2010年2月16日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Airliner plotter's wife denies withholding details (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 10:58 AM PST

AP - The wife of a man convicted of plotting to bomb trans-Atlantic flights and kill thousands of people was aware of his murderous plans but failed to alert police, a British prosecutor said Tuesday.

Iraq has top terror risk, Thai danger up: ranking (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 06:57 AM PST

Iraqi policemen work at the scene of a bomb attack in the holy city of Kerbala, about 80 km south of Baghdad, February 5, 2010. Iraq is the country most at risk from terrorist attacks for the second straight year. REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed/FilesReuters - Iraq is the country most at risk from terrorist attacks for the second straight year, according to a ranking by global analysts Maplecroft, while Thailand has joined the nine countries most in danger for the first time.


Iraq has top terror risk, India sixth - ranking (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 03:59 AM PST

Police gather at the site of a bomb blast at the German Bakery restaurant in Pune February 13, 2010. Iraq is the country most at risk from terrorist attacks for the second straight year, according to a ranking by global analysts Maplecroft, while India is sixth according to a ranking. REUTERS/Rituparna Bhowmik/FilesReuters - Iraq is the country most at risk from terrorist attacks for the second straight year, according to a ranking by global analysts Maplecroft, while Thailand has joined the nine countries most in danger for the first time.


Americans tried in Pakistan seek release on bail (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 01:29 AM PST

Pakistani policemen escort hand-cuffed men identified as Ramy Zamzam, (R) Ahmed Abdulah Minni, (2nd R), Umar Farooq, (C), Aman Hassan Yemer, (3rd L) Waqar Hussain Khan, (L), who police say are five Americans arrested in Pakistan, before a court appearance in Sargodha, 190 km  southeast of Islamabad, January 18, 2010. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/FilesReuters - Pakistani lawyers for five young Americans accused of contacting militants over the Internet and plotting terrorist attacks sought their release on bail on Tuesday, saying the prosecution lacked evidence.


White House to security critics: We are tough, just like Bush (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 02:28 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - It’s midterm election season, and Republicans are reviving a tried campaign mantra: that Democrats are weak on national security, especially terrorism.
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