2010年1月26日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Yemen's faltering economy key in terrorism fight (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:12 PM PST

AP - World powers will use talks Wednesday to offer pledges to bolster Yemen's faltering economy and strengthen attempts to tackle a rising threat from al-Qaida in wake of the failed Christmas Day airliner attack in the United States.

US looks to UN for new airline security standards (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:11 PM PST

The United States is looking to a low-profile UN agency to help set tough new global airline security standards, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, pictured on January 22, and officials said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Javier Soriano)AFP - The United States is looking to a low-profile UN agency to help set tough new global airline security standards, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and officials said Tuesday.


Corps of Engineers takes bids for Utah data center (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST

AP - SALT LAKE CITY — An electronic data center the National Security Agency plans to build in Utah will be self-contained with its own water supply, sewer system, power backup system and anti-terrorism defenses, a government bid document states.

Obama to announce plan to respond to bioterrorism (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 02:05 PM PST

FILE - In this May 30, 2009 file photo, former Florida Sen. Bob Graham, chairman of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation, is seen in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)AP - President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address to unveil a new plan for a better and quicker response to bioterrorism threats and attacks, the White House said Tuesday.


US redefines Yemen strategy (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 12:07 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2009, file photo, Yemenite army cadets marching during a graduation ceremony in San'a, Yemen. The terror incubator in Yemen, birthplace of the Christmas Day airliner attack, is forcing the United States and allies to pour millions of dollars into a shaky government officials suspect won't spend the money wisely and isn't fully committed to the battle against al-Qaida. (AP Photo/File)AP - The terror incubator in Yemen, birthplace of the Christmas Day airliner attack, is forcing the United States and allies to pour millions of dollars into a shaky government that officials suspect won't spend the money wisely and isn't fully committed to the battle against al-Qaida.


Man arrested under terrorism laws (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:47 AM PST

Police were searching the home of a man arrested under terrorism laws, days after the government raised its threat level to severe, suggesting an attack was AFP - Police were searching the home of a man arrested Tuesday under terrorism laws, days after the government raised its threat level to severe, suggesting an attack was "highly likely".


Obama says bin Laden tape shows weakness (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:52 AM PST

An undated handout picture shows Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. An audio message in which bin Laden seemed to take credit for a failed bombing attempt on a US airliner showed the Al-Qaeda leader has been Reuters - President Barack Obama said in an interview aired on Tuesday that al Qaeda has been weakened by U.S. actions, and as evidence pointed to a taped message purported to be by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden about a failed Christmas Day airplane bomb plot.


Panel: US not ready for bioterrorist attack (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:02 AM PST

An undated handout picture shows Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. An audio message in which bin Laden seemed to take credit for a failed bombing attempt on a US airliner showed the Al-Qaeda leader has been AP - A congressionally mandated panel says the United States isn't ready for a biological terrorist attack.


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