2010年9月8日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Appeals court lets government halt torture lawsuit (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:14 PM PDT

AP - A sharply divided federal appeals court threw out a lawsuit that challenged Boeing Co.'s role flying terrorism suspects to secret prisons and raised questions about the government's ability to quash lawsuits when state secrets are involved.

Clinton, Gates denounce planned Quran burning (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 04:18 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - The top two national security advisers in President Barack Obama's Cabinet on Wednesday denounced plans by a small church in Florida to burn the Muslim holy book to commemorate the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, saying it would inflame tensions and put Americans abroad at risk.


US court dismisses CIA rendition lawsuit against Boeing unit (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 03:34 PM PDT

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) logo is displayed in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. A US court dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Boeing subsidiary for allegedly flying terror suspects to secret CIA sites for interrogation, saying the case could have exposed state secrets.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - A US court dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Boeing subsidiary for allegedly flying terror suspects to secret CIA sites for interrogation, saying the case could have exposed state secrets.


House to vote again on bill to aid 9/11 responders (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 02:24 PM PDT

AP - The House is expected to reconsider a bill this month to provide up to $7.4 billion to workers sickened during cleanup of World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11 attacks, lawmakers from New York said Wednesday.

Pakistan to charge three men in Times Square plot (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:12 AM PDT

A bomb technician examines a Nissan Pathfinder sport utility vehicle that was packed with bomb materials in New York's Times Square, May 1, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Pakistan will soon charge three men with terrorism in connection with the failed attempt to bomb New York's Times Square, a police official said on Wednesday.


US terror training in Yemen reflects wider program (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:34 AM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 file photo, soldiers from the anti-terrorism force of the Yemeni Defense Ministry take part in an exercise at a training camp at the Sarif district, north of the capital San'a, Yemen. U.S. special operations forces are expanding their training of the Yemeni military as the Obama administration broadens its program to counter terrorism in countries reluctant to harbor a visible American military presence. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)AP - Seldom visible in the Yemeni mountains, the elite U.S. commandos training the Yemen's military represent the Obama administration's quest to fight terrorism without inflaming anti-American sentiment.


Pakistan to charge 3 over failed Times Square bomb (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 08:59 AM PDT

AP - Pakistan will soon bring terrorism charges against three men alleged to have helped the failed Times Square bomber meet up with militant leaders close to the Afghan border and sent him money to carry out the attack, a senior police officer said Wednesday.

Former Polish leader denies knowledge of CIA site (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 08:42 AM PDT

AP - A former Polish president who was in office when the CIA is suspected of running a secret prison in his country says he has no knowledge of the facility or of harsh interrogation techniques allegedly used against terror suspects there.

Call for Sept 11 truce over New York Muslim Center (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:48 AM PDT

Demonstrators who support and oppose a proposed Muslim cultural center and mosque Park51 stand with signs in front of the site in New York August 25, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - Families of September 11 victims are arguing whether to call a truce on the anniversary of the 2001 attacks on the United States as debate rages over plans for a Muslim center near the World Trade Center site.


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