2009年11月5日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Senate rejects bid aimed at Sept. 11 terrorists (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 04:38 PM PST

AP - The Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday turned back a GOP-led effort to bar Sept. 11 terrorists from being prosecuted in civilian federal courts.

Two charged in Massachusetts terrorism case (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 04:23 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. federal prosecutors have charged two men with providing material support to terrorists and other crimes, including conspiracy to kill in a foreign country and lying to law enforcement officers.

Mass. man faces new charges in alleged terror plot (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 03:57 PM PST

In this Feb. 11, 2009  image rendered from video and provided by WHDH-TV in Boston, Tarek Mehanna is seen outside the federal court in Boston. Federal authorities in Boston said Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, that Mehanna has been charged  with conspiring with others on terror attacks against shoppers in U.S. malls and against U.S. military in Iraq. (AP Photo/WHDH-TV)AP - A pharmacy college graduate was indicted Thursday on new charges in an alleged terror plot to kill two prominent U.S. politicians and shoot people at American shopping malls.


UK lawmakers call for new rendition flight ban (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 01:12 PM PST

AP - A group of British lawmakers proposed new laws Thursday to ban the use of airports, harbors or highways in the secret rendition of suspected terrorists, while a human rights group urged the government to stop detaining terror suspects without charge.

Former NYC Police Commissioner Kerik pleads guilty (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 11:28 AM 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 - Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik admitted in court Thursday that he lied to the White House while being considered for chief of Homeland Security.


American deported to Lebanon denies terror charges (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:51 AM PST

Naji Hamdan, an American of Lebanese origin, looks from the balcony of his home, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday Nov. 5, 2009. Hamdan was recently convicted by a United Arab Emirates court on terrorism related charges, but denied any involvement during an interview with the Associated Press, saying he has not had any links to militant groups, and saying he only confessed under severe torture and claiming his detention was in coordination with U.S. authorities. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)AP - An American citizen convicted on terrorism charges in the United Arab Emirates said on Thursday he confessed under torture and suspected that U.S. authorities played a role in his detention and prosecution in the Gulf country.


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