general said Thursday.

Lawmakers OK measure for relatives of 9/11 victims (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 02:59 PM PDT

AP - Undocumented immigrants whose relatives were killed in the Sept. 11 attacks would be eligible to become legal permanent residents of the U.S. under a measure approved by a House subcommittee.

US courts convict 91 pct in terrorism trials: study (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 12:40 PM PDT

Reuters - Guantanamo prisoners could be successfully tried in the United States because an overwhelming number of terrorism cases in U.S. courts since the September 11 attacks have led to convictions, a study released Thursday said.

Obama Accused by Lawyers of Stonewalling on Terror Questioning (Bloomberg)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 03:06 AM PDT

Bloomberg - July 23 (Bloomberg) -- Lawyers for suspected terrorists at the U.S.’s Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba accused the Obama administration of failing to live up to its pledge of transparency and provide information that could free the detainees.

Indonesia sends message of defiance to bombers (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 12:40 AM PDT

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (front C) inspects damage caused a bomb blast at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta on July 18. Yudhoyono sent a message of defiance Thursday to the perpetrators of last week's deadly suicide attacks in Jakarta, saying the country would not be cowed by terror.(AFP/Pool/File/Dita Alangkara)AFP - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sent a message of defiance Thursday to the perpetrators of last week's deadly suicide attacks in Jakarta, saying the country would not be cowed by terror.


Sources: US al-Qaida recruit trained to be bomber (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 04:11 PM PDT

AP - An American-born al-Qaida recruit trained to become a suicide bomber before he was captured in Pakistan last year, law enforcement officials said Thursday.

Clinton: N.Korea has "no friends", must denuclearize (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 07:11 AM PDT

Reuters - North Korea has no friends left to shield it from the international community's demands that the country scrap its nuclear activities, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.
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