2010年2月22日星期一

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


NYC terrorism suspect pleads guilty in bomb plot (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 05:07 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2009 file photo provided by the New York City Police Department, Najibullah Zazi, center, is escorted off an NYPD helicopter by U.S Marshals after being extradited from Denver, Colo. Zazi admitted Monday, Feb. 22, 2010 to a plot to bomb the New York City subways, saying he agreed to conduct an al-Qaida-led 'martyrdom plan' against the United States because of the U.S. involvement in his native Afghanistan. (AP Photo/New York City Police Department, File)AP - A former airport shuttle driver accused of buying beauty supplies to make bombs for an attack on New York City subways pleaded guilty Monday, admitting he agreed to conduct an al-Qaida-led "martyrdom operation" because of U.S. involvement in his native Afghanistan.


Australia fights terrorism with tough visa checks (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:40 PM PST

AP - Australia intends to impose tougher visa checks on people from countries considered at high risk for terrorism as part of a 69 million Australian dollar ($62 million) counterterrorism plan released Tuesday.

Najibullah Zazi's pleas in court to terror charges (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:32 PM PST

AP - This is the text of Najibullah Zazi's description in federal court in Brooklyn of a plan hatched to make homemade bombs to attack the New York City transit system. Zazi pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to make weapons of mass destruction, conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country and providing material support to al-Qaida.

Terror suspect Zazi pleads guilty, cooperates with government (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 03:43 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Terror suspect Najibullah Zazi, an immigrant from Afghanistan who was living in Denver, has admitted he planned to try to set off explosives to kill Americans, most likely in New York.

AG: Civilian court valuable weapon in terror case (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 03:32 PM PST

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington February 22, 2010. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)AP - Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday the criminal justice system was invaluable in obtaining a guilty plea and intelligence from a terrorist who plotted to bomb New York's subways and that the criticism of using civilian courts for terror cases is based on politics not facts.


US OKs $150 million to help Yemen fight terrorism (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 03:25 PM PST

AP - The Pentagon has approved $150 million in military assistance to Yemen, the country where al-Qaida linked militants planned the failed Christmas Day airliner attack over Detroit, The Associated Press has learned.

Netherlands terror suspect fights US extradition (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 09:23 AM PST

AP - Lawyers for a Somali man fighting extradition to the U.S. on terrorism charges stemming from a case in Minneapolis argued in a Dutch court Monday he is innocent and should be released.

Indonesian to stand trial over hotel bombings (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 08:49 AM PST

AP - An Indonesian militant flew to Saudi Arabia to raise money to finance suicide attacks on two Jakarta hotels that killed seven and injured more than 50, prosecutors will allege in court Tuesday.

India says Pakistan talks to focus on terrorism (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 06:01 AM PST

Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao smiles during her visit to the Indian embassy in Kabul October 9, 2009. REUTERS/ Omar Sobhani/FilesReuters - Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said on Monday that Indian concerns about militant groups based in Pakistan would form the main focus of her talks on Thursday with her Pakistani counterpart.


India to test CGames security at hockey World Cup (AFP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 05:38 AM PST

An Indian policeman stands guard as the Pakistani hockey team alights from their bus at the India-Pakistan border in Wagah. India is to impose a security clampdown in New Delhi for the Hockey World Cup next week as it test runs counter-terror measures ahead of the Commonwealth Games in October, officials said Monday.(AFP/Narinder Nanu)AFP - India is to impose a security clampdown in New Delhi for the Hockey World Cup next week as it test runs counter-terror measures ahead of the Commonwealth Games in October, officials said Monday.


Guard recalls brush with Indonesian suicide bomber (AFP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:22 AM PST

Noordin Mohammad Top's alleged driver, Amir Abdillah (left), looks on as a witness speaks during his trial over a double hotel bombing at a South Jakarta court on February 17. A guard at an Indonesian hotel recalled a chilling exchange with an Islamic suicide bomber seconds before the extremist detonated his explosives in a room full of businessmen.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - A guard at an Indonesian hotel recalled Monday a chilling exchange with an Islamic suicide bomber seconds before the extremist detonated his explosives in a room full of businessmen.


Shiite family of 8 killed in Iraq, some beheaded (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 11:03 AM PST

Iraqi Army soldiers check weapons seized during recent operations in the Ameriyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Eight members of one Shiite family were killed south of Baghdad on Monday in the worst incident of a bloody day across Iraq that left at least 23 dead. The spate of attacks — and the fact that some of the family were beheaded — raised fears that insurgents are trying to re-ignite sectarian warfare at a time when the country is preparing for critical March elections.


(AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 03:46 AM PST

AP - Iraqi police say terror group kills family of 8 south of Baghdad, some beheaded.

Filipino militant's killing cripples Abu Sayyaf (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:51 PM PST

Filipino soldiers place an identification tag on the body of suspected Abu Sayyaf leader Albader Parad after he and five others were killed in an encounter in the jungles of Jolo in southern Philippines Sunday Feb. 21, 2010.   Parad, top commander of the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf, is accused of the abduction of three International Red Cross workers on Jolo early last year.  (AP Photo/Nickee Butlangan)AP - A young, brash militant who gained notoriety after posing for cameras with three Red Cross hostages became the latest casualty of U.S.-backed Philippine military assaults that have slowly eliminated the country's most wanted terrorist suspects.


‘Homegrown’ Terrorism Threat Grew in Past Year, Napolitano Says (Bloomberg)

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:00 PM PST

Bloomberg - Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the threat of “homegrown” terrorism increased during the past year and more U.S. citizens or legal residents are “becoming radicalized to the point of violence.”

General Petraeus Says U.S. Losses in Afghanistan to Be ‘Tough’ (Bloomberg)

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:00 PM PST

Bloomberg - Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- General David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East and Central Asia, said U.S. losses in Afghanistan will be “tough” and the U.S. presence there is necessary to prevent terrorist attacks.

0 条评论:

发表评论

订阅 博文评论 [Atom]

<< 主页

bnzv