2009年11月4日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Italian judge convicts 23 in CIA kidnap case (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 05:31 PM PST

Prosecutor Armando Spataro is seen at the Milan court, Italy, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. An Italian judge began deliberating the fate of 26 Americans and seven Italians accused of kidnapping an Egyptian terror suspect in 2003, the first trial in the world involving the CIA's extraordinary rendition program. After a nearly three years of hearings, Judge Oscar Magi heard final rebuttals before beginning deliberations. A verdict was expected later Wednesday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)AP - An Italian judge found 23 Americans and two Italians guilty Wednesday in the kidnapping of an Egyptian terror suspect, delivering the first legal convictions anywhere in the world against people involved in the CIA's extraordinary renditions program.


Dresses, not suicide vests, parade at Pakistan's Fashion Week (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 04:04 PM PST

McClatchy Newspapers - KARACHI, Pakistan — With paramilitary Rangers deployed to prevent terrorist attacks on the host hotel, Pakistani designers and models challenged firebrand mullahs and Taliban insurgents Wednesday by staging the country's first "Fashion Week" in Karachi.

AP source: Ex-NYC top cop Kerik plans guilty plea (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 03:42 PM PST

FILE - In this June 4, 2009 file photo, former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik stands outside the Federal Court in Washington, after pleading not guilty to charges of lying to the White House while being vetted to be Homeland Security secretary. Kerik is displaying worrisome, risky behavior in jail, a federal judge said Friday Oct. 30, 2009 after speaking with the jail's psychiatric director. Kerik has been jailed since Oct. 20 to await trial on corruption charges. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - Bernard Kerik, a former New York City police commissioner and one-time nominee for Homeland Security secretary, will enter a guilty plea to resolve three pending criminal trials, a person familiar with the case said Wednesday.


US 'disappointed' at Italy verdict in CIA case (AFP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 01:20 PM PST

A folder reading, AFP - The United States said Wednesday it is "disappointed" with the convictions in Italy of 23 US and two Italian secret agents for the CIA's kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in 2003.


US, EU making progress on data-sharing deal: US official (AFP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 05:47 AM PST

US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, seen here addressing the 31th International Conference for Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Madrid, said EU and the US have made progress on reaching a deal on a binding agreement on data sharing aimed at fighting terrorism and crime.(AFP/Javier Soriano)AFP - The EU and the US have made progress on reaching a deal on a binding agreement on data sharing aimed at fighting terrorism and crime, US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday.


Israel moves to rein in right-wing extremists (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 01:00 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - A US native from this isolated settlement was arrested by Israeli security services nearly a month ago amid allegations that he killed two Palestinians more than a decade ago and attempted to murder two others more recently. The local media are calling it the latest case of Jewish terrorism.
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