Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Al-Qaeda threat looms into new decade, warns Brown (AFP)
• Seven CIA Workers Killed in Afghanistan, Six Injured (Bloomberg)
• Obama sets Tuesday meeting on air bomber security failures (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Airline attack may mean profits for some companies (AP)
• Report to Obama shows intelligence lapses persist (AP)
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• Pakistan to seek terror charges for five Americans (AFP)
• Obama commends CIA employees for heroic service (AP)
• US Embassy: Bali governor warns of possible attack (AP)
• CIA: 7 employees killed in Afghan attack (AP)
• Obama Pressured on Terrorism as Safety Gaps Emerge (Bloomberg)
• Pakistan to seek terror charges against Americans (AP)
• World rings in new decade with fireworks and parties (AFP)
• US behind the scenes of Yemen terrorism fight (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Pakistan seeks terrorism charges against Americans (Reuters)
• Bali warns of New Year terror threat: embassies (AFP)
• Israel reports sharp drop in attacks in 2009 (AFP)
• Travelers' choice: Shed shyness for security? (AP)
• Eight Americans Killed in Attack on Afghanistan Base (Bloomberg)
• Obama Pressured on Terrorism as Bomb Attempt Shows Safety Gaps (Bloomberg)

Al-Qaeda threat looms into new decade, warns Brown (AFP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 04:08 PM PST AFP - The failed Detroit plane bombing showed that terrorism remains a "very real" global threat as the world enters a new decade eight years after 9/11, Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Friday.

Seven CIA Workers Killed in Afghanistan, Six Injured (Bloomberg) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 03:09 PM PST Bloomberg - Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Seven CIA employees were killed and six others injured in yesterday’s terrorist attack at a base in eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan, the agency said in a statement today.

Obama sets Tuesday meeting on air bomber security failures (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 01:51 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama closed 2009 on a somber note, consoling the CIA over seven officers and contractors killed Wednesday in Afghanistan by a suicide bomber and receiving preliminary findings on intelligence failures that enabled a Nigerian with alleged Islamic extremist ties to board a U.S.-bound flight on Christmas Day with explosives in his underwear.

Airline attack may mean profits for some companies (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 01:46 PM PST AP - A recent attempted terrorist attack aboard a commercial airliner could mean big business for companies making body imaging scanners, especially two firms with technology already approved by federal authorities.

Report to Obama shows intelligence lapses persist (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 02:16 PM PST AP - U.S. security chiefs briefed President Barack Obama on Thursday about missteps in the lead-up to the attempted Detroit jetliner bombing as lawmakers joined the White House in racing to find out what went wrong.

(AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:03 PM PST AP - Obama briefed on Christmas Day terror attack, plans meeting Tuesday to discuss early report.

Pakistan to seek terror charges for five Americans (AFP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:16 AM PST AFP - Pakistan police said Thursday they would seek terror charges and life imprisonment for five Americans accused of coming to the Muslim country to carry out attacks.

Obama commends CIA employees for heroic service (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:11 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama says the seven CIA employees killed by a suicide bomber on in eastern Afghanistan come from a "long line of patriots" whose courageous service has helped to thwart terrorist plots and save lives.

US Embassy: Bali governor warns of possible attack (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:18 AM PST AP - The U.S. Embassy warned Thursday of a possible New Year's Eve terrorist attack on Indonesia's Bali island, based on information from the popular resort's governor, but security officials said they were unaware of a threat.

CIA: 7 employees killed in Afghan attack (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 08:49 AM PST AP - The CIA says seven of its employees were killed and six others wounded in a terrorist attack on an agency base in Afghanistan.

Obama Pressured on Terrorism as Safety Gaps Emerge (Bloomberg) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 08:38 AM PST Bloomberg - Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is being urged to strengthen anti-terrorism efforts as he awaits initial results of an investigation into the Dec. 25 attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner.

Pakistan to seek terror charges against Americans (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 08:15 AM PST AP - Pakistani police said Thursday they plan to ask a court to charge five Americans arrested in early December with terrorism, and will seek life sentences against them.

World rings in new decade with fireworks and parties (AFP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 02:32 PM PST AFP - Revellers started ringing in the New Year across the globe with spectacular fireworks displays and massive parties hosted by world capitals against a backdrop of tightened security.

US behind the scenes of Yemen terrorism fight (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 07:50 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - For Americans focused on Afghan­istan and Pakistan as key in the fight against terrorism, the attacks late last year at Fort Hood, Texas, and in an airplane over Detroit were a wake-up call that a new front is quickly emerging in Yemen.

Pakistan seeks terrorism charges against Americans (Reuters) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 05:41 AM PST Reuters - Pakistani police will ask a court to charge five Americans detained in the country this month with planning terrorist attacks and jail them for life, a police official said on Thursday.

Bali warns of New Year terror threat: embassies (AFP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 04:12 AM PST AFP - The Indonesian resort island of Bali warned of a New Year terror attack on Thursday, foreign embassies said, after a wave of bombings targeting Westerners that have killed more than 200 people.

Israel reports sharp drop in attacks in 2009 (AFP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 01:58 AM PST AFP - The number of attacks on Israelis dropped sharply in 2009, the domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet said in its annual report on "victims of terrorism" published on Thursday.

Travelers' choice: Shed shyness for security? (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 09:13 AM PST AP - As Ronak Ray hunted for his flight gate, he prepared for the prospect of a security guard peering through his clothes with a full body scanner. But Ray doesn't mind: what he gives up in privacy he gets back in security.

Eight Americans Killed in Attack on Afghanistan Base (Bloomberg) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST Bloomberg - Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Eight American civilians died in a suicide-bomb attack on an American military base in Afghanistan, a U.S. official said. The terrorist assault occurred as the U.S. expands its involvement in the war in Afghanistan.

Obama Pressured on Terrorism as Bomb Attempt Shows Safety Gaps (Bloomberg) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:01 PM PST Bloomberg - Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is being urged to strengthen anti-terrorism efforts as he awaits initial results of an investigation into the Dec. 25 attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner.

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