2010年2月25日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


2 indicted in foiled NYC subway bomb plot case (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 03:49 PM PST

In this courtroom sketch, Adis Medunjanin, second from left, stands next to lawyer Michael Marinaccio and his client Zarein Ahmedzay, fourth from left, during a hearing in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. Medunjanin and Ahmedzay, both high school classmates of admitted terrorist plotter Najibullah Zazi, were indicted Thursday in a foiled scheme to bomb New York City subways that a prosecutor said was directed by 'al-Qaida leadership.' Assistant US Attorney Berit Berger, second from right, and Assistant US Attorney Jeffery Knox, right, stand in front of the defendants. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)AP - Two high school classmates of admitted terrorist Najibullah Zazi were indicted Thursday in a foiled scheme to bomb New York City subways that a prosecutor said was directed by "al-Qaida leadership."


Democrats retreat on new privacy protections (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:06 AM PST

AP - Democrats have retreated from adding new privacy protections to the nation's primary counterterrorism law, stymied by Senate Republicans who argued the changes would weaken terror investigations.

Terrorism lingers over India-Pakistan peace talks (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 07:25 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Terrorism was a top item during the first formal India-Pakistan peace talks between the nuclear-armed rivals since the Mumbai attacks of November 2008.

India, Pakistan hold 1st talks since Mumbai attack (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 11:11 AM PST

Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, left, with Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir arrive for a photo session before the start of a delegation level meeting, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. India and Pakistan held high-level peace talks Thursday for the first time since the 2008 Mumbai attacks in an effort to rebuild confidence and reduce tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)AP - India and Pakistan held their first official talks Thursday since the 2008 Mumbai siege, with both sides saying they wanted to rebuild trust shattered in that attack but acknowledging that the meeting was just a first step toward a renewed peace process.


Indonesian police arrest 3 militants in Aceh raid (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 03:35 AM PST

Police officers search an area following a raid on a suspected terrorist training camp in Jantho, Aceh province, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. Indonesian police arrested four suspected militants during the raid. (AP Photo/Heri Juanda)AP - Indonesian police arrested three suspected Islamist militants Thursday as part of an ongoing crackdown in restive Aceh province.


Philippine police arrest another terror suspect (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 11:36 PM PST

Philippine National Police Chief Jesus Versoza crosses out the photo of suspected Abu Sayyaf leader Mujibar Alih Amon from a wanted poster during a news conference Thursday Feb. 25, 2010 at the police headquarters at Manila's Quezon city to announce his capture over the weekend in the island of Jolo in southern Philippines. Amon, who carries a US$13,000 (P600,000 pesos) reward, allegedly was involved in bombings and kidnappings, including that of American Muslim convert Jeffrey Schilling in 2003. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)AP - Philippine police dealt a new blow to a notorious al-Qaida-linked group with the arrest of a suspected militant wanted in a string of kidnappings and killings, officials said Thursday.


Philippines claims third militant scalp (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 08:11 AM PST

Mujibar Alih Amon (C), from the Al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group is escorted by policemen to the custodial center inside the national police headquarters in Manila.(AFP/Ted Aljibe)AFP - The Philippines announced Thursday its third major success against the Al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group in a week with the arrest of a militant wanted for a series of kidnappings and murders.


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