2010年6月23日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


US to deploy drones to shore up border with Mexico (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 01:57 PM PDT

A US Predator unmanned drone. The United States plans to deploy two drone aircraft along the Texas-Mexico border as part of a new effort to stem organized crime and illegal immigration, Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano said Wednesday.(AFP/Pool/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - The United States plans to deploy two drone aircraft along the Texas-Mexico border as part of a new effort to stem organized crime and illegal immigration, Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano said Wednesday.


Court orders U.S. militia members held without bond (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 10:18 AM PDT

Reuters - A U.S. appeals court has ordered that five Midwestern militia members accused of plotting to kill police and wage a war against the government remain in prison until their trial.

Philippine Terrorism, Insurgency a Challenge for Aquino (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 09:30 AM PDT

Time.com - On June 9, two days after Congress proclaimed Benigno Aquino the winner of a presidential election, three loggers were beheaded by members of the local insurgency Abu Sayyaf, a gruesome reminder of the security challenges that the new administration faces

Indonesian police catch key terror suspect (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 09:09 AM PDT

Suspected Indonesian terrorist Abdullah Sunata is pictured in 2005. Indonesian police said Wednesday they had captured a key terror facilitator and killed an accomplice in two raids in central Java.(AFP/File/Adek Berry)AFP - Indonesian police said Wednesday they had captured a key terror facilitator and killed an accomplice in two raids in central Java.


Romanian media criticized as a security threat (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 08:32 AM PDT

Romanian TV journalist Dan Diaconescu, right, raises his handcuffed hands while being led by hooded police officers together with producer Doru Parv, second from left, to a court hearing in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday night, June 22, 2010. The two men were arrested after a seven-hour overnight court hearing. Romania's most notorious television journalist and his producer were formally arrested early Wednesday and detained for 29 days on charges of blackmailing and threatening a mayor. (AP Photo)AP - Like other countries, Romania sees terrorism, corruption and organized crime as potential threats to its national security. But as far as the government is concerned, the media should be added to that list.


Indonesia police raid terrorist hide-out; 1 dead (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 08:21 AM PDT

AP - An elite anti-terrorism squad arrested Indonesia's most-wanted man and two other suspects Wednesday after raiding their hide-out on the country's main island of Java, police and witnesses said. At least one person was killed and several weapons seized, including a bomb in a backpack.

Homegrown attack threat not receding: NYPD chief (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 07:22 AM PDT

Reuters - Islamist extremists similar to the Times Square bomber are living among New Yorkers and the threat of attack by "homegrown terrorists" is not diminishing, city Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said on Wednesday.

Legal deal for sick 9/11 workers back in NYC court (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 08:29 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2001 file pool photo, firefighters in New York make their way over the ruins of the World Trade Center through clouds of smoke. Some plaintiffs spoke out in favor of the financial settlement reached with the City Wednesday, June 23, 2010, in New York, during what was called a 'Fairness Hearing.' Many recovery workers fell ill over exposure to the toxic ash and now suffer with debilitating medical conditions. (AP Photo/Stan Honda, Pool, File)AP - Lawyers for thousands of 9/11 responders went to court Wednesday to rally support for a deal that would end a seven-year legal battle over the toxic fallout produced by the collapse of the World Trade Center.


Pakistan predicts conviction in US terror trial (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 02:36 AM PDT

AP - Prosecutors in the trial of five Americans accused of plotting terrorist attacks in Pakistan say they are confident the men will be found guilty when their trial concludes Thursday.

Pakistan court to announce verdict for US suspects (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 12:42 AM PDT

A Pakistani policeman stands guard outside a district jail in Sargodha in March, 2010. A Pakistani court on Wednesday concluded the trial of five Americans charged with terrorism and is expected to announce its verdict in the next 24 hours, lawyers said.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - A Pakistani court on Wednesday concluded the trial of five Americans charged with terrorism and is expected to announce its verdict in the next 24 hours, lawyers said.


US lawmakers: Add Pakistan Taliban to blacklist (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 08:09 PM PDT

Surrendered Taliban militants from Pakistan's northwestern Bajaur tribal district stand beside seized weapons at a military compound on June 9. US lawmakers pushed Tuesday for adding the Pakistani Taliban, accused of training unrepentant Times Square bomb plotter Faisal Shahzad, to Washington's blacklist of terrorist groups.(AFP/File/Anwar Ullah)AFP - US lawmakers pushed Tuesday for adding the Pakistani Taliban, accused of training unrepentant Times Square bomb plotter Faisal Shahzad, to Washington's blacklist of terrorist groups.


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