2010年4月8日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Nuke treaty signed, but menacing arms issues lurk (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 07:33 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and  Russian president Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START treaty, Thursday, April 8, 2010, at the Prague Castle in Prague. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - The nuclear weapons cuts President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed on Thursday would shrink the Cold War superpowers' arsenals to the lowest point since the frightening arms race of the 1960s. But they won't touch the "loose nukes" and suitcase bombs seen as the real menace in today's age of terrorism.


Nuclear summit takes aim at unsecured bomb material (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:22 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama waves from the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base April 7, 2010, as he flies to Prague to sign the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Dozens of world leaders gather in Washington next week for an unprecedented meeting on nuclear security, with U.S. President Barack Obama hoping they can agree on how to keep atomic bombs out of terrorists' hands.


Diplomat was headed to meet jailed terrorist (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 03:32 PM PDT

Pedestrians walk-by the Embassy of Qatar in Washington, Wednesday, April 7, 2010. A Qatari diplomat trying to sneak a smoke in an airplane bathroom on a flight from Washington to Denver, sparked a bomb scare, with fighter jets scrambled and law enforcement put on high alert, law enforcement officials said. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - A Qatari diplomat was on his way to an official visit with an imprisoned al-Qaida sleeper agent when he touched off a bomb scare by slipping into an airline bathroom for a smoke, officials said Thursday as the diplomat prepared to leave the U.S.


9/11 museum to re-create the post-attack landscape (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:33 PM PDT

In this artist's rendering released by the September 11 Museum, Thursday, April 8, 2010, in New York, a woman views a 'vigils and gatherings media project' planned for the museum. The museum is scheduled to open in 2012 at the World Trade Center site. (AP Photo/September 11 Museum, Thinc Design) NO SALESAP - The shrines of candles and flowers and the broken pieces of steel standing at ground zero became iconic images of post-Sept. 11 New York in the weeks after the terrorist attack.


Qatari diplomat causes security scare on U.S. flight (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 11:42 AM PDT

Reuters - A Qatari diplomat who caused a security alert aboard a United Airlines flight after smoking in a toilet will not be charged with a crime, an embassy representative said on Thursday.

Spain, US to boost cooperation on crime, terrorism (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 10:28 AM PDT

Spain's Prosecutor General Candido Conde-Pumpido is pictured in 2004. Spain and the United States signed an agreement on Thursday aimed at boosting their cooperation against terrorism and organised crime.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Spain and the United States signed an agreement on Thursday aimed at boosting their cooperation against terrorism and organised crime.


Obama briefed on United plane incident: White House (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 10:10 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama, who is enroute to Prague, was briefed on the United Airlines incident in which a passenger was taken into custody over a possible disturbance, a White House official said on Thursday.

The American Terrorist Obama Wants to Kill (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 08:45 PM PDT

The Daily Beast - The president’s decision to authorize the execution of an American citizen-turned-radical Imam, now thought to be in Yemen, is triggering outrage. Former Justice Department lawyers David B. Rivkin, Jr. and Lee A. Casey on why it’s a smart move.
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