2010年3月23日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


U.S. aviation security pick favors Israeli model (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 03:40 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama's nominee to oversee security at U.S. airports said on Tuesday he wants to shift screening closer to the Israeli model to include more behavior detection in a bid to thwart terrorism plots.

US warns of al-Qaida threat to ships off Yemen (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 03:19 PM PDT

A cloud of smoke billows from French supertanker Limburg off the coast of Yemen, after an explosion ripped through the supertanker killing one and injuring 12 others in October 2002. Yemen's interior ministry said last week it had beefed up security around oil and maritime installations in case of retaliation by Al-Qaeda after several strikes against the jihadist network.(AFP/File/AFP)AP - The U.S. is warning of possible al-Qaida attacks against ships off the coast of Yemen, where an offshoot of the terrorist network has established a significant base of operations over the past year.


Friend: US man held in NKorea 'not a terrorist' (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:12 PM PDT

AP - A Boston man facing trial in North Korea for illegally entering the communist country "is not a terrorist" but a deeply religious English teacher dedicated to his students, a friend told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Yemen-US discuss anti-terrorism measures (AFP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 06:58 AM PDT

Southern Yemenis hold the flag of former south Yemen during a protest last week in Radfan in Lahij province. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has met a senior US defence official to discuss fighting terrorism amid a warning of Al-Qaeda maritime attacks, the official Saba newsreported.(AFP/File)AFP - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has met a senior US defence official to discuss fighting terrorism amid a warning of Al-Qaeda maritime attacks, the official Saba news reported.


Ciudad Juárez killings focus US-Mexico meeting on security (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:37 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A significant chunk of President Obama’s cabinet and top national security advisers â€" including Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano â€" will be in Mexico Tuesday for discussions focused on Mexico’s spiraling drug-related violence.

Spain raises terrorism alert level (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 01:38 AM PDT

AP - Spain has raised its terrorism alert level after Basque separatists were blamed for killing a policeman in France last week.
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