2010年10月11日星期一

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Army tribunal to consider trial in Fort Hood mass killing (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 12:39 PM PDT

U.S. Army soldiers bow their heads in prayer for their fallen comrades during the III Corps and Fort Hood Memorial Ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas November 10, 2009. The memorial was held to honor the 13 victims of the shootings which took place on the Fort Hood Army post on November 5. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - A U.S. military tribunal meets on Tuesday to decide if a Muslim Army major will stand trial for a killing spree at a Texas base last year that raised concern over the threat of "home grown" terrorist attacks.


Pope denounces terrorist ideas that spur violence (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 11:10 AM PDT

AP - Pope Benedict XVI denounced "terrorist ideologies" that spur violence in God's name as he opened a meeting Monday of bishops from around the Middle East.

Attorney: Gitmo plea deal pledge broken (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 10:47 AM PDT

AP - The attorney for a former al-Qaida cook said Monday that the government did not deliver on a promise that led him to plead guilty to supporting terrorism, and she said that could discourage other inmates at Guantanamo from reaching deals with prosecutors.

12 Qaeda suspects appear in Yemen court (AFP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 08:07 AM PDT

Yemeni security forces pictured in Sanaa in July. Twelve Al-Qaeda suspects appeared in a special court in the southeastern port of Mukalla charged with terrorism-linked offences, a Yemeni judiciary official said.(AFP/File)AFP - Twelve Al-Qaeda suspects appeared in a special court on Monday in the southeastern port of Mukalla charged with terrorism-linked offences, a Yemeni judiciary official said.


Correction: al-Qaida story (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 07:20 AM PDT

AP - In a story Oct. 10 about the terrorist threat posed by al-Qaida's North African offshoot, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that dozens were killed in bombings in the Paris Metro in the 1990s. Eight people were killed in those bombings and dozens were injured.

Germany seeks handover of Islamic militant (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 05:41 AM PDT

U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, speaks during a question and answer event in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)AP - German prosecutors said Monday they are seeking the handover of the Islamic militant whose disclosures under U.S. interrogation in Afghanistan helped trigger Europe's terror alert.


Al-Qaida in North Africa seen as key Europe threat (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 02:14 AM PDT

In this May 12, 2010 photo, Malian troops and soldiers from other African countries train with the U.S. Special Forces in the Sahara Desert near the town of Gao in northeastern Mali. The U.S. and other Western militaries are providing help to the Sahara region's weak armies, which face growing threats from al-Qaida linked militants and drug traffickers. (AP Photo/Alfred de Montesquiou)AP - While Europe's latest terror threat stems from militants in Pakistan, a potentially greater menace lies just across the Mediterranean: Well-organized and financed Islamic terrorists from al-Qaida's North African offshoot.


Manila court rules anti-terror law constitutional (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 06:46 PM PDT

AP - The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a 2007 anti-terror law, which the government sought to bolster a U.S.-backed campaign against al-Qaida-linked militants but critics fear could muzzle civil liberties.
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