2010年8月25日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Napolitano: border crossing dilemma 'solvable' (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:02 PM PDT

AP - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano says there may be a way to salvage an underused border post in Montana where a multimillion-dollar renovation was put on hold when Canadian officials announced they would close their side.

Officials: CIA drones may target Yemen terrorists (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 02:26 PM PDT

AP - The White House, in an effort to turn up the heat against al-Qaida's branch in Yemen, is considering adding the CIA's armed Predator drones to the fight, two U.S. officials said Wednesday.

WikiLeaks releases CIA analysis, no bombshell revelations (AFP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 01:02 PM PDT

The homepage of the WikiLeaks.org website is seen on a computer in July, 2010. WikiLeaks on Wednesday released a CIA memo analyzing the risks of terrorists operating from the United States, but the document offered no dramatic revelations of government secrets like the website's earlier leaks.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AFP - WikiLeaks on Wednesday released a CIA memo analyzing the risks of terrorists operating from the United States, but the document offered no dramatic revelations of government secrets like the website's earlier leaks.


India and Afghanistan vow to fight terrorism together (AFP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:28 AM PDT

Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs S.M. Krishna (L) shakes hands with Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul in New Delhi. India and Afghanistan on Wednesday wound up two days of talks during a visit to New Delhi by Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul, saying they would work together to combat terrorism in the region.(AFP/Raveendran)AFP - India and Afghanistan on Wednesday wound up two days of talks during a visit to New Delhi by Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul, saying they would work together to combat terrorism in the region.


U.S. to give more flood aid to Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:31 AM PDT

Relatives and family members gather around the body of a woman covered by a white sheet, who died of illness while taking refuge at Al Mujahid Army Relief Camp for flood victims in Sukkur, in Pakistan's Sindh province August 25, 2010. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroReuters - The United States will divert $50 million from a development package for Pakistan toward relief funds, the top U.S. aid official said on Wednesday after touring a flood victims camp supplied by a charity with suspected links to a militant group on a U.S. terrorist list.


India points to rise of Hindu 'saffron terror' risk (AFP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 04:52 AM PDT

Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram arrives at the parliament in New Delhi in July, 2010. Chidambaram warned on Wednesday that Hindu extremists posed an increasing risk to national security, dubbing the threat as AFP - India's home minister warned on Wednesday that Hindu extremists posed an increasing risk to national security, dubbing the threat as "saffron terror".


Australian teacher rapped over terror assignment (AFP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 01:00 AM PDT

File photo of one of the main shopping streets in old Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. An Australian teacher was reprimanded after giving students an assignment to plan an extremist attack designed to inflict maximum casualties, officials said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Tony Ashby)AFP - An Australian teacher was reprimanded after giving students an assignment to plan an extremist attack designed to inflict maximum casualties, officials said Wednesday.


Aussie students assigned to plan terrorist attack (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:47 PM PDT

AP - A high school teacher who assigned her class to plan a terrorist attack that would kill as many innocent Australians as possible had no intent to promote terrorism, education officials said Wednesday.
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