2010年6月16日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

9/11 workers attend NYC forum on health settlement (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 08:16 PM PDT

President Bush addresses the nation Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, about the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Bush said 'Freedom itself has been attacked this morning by a faceless coward.' (AP Photo/Doug Mills)AP - More than a hundred Sept. 11 rescue and recovery workers suing the city were urged Wednesday at a town hall meeting to accept a settlement drafted by their lawyers and not wait for the federal government to help them.

Who qualifies for compensation from BP escrow fund? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 03:51 PM PDT

The Newsroom - The White House confirmed Wednesday that BP has agreed to place $20 billion in an escrow fund to pay for oil-spill-related costs. President Obama also plans to appoint Kenneth Feinberg — an attorney with an extensive resumé as an arbitrator — to act as the administrator of the fund. Feinberg has been working as the government's "pay czar," overseeing executive compensation in companies that received taxpayer bailouts, and previously oversaw the distribution of payouts to families of those who died in the 9/11 terror attacks.

Iran says UK backs group planning terrorist acts (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 03:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Iran accused Britain and other Western nations including France and Sweden on Wednesday of supporting an exiled group that the Islamic state says planned terrorist acts in the country, official media reported.

Indonesia's anti-terror campaign under fire (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 01:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 3, 2010 file photo, police officers inspect the body of a suspected militant killed when he tried to escape a security checkpoint set up as part of Indonesian National Police crackdown on a potential cell of the Southeast Asian terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia. Though Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, has won praise for its crackdown on terrorism, the U.S.-trained and funded forces at the core of the fight are under mounting criticism for a startling kill-to-capture ratio: In the last year, one terror suspect has been killed for every four arrested, according to figures provided by the police. (AP Photo/Heri Juanda, File)AP - The anti-terror squad hurtled from a white van on a bustling street as their quarry — three terror suspects — stepped out of a taxi.

Iran summons UK ambassador over links to bomb plot (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:13 AM PDT

AP - The British ambassador was summoned to Iran's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday over allegations of British ties to terrorist activities in the country, the Foreign office said.

Pakistani militancy spreads to country's heartland (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 10:16 AM PDT

In this photo taken on May 28, 2010, Pakistani security officials and others take cover outside the Garhi Shahu mosque stormed by suspected militants in Lahore, Pakistan. At least two dozen militants once supported by the government have split off to lead one of Pakistan's newest and deadliest terrorist groups and are working with al-Qaida at remote camps near the Afghan border to carry out attacks in the center of this U.S.-allied country, police say. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)AP - At least two dozen militants once supported by the government have split off to lead one of Pakistan's newest and deadliest terrorist groups, working with al-Qaida at remote camps near the Afghan border to carry out attacks in the center of this U.S.-allied country, police say.

Pakistan: US bin Laden hunter on mission from God (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 07:05 AM PDT

This Jan. 2006 photo provided Tuesday, June 15, 2010 by the Larimer County, Colo. Sheriff's Office shows Gary Brooks Faulkner, after he was arrested on a Compulsory Insurance charge. Faulkner, armed with a pistol and a 40-inch sword, was detained Tuesday in northern Pakistan as he tried to cross the border into Afghanistan on a mission to avenge the 9/11 attacks and kill Osama bin Laden, police said. Faulkner, a 51-year-old construction worker, also was carrying Christian literature and a small amount of hashish. (AP Photo/Larimer County Sheriff's Office)AP - An American construction worker detained in Pakistan while on a solo mission to kill Osama bin Laden claimed Wednesday that he was obeying an order from God to avenge the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, said Pakistani security officials.

Malaysia university drive against terrorism (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 09:55 PM PDT

Students and visitors at the University of Technology Petronas in Bandar Seri Iskandar, Malaysia. The country's government will enlist the help of universities to stop Islamic militants using campuses as recruitment centres for their violent struggle, according to the deputy premier.(AFP/HO/AGA KHAN AWARD/File)AFP - Malaysia's government will enlist the help of universities to stop Islamic militants using campuses as recruitment centres for their violent struggle, according to the deputy premier.

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

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 09:44 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.

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