Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Angle: Muslim law taking hold in parts of US (AP)
• Wave of mass robberies terrorizes Rio residents (AP)
• EU and U.S. hold talks after terror alert causes alarm (Reuters)
• US warns Europe of persistent terror threat (AFP)
• Warrants issued for 5 Pakistanis in Mumbai attacks (AP)
• Afghan peace council opens as Afghans assess nine years of war (The Christian Science Monitor)
• US briefs European allies on terrorism alert (AP)
• US official: terror alert kept as long as needed (AP)
• US judge bars star government witness in terror trial (AFP)
• Ex-French intelligence official: Europe travel warnings point to real terror threat (The Christian Science Monitor)

Angle: Muslim law taking hold in parts of US (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 05:03 PM PDT AP - U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle told a crowd of supporters that the country needs to address a "militant terrorist situation" that has allowed Islamic religious law to take hold in some American cities.

Wave of mass robberies terrorizes Rio residents (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:06 PM PDT AP - Dozens of armed drug gang members have been setting up roadblocks and robbing drivers en masse in recent days in the Rio de Janeiro area, prompting the firing of 19 police battalion leaders in the city that will host the 2016 Olympics.

EU and U.S. hold talks after terror alert causes alarm (Reuters) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 11:41 AM PDT Reuters - The EU and the United States met on Thursday to discuss improving their coordination of security alerts, after a U.S. warning of possible terrorist attacks sparked alarm in Europe.

US warns Europe of persistent terror threat (AFP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:20 AM PDT AFP - A top US security official warned Europe on Thursday that it faced a persistent terror threat, EU ministers said, as France cited US intelligence claiming EU-born militants could strike European targets.

Warrants issued for 5 Pakistanis in Mumbai attacks (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 09:09 AM PDT AP - Interpol notified its members on Thursday that India has issued arrest warrants for five Pakistani citizens, including two army officers, for alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, an official said.

Afghan peace council opens as Afghans assess nine years of war (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 07:52 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Nine years ago today, just weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center, the United States led an aerial bombardment on Afghanistan, beginning the longest war in US history and unleashing events that would topple a regime and change the direction of the nation.

US briefs European allies on terrorism alert (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 06:15 AM PDT AP - EU says a senior US official has briefed the European allies on why Washington has issued a terror warning for Americans traveling to Europe.

US official: terror alert kept as long as needed (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 05:43 AM PDT AP - The deputy U.S. secretary of state said Thursday that the terror alert in Europe will stay in effect as long as it's needed.

US judge bars star government witness in terror trial (AFP) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 06:55 PM PDT AFP - A judge barred the star prosecution witness from testifying in the first civilian trial of an ex-Guantanamo inmate, in a blow to US President Barack Obama's plans to bring terror suspects to justice.

Ex-French intelligence official: Europe travel warnings point to real terror threat (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:22 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The French government issued a travel warning Wednesday, joining the United States, Britain, Japan, Australia, and Sweden in advising its citizens to be wary of the heightened risk of a terrorist attack in Europe.

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