2010年6月8日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Judges side with US against Sudan factory owners (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 03:25 PM PDT

AP - A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit by the owners of a Sudanese factory destroyed by the U.S. government following terrorist attacks on American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.

2 NJ terror suspects had brushes with authority (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 03:01 PM PDT

This courtroom sketch shows, from left, Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, Chester Keller, of the Federal Public Defenders office, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, as they appeared in Federal Court a brief hearing today, Monday June 7, 2010 in Newark, N.J.  (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)AP - Two terrorism suspects arrested at an airport over the weekend ran afoul of school officials and law enforcement over the last several years, with one considered so disruptive that he was removed from school and taught privately with a security guard present.


Yemen holds three U.S. citizens on terror charges: U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:53 PM PDT

Reuters - The State Department said on Tuesday three U.S. citizens are in Yemeni custody on terrorism-related charges but none was arrested recently.

Mideast expert calls for US talks with Hezbollah (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:26 PM PDT

AP - The U.S. should break with long-standing policy and start talking to Hezbollah in order to "mess with" the Iranian-backed group, a leading U.S. expert on the Mideast told Congress on Tuesday.

Arrests in US, Yemen sharpen focus on 'homegrown terrorism' (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 01:51 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A string of recent arrests â€" both in the US and in the Arabian Peninsula country of Yemen â€" suggest how ungoverned expanses from Somalia to Yemen’s deserts are seeing increased Al Qaeda activity.

US says 3 Americans in Yemen face terror charges (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:57 PM PDT

AP - The State Department says three of the 12 Americans being held in Yemen have been detained on terrorism-related charges.

Lawmakers seek prepaid cell crackdown, cite terror (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 06:07 AM PDT

A man uses a cell phone in New York. US lawmakers unveiled a bill Wednesday to enable law enforcement to identify users of pre-paid cell phones, charging that anonymity makes the devices attractive to terrorists, drug kingpins and gangs.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AP - Alarmed by the use of hard-to-track prepaid cell phones by terror suspects, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer and Texas Sen. John Cornyn have introduced legislation requiring consumers to produce identification before buying such phones.


NYPD undercover unit key in NJ terror arrests (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 03:42 AM PDT

This courtroom sketch shows, from left, Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, Chester Keller, of the Federal Public Defenders office, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, as they appeared in Federal Court a brief hearing today, Monday June 7, 2010 in Newark, N.J.  (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)AP - The undercover investigator credited with helping stop two would-be terrorists had sought to begin his New York Police Department career like nearly everyone else — as a rookie patrolman.


NJ men accused in terror plot appear in court (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 06:28 PM PDT

This courtroom sketch shows, from left, Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, Chester Keller, of the Federal Public Defenders office, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, as they appeared in Federal Court a brief hearing today, Monday June 7, 2010 in Newark, N.J.  (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)AP - Two New Jersey men accused of trying to join a terrorist group in Somalia intended to commit acts of violence even though their plans appeared haphazard, a federal prosecutor said Monday.


New Jersey terror plot: another airport arrest is no coincidence (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 04:50 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Call it a not-too-subtle message from the FBI to alleged terrorists: Even if you get to the airport, we will arrest you.
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