Yahoo! News: Terrorism

U.S. to revamp export controls (Reuters)
In never-before-aired tapes, McVeigh tells families: 'Get over it' (The Newsroom)
Indonesia must remain vigilant against terrorists (AP)
Gates outlines plans to reform export controls (Reuters)
Gates: Sensitive export list outdated, ineffective (AP)
Al-Qaida killings boost Iraq's prime minister (AP)
Pakistan: Islamist blames US for suicide bombing (AP)
Iran arrests members of a "terrorist group": report (Reuters)
Corruption fuelling terrorism in Indonesia: think tank (AFP)
Indonesia: Terror chief's relative gets 8 years (AP)
'Killing' of Qaeda leaders won't end Iraq attacks: analysts (AFP)
Oklahoma City marks 15 years since bombing (AP)

U.S. to revamp export controls (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 02:58 PM PDT

Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced plans on Tuesday to overhaul Cold War-era rules on selling military equipment and technology abroad, saying they undermined national security, hurt defense industries and caused friction with allies.

In never-before-aired tapes, McVeigh tells families: 'Get over it' (The Newsroom)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 02:10 PM PDT

The Newsroom - Timothy McVeigh, executed in 2001 for the Oklahoma City terrorist bombing that killed 168 people, coldly declined to express remorse for his actions in a set of interview tapes aired for the first time Monday night on MSNBC.

Indonesia must remain vigilant against terrorists (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 12:37 PM PDT

AP - Indonesia should not grow complacent after breaking up a new terror group led by a most-wanted militant because intelligence on extremist groups in the country remains weak and corruption continues to aid terrorist operations, a security think tank said.

Gates outlines plans to reform export controls (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 10:54 AM PDT

Reuters - Secretary of Defense Robert Gates outlined plans on Tuesday for reforming U.S. export controls on weapons and commercial goods with potential military uses, saying the current system was outdated.

Gates: Sensitive export list outdated, ineffective (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 02:48 PM PDT

AP - The government will update a Cold War-era rule book that decides which U.S. technologies and widgets may be sold abroad, revamping a system criticized as too strict and one that doesn't always keep sensitive technology out of enemy hands, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.

Al-Qaida killings boost Iraq's prime minister (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 11:53 AM PDT

AP - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has gotten a much-needed boost from the killings of two al-Qaida leaders and a court-ordered recount of some votes from the indecisive election at a time when he is fighting for his political life.

Pakistan: Islamist blames US for suicide bombing (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 10:14 AM PDT

AP - An Islamist politician whose party lost several members in a suicide attack blamed Pakistan's alliance with the U.S. for the violence and urged Islamabad on Tuesday to break ranks in the war on terror.

Iran arrests members of a "terrorist group": report (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 09:18 AM PDT

Reuters - Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested members of an extremist group in the west of the country who had planned to carry out "terrorist attacks" in the Islamic state, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Corruption fuelling terrorism in Indonesia: think tank (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 09:02 AM PDT

AFP - Indonesia has succeeded in dismantling a major new Al-Qaeda-style terrorist network but corruption and complacency threaten to unravel its gains against home grown extremists, a think tank said Tuesday.

Indonesia: Terror chief's relative gets 8 years (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:53 AM PDT

AP - An Indonesian court Tuesday sentenced an in-law of the man once reputed to be Southeast Asia's most-wanted terror suspect to eight years in jail for helping his relative elude authorities until his death in a shootout last year.

'Killing' of Qaeda leaders won't end Iraq attacks: analysts (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 12:36 PM PDT

AFP - The purported killing of two top Al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders will send shockwaves through the jihadist network but mid-level commanders must also be removed if attacks are to stop, analysts said Tuesday.