2010年4月20日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

U.S. to revamp export controls (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 02:58 PM PDT

Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced plans on Tuesday to overhaul Cold War-era rules on selling military equipment and technology abroad, saying they undermined national security, hurt defense industries and caused friction with allies.

In never-before-aired tapes, McVeigh tells families: 'Get over it' (The Newsroom)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 02:10 PM PDT

The Newsroom - Timothy McVeigh, executed in 2001 for the Oklahoma City terrorist bombing that killed 168 people, coldly declined to express remorse for his actions in a set of interview tapes aired for the first time Monday night on MSNBC.

Indonesia must remain vigilant against terrorists (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 12:37 PM PDT

AP - Indonesia should not grow complacent after breaking up a new terror group led by a most-wanted militant because intelligence on extremist groups in the country remains weak and corruption continues to aid terrorist operations, a security think tank said.

Gates outlines plans to reform export controls (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 10:54 AM PDT

Reuters - Secretary of Defense Robert Gates outlined plans on Tuesday for reforming U.S. export controls on weapons and commercial goods with potential military uses, saying the current system was outdated.

Gates: Sensitive export list outdated, ineffective (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 02:48 PM PDT

Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks before the Business Executives for National Security at the Reagan Building in Washington, Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Gates said the U.S. will soon begin updating its antiquated export-control system to better keep sensitive technology out of the hands of terrorists and other adversaries. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - The government will update a Cold War-era rule book that decides which U.S. technologies and widgets may be sold abroad, revamping a system criticized as too strict and one that doesn't always keep sensitive technology out of enemy hands, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.

Al-Qaida killings boost Iraq's prime minister (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 11:53 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 15 2006 file photo, a U.S. soldier at a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq stands by a photograph that purports to show Abu Ayyub al-Masri who is the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq. Iraq's prime minister says two of the most wanted al-Qaida in Iraq figures have been killed in a joint operation with the U.S. Nouri al-Maliki said Monday, April 19, 2010 that Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and Abu Ayyub al-Masri were killed over the weekend when a joint operation of U.S. and Iraqi forces rocketed a home where they were hiding. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)AP - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has gotten a much-needed boost from the killings of two al-Qaida leaders and a court-ordered recount of some votes from the indecisive election at a time when he is fighting for his political life.

Pakistan: Islamist blames US for suicide bombing (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 10:14 AM PDT

Pakistani kids mourn during a funeral of people died in Monday's suicide bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday, April 20, 2010. An Islamist politician whose party lost several members in the suicide attack blamed Pakistan's alliance with the U. S. for the violence and urged Islamabad to break ranks in the war on terror. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - An Islamist politician whose party lost several members in a suicide attack blamed Pakistan's alliance with the U.S. for the violence and urged Islamabad on Tuesday to break ranks in the war on terror.

Iran arrests members of a "terrorist group": report (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 09:18 AM PDT

Reuters - Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested members of an extremist group in the west of the country who had planned to carry out "terrorist attacks" in the Islamic state, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Corruption fuelling terrorism in Indonesia: think tank (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 09:02 AM PDT

A demonstrator shouts slogans against corruption while riot police secure the presidential palace compound in Jakarta in January 2010. Indonesia has succeeded in dismantling a major new Al-Qaeda-style terrorist network but corruption and complacency threaten to unravel its gains against home grown extremists, a think tank said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Romeo Gacad)AFP - Indonesia has succeeded in dismantling a major new Al-Qaeda-style terrorist network but corruption and complacency threaten to unravel its gains against home grown extremists, a think tank said Tuesday.

Indonesia: Terror chief's relative gets 8 years (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:53 AM PDT

Suspected militant Syaifudin Zuhri stands behind bars inside a holding cell at a district court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Zuhri was sentenced to eight years in prison for sheltering terror mastermind Noordin M. Top before the Malaysian was killed by police in September last year. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)AP - An Indonesian court Tuesday sentenced an in-law of the man once reputed to be Southeast Asia's most-wanted terror suspect to eight years in jail for helping his relative elude authorities until his death in a shootout last year.

'Killing' of Qaeda leaders won't end Iraq attacks: analysts (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 12:36 PM PDT

A picture released by the US army shows Abu Ayub al-Masri. The purported killing of two top leaders of Al-Qaeda in Iraq will send shockwaves through the jihadist network but mid-level commanders must also be removed if attacks are to stop, analysts said on Tuesday.(AFP/US Army/File)AFP - The purported killing of two top Al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders will send shockwaves through the jihadist network but mid-level commanders must also be removed if attacks are to stop, analysts said Tuesday.

Oklahoma City marks 15 years since bombing (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 06:44 PM PDT

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano speaks Monday, April 19, 2010, at the Oklahoma City National Memorial during the memorial ceremony for the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)AP - It's been 15 years since a terrorist's bomb destroyed the Oklahoma City federal building, killing 168 people and injuring more than 600 others.

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