2010年7月31日星期六

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 12:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 28, 2010 file photo of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin and reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, Canadian defendant Omar Khadr attends his hearing for the U.S. military war crimes commission at the Camp Justice compound on Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. Khadr, accused of killing an American soldier during a raid on an al-Qaida compound, is scheduled to go to trial Aug. 9, 2010 at the U.S. base in Cuba while the most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo. (AP Photo/Janet Hamlin, Pool, File)AP - As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo.


Pakistan spy chief scraps UK trip on "terror" remarks (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:23 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan's spy chief has canceled a trip to Britain, a spokesman said on Saturday, but Islamabad played down a row over remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron suggesting Pakistan was not doing enough to fight terrorism.

Pakistan spy scraps UK talks after PM's comments (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 09:42 AM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron smiles during a joint press conference with his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Cameron says his visit to India has created the basis for 'an enhanced and enduring partnership' between Britain and its former colony. Cameron, who used his three-day trip to seek new business for the struggling British economy, made his statement at a Thursday night press conference after meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)AP - A diplomatic spat with implications for international counterterrorism escalated Saturday after Pakistan's spy chief canceled a visit to London following comments by the British leader suggesting Pakistan exports terrorism.


US 'nuclear sleuthing' abilities need improvement: report (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 03:32 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The US's ability to track down illicit nuclear material or conduct a timely investigation of a terrorist attack involving nuclear materials is at risk of serious erosion, according to a panel of experts gathered by the National Research Council.
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