2010年2月23日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


NYPD: Zazi planned to kill commuters at rush hour (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 04:30 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2009 file photo, Najibullah Zazi leaves his apartment in Aurora, Colo., for a meeting with his attorney. On Monday Feb. 22, 2010, law enforcements official told The Associated Press that Zazi, a Colorado air shuttle driver accused of a homemade-bomb plot against New York City has agreed to enter a guilty plea. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)  AP - Police say a man who admitted plotting to bomb New York City's subway system planned to attack commuters at rush hour with at least two other bombers.


US court urged to define 'material support' for terrorism (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 04:21 PM PST

A night view of the US Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC. The US Supreme Court was urged Tuesday to help pin down the definition of AFP - The US Supreme Court was urged Tuesday to help pin down the definition of "providing material support to terrorism," a charge widely used in the United States since the September 11, 2001 attacks.


High court weighs anti-terror material support law (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 12:36 PM PST

AP - The Supreme Court struggled Tuesday to balance the constitutional rights of humanitarian aid groups with the government's efforts to combat terrorism.

Supreme Court considers terrorism support law (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 11:52 AM PST

Reuters - Supreme Court justices on Tuesday questioned whether a law that bars Americans from providing support to foreign terrorist groups violated constitutional rights of free speech and association.

Indonesian police say villager shot in Aceh raid (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 06:42 AM PST

Police officers return from a search of an area following a raid on a suspected terrorist training camp in Jantho, Aceh province, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. Indonesian Police arrested three suspected militants during the major raid. (AP Photo/Heri Juanda)AP - A villager was killed in crossfire and three suspected militants were arrested when police raided a possible paramilitary training ground for the Southeast Asian terror network Jemaah Islamiyah in Indonesia's restive Aceh province, police said Tuesday.


German terror suspects express regret (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 05:58 AM PST

AP - Three of four suspected Islamic terrorists accused of plotting to attack U.S. targets in Germany said Tuesday they would abandon violent extremism.

Indonesian police arrest four in anti-terror raid (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 04:08 AM PST

A team of armed Indonesian police search an area in Jantho village in Aceh Besar. Indonesian police have arrested four people after a major raid on a terrorist training camp in a remote region of Aceh province and were pursuing dozens who escaped.(AFP/Suparta)AFP - Indonesian police said Tuesday they had arrested four people after a major raid on a terrorist training camp in a remote region of Aceh province and were pursuing dozens who escaped.


No splitting hairs with Shebab fashion police (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 02:19 AM PST

Shebab militia members patrol Bakara market in Mogadishu, October 2009. Fear runs high in the streets of Mogadishu, where residents are bracing for a huge offensive led by government troops and African Union forces against the Shebab-led insurgents.(AFP/File/Abdurashid Abikar)AFP - Armed with assault rifles and scissors, the Shebab's religious police are imposing a reign of terror -- as well as crew cuts and bushy beards -- on Somalia's youth.


Indonesian stands trial over hotel bombings (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 01:08 AM PST

Alleged militant Mohammad Jibriell Abdul Rahman, center, raises his fist as he shouts 'Allahuakbar' (God is great) after his trial at a district court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. Rahman, who was accused of flying to Saudi Arabia to raise money to finance suicide attacks on two Jakarta hotels last year, said Tuesday that the case against him had been fabricated. (AP Photo/Irwin Fedriansyah)AP - A former student of an alleged al-Qaida commander flew to Saudi Arabia to raise money for suicide attacks on two Jakarta hotels that he hoped would be the biggest terrorism act since Sept. 11, 2001, a prosecutor said Tuesday.


India says Pakistan talks to focus on terrorism (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 07:25 PM 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.


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