2010年11月3日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Senate Committees of the 112th: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:13 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - The committee will try again to advance legislation addressing issues that range from border control and cybersecurity to offshore drilling and earmark transparency. Under Chairman Jospeh I. Lieberman, I-Conn., the panel has conducted oversight on all of those issues and then some in the current Congress, but most of its proposed legislation has not become law.

House Committees of the 112th: Homeland Security (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 03:46 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - New York's Peter T. King, in line to take the gavel of the Homeland Security Committee, seems prepared to take aim at both his Democratic predecessors and the Obama administration on issues such as the November 2009 Fort Hood shootings and the policy for detaining terrorism suspects.

3 charged in US with aiding Somali terror group (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 03:16 PM PDT

AP - A federal grand jury has charged three men, including one from St. Louis and one from Minneapolis, with conspiring to funnel money to a terrorist group in Somalia that the U.S. says has ties to al-Qaida.

Minister: Algeria to arm civilians to fight terror (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 12:26 PM PDT

AP - The interior minister has reportedly said that Algeria will resume a policy of arming people to reinforce the fight against terrorism in the north African country.

Human rights campaigners voice disappointment with Obama (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 12:10 PM PDT

A representative listens to the United Nations Human Rights Council debate in September 2010 in Geneva. Human rights campaigners on Thursday expressed disappointment at the Obama administration, saying it had failed to remedy abuse in Iraq and bring those responsible for the torture of terror suspects to justice.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - Human rights campaigners on Thursday expressed disappointment at the Obama administration, saying it had failed to remedy abuse in Iraq and bring those responsible for the torture of terror suspects to justice.


Parcel plot not linked to international terror, Greece says (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:42 AM PDT

Police escort two suspects, aged 22 and 24 with suspected links to a far-left group, from the prosecutor's office in Athens on November 2. Greece imposed a ban on all international mail following a series of parcel bombs addressed to foreign targets, as police hunted a gang of left-wing militants believed to be behind the campaign.(AFP/File)AFP - A Greek parcel bomb plot that has seen packages mailed to European leaders and foreign embassies in Athens has "no link" to international terror, the government said Wednesday as Europe moved to tighten security.


US labels Iran Sunni rebel group Jundallah as terrorists (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:40 AM PDT

A picture posted on the website of Taftan News Agency allegedly shows Mohammad Rigi, a member of Sunni rebel group Jundallah (Soldiers of God), wearing an explosive vest in an unknown date and location. The United States on Wednesday designated the shadowy Sunni rebel group Jundallah blamed for a series of attacks in Iran as a terrorist organization.(AFP/TAFTAN NEWS AGENCY/File)AFP - The United States on Wednesday designated the shadowy Sunni rebel group Jundallah blamed for a series of attacks in Iran as a terrorist organization.


Germany wants EU to act on air freight bombs (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:10 AM PDT

Reuters - Germany wants the European Union to introduce new security measures against militant attacks via air freight to help improve a patchwork of different rules around the world, officials said on Wednesday.

Philippines boosts security after attack alert (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:37 AM PDT

The Makati financial district of Manila. Western governments have warned on that attacks may be imminent in the Philippine capital and other parts of the country, prompting the government to increase security in Manila.(AFP/File/Noel Celis)AFP - The Philippines boosted security on Wednesday after Western governments warned that terrorist attacks could occur at any time in the capital and other parts of the country.


Terrorism biggest global worry for US, UK, India - poll (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:54 AM PDT

Signs are seen at the cargocentre area of Heathrow Airport in west London November 1, 2010.  REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - People in the United States, Britain and India see war and terrorism as the top global challenges while Chinese are more worried about climate change, according to a poll commissioned by King's College London.


Australia: Terror attack in Manila may be imminent (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 12:50 AM PDT

AP - The United States and Australia warned of possible terrorist attacks in Manila and the southern Philippines, sparking a security alarm in the bustling capital Wednesday with additional deployments of police patrols and intelligence agents.

U.S. and UK and Australia warn of Philippine danger (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 10:29 PM PDT

Reuters - The United States, Britain and Australia have warned of a heightened risk of terrorist attacks in the Philippines, with Australia saying there were reliable reports that attacks may be imminent in the capital, Manila.

Terror attacks 'imminent' in Manila: Australia warns (AFP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 08:39 PM PDT

The Makati financial district of Manila. Western governments have warned on that attacks may be imminent in the Philippine capital and other parts of the country, prompting the government to increase security in Manila.(AFP/File/Noel Celis)AFP - Australia warned that terror attacks may be imminent in the Philippine capital Manila, saying it had received credible evidence that violence was brewing.


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