2010年6月15日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


American hunting bin Laden 'not crazy': brother (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 03:28 PM PDT

An undated file picture of Saudi-born terror mastermind Osama bin Laden. An American armed with a pistol, dagger and sword has been arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of wanting to hunt down and kill terror mastermind Osama bin Laden, police said Tuesday.(AFP/File)AFP - An American construction worker arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of trying to hunt down and kill terror mastermind Osama bin Laden is "not crazy," his brother told CNN Tuesday.


Govt eyes need for powers in case of cyber attack (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 03:08 PM PDT

AP - The government may have to take "extraordinary measures" in responding to a cyber attack that affects critical public or private computer networks, a senior Homeland Security official said.

Obama pick for deputy atty general comes under fire (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 12:48 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama's nominee for deputy attorney general on Tuesday faced Republican ire for how the administration has been handling terrorism prosecutions and giving suspects U.S. legal rights.

Justice Department Nominee Responds to GOP Questions About Terror Trials (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 10:52 AM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Deputy attorney general nominee James M. Cole told senators Tuesday that he believes there is a role for both military commissions and criminal trials of terror suspects.

Pakistan arrests armed American hunting for bin Laden (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 09:16 AM PDT

An undated file picture of Saudi-born terror mastermind Osama bin Laden. An American armed with a pistol, dagger and sword has been arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of wanting to hunt down and kill terror mastermind Osama bin Laden, police said Tuesday.(AFP/File)AFP - An American armed with a pistol, dagger and sword has been arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of wanting to hunt down and kill terror mastermind Osama bin Laden, police said Tuesday.


Iraqi official found with TNT, charged with terror (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 05:49 AM PDT

U.S. Central Commander General David Petraeus (2nd L) is escorted out of the Dirksen Senate Office Building after collapsing during the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 15, 2010. Petraeus, who is in charge of U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, briefly collapsed at a Capitol Hill hearing on Tuesday, most likely from dehydration, and then regained his composure. REUTERS/Larry DowningAP - Iraqi police have arrested a local official on terrorism charges after finding a large amount of explosives in his home, a security official said Tuesday.


Thai protest leaders charged with terrorism (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 03:05 AM PDT

Supporters of the United Front for Democracy against Dictorship (UDD), or Red Shirt movement, cry after hearing that their leaders were denied bail at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday, June 15, 2010. The court on Tuesday cited flight risk as ground for denying bail applications of the 11 red shirt leaders charged for terrorism. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)AP - Eleven leaders of bloody, anti-government protests could face the death penalty after being charged Tuesday with terrorism during the worst political upheaval in modern Thai history.


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