2010年10月18日星期一

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Border Patrol arrests fall 17 percent in 2010 (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 06:33 PM PDT

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano visits with California National Guard troops on a hill overlooking the border during a brief tour Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, Pool)AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Monday a 17 percent drop in Border Patrol arrests this year shows heightened enforcement is slowing illegal immigration.

Dallas bomb plot sentencing hearing ends for day (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 03:49 PM PDT

FILE - An undated file photo provided by the Ellis County Sheriff's Department, shows Hosam Maher Smadi. Smadi's sentencing hearing is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 18, 2010 in federal court in Dallas.(AP Photo/Ellis County Sheriff's Department, File)AP - A hearing for a would-be terrorist who plotted to blow up a downtown Dallas skyscraper has ended for the day without a sentence.

Terror, cyber attacks 'biggest security threats' in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:49 PM PDT

Skull and crossbones reflected in a computer screen. International terrorism and cyber attacks pose the biggest threat to British security, a new government strategy published said, ahead of a major shake-up of the defence budget.(AFP/File)AFP - International terrorism and cyber attacks pose the biggest threats to security, a new government strategy said Monday, just before deep cuts to the defence budget are unveiled.

Cybersecurity may be winner despite Britain's cuts (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:13 PM PDT

A police boat patrols on the River Thames near the building of British Secret Intelligence Service, SIS, also known as MI6, in London, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. Britain unveils a package of spending cuts this week, the harshest since World War II, but counterterrorism and cyber attack prevention are among areas expected to get funding boosts. Terrorism and cyber warfare have been identified as the two most serious threats facing Britain, and a higher priority than preparing for another international military conflict, according to Britain's national security strategy, a detailed plan that will spell out the country's security priorities Monday.(AP Photo/Lennart Preiss)AP - Britain unveils a package of spending cuts this week — the harshest since World War II — but counterterrorism and cyber attack prevention were among areas expected to get funding boosts.

Court will hear appeal of ex-AG to stop lawsuit (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 01:16 PM PDT

AP - The Supreme Court will consider an appeal by former Attorney General John Ashcroft to throw out a lawsuit seeking to hold him personally responsible for improperly arresting a Muslim U.S. citizen after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

4 men are convicted in NY synagogue-bombing plot (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 12:40 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 21, 2009 file photo, James Cromitie, center, is led by police officers from a federal building in New York after being arrested for plotting to bomb New York synagogues and shoot down military aircraft. Four men snared in an FBI terrorism sting were convicted Monday in a plot to blow up New York City synagogues and shoot down military planes. A jury reached the verdict Monday Oct. 18, 2010 in federal court in Manhattan after deliberating for more than a week. (AP Photo/Robert Mecea, File)AP - Four men snared last year in an FBI sting were convicted Monday of plotting to blow up New York City synagogues and shoot down military planes with the help of a paid informant who convinced them he was a terror operative.

Terrorism, cyber attacks top UK security threats (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:25 AM PDT

A notice on an underground tube train advises passengers to report 'unattended items or suspicious behaviour' in London, October 18, 2010. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - Cyber attacks, terrorism, inter-state conflict and natural disasters are the top threats to British security, officials said on Monday, before a major military review expected to usher deep defense spending cuts.

Europe must avoid 'doom and gloom' on terror: EU official (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:15 AM PDT

EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove poses for a picture prior to an interview at the EU headquarters in Brussels. New warnings of an Al-Qaeda plot in Europe show the terror threat is present but governments must be careful not to alarm people unnecessarily, the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator said.(AFP/John Thys)AFP - New warnings of an Al-Qaeda plot in Europe show the terror threat is present but governments must be careful not to alarm people unnecessarily, the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator said Monday.

Supreme Court to hear Ashcroft appeal of US Muslim's detention (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 09:15 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held personally responsible for the detention and interrogation of an American Muslim who was wrongly suspected of involvement with terrorists.

Instant View: Response to UK security strategy statement (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 08:54 AM PDT

Reuters - Cyber attacks, terrorism, inter-state conflict and natural hazards are the top threats to British security, officials said on Monday announcing a new National Security Strategy.

Hundreds flee Yemeni assault on al-Qaida fighters (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 09:52 AM PDT

Convicted al-Qaida militant Saleh al-Shawish is escorted by Yemeni policemen into a prison vehicle after his trial session in San'a, Yemen Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. A court in Yemen has sentenced the al-Qaida militant to death after convicting him of involvement in terror attacks and manufacturing explosives. (AP Photo)AP - Hundreds of Yemenis fled their homes for refuge as Yemeni troops shelled villages and clashed with al-Qaida gunmen in an assault on alleged hideouts of the militant group in the remote mountains of the south, witnesses and officials said on Monday.

South Korean police ready to secure G-20 summit (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 04:03 AM PDT

Cho Hyun-oh, commissioner general of the Korea National Police Agency, speaks during a press conference at the Seoul Foreign Correspondents' Club in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. Cho said Monday that South Korean police will go on high alert and mobilize a record 50,000 officers to thwart possible threats from North Korea, international terrorists and anti-globalization demonstrators during a summit of world leaders in Seoul next month.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - South Korean police will go on high alert and mobilize a record 50,000 officers to thwart possible threats from North Korea, international terrorists and anti-globalization demonstrators during a summit of world leaders in Seoul next month, the national police commissioner said Monday.

S.Korea to deploy huge force to guard G20 summit (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 12:52 AM PDT

South Korean riot police officers train during a mock protest at a training base in southern Seoul. The country will deploy a record 50,000 police to guard the upcoming G20 summit against possible threats from North Korea, international terrorists or violent protesters, the police chief has said.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - South Korea will deploy a record 50,000 police to guard the upcoming G20 summit against possible threats from North Korea, international terrorists or violent protesters, the police chief said Monday.

Terror plot cooperator in trouble again in NYC (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 12:01 AM PDT

AP - It was a love story like no other: a crack-addicted prostitute finding comfort and safety in a convicted Islamic terrorist who played a key role in the prosecutions of two men in the "millennium plot" to blow up Los Angeles International Airport.

发贴者：iwvck4 时间 18:40 0 条评论

bnzv