2010年11月30日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


All US-bound airlines to get info for watch lists (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 06:29 PM PST

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) chief John Pistole talks with travelers near a TSA security checkpoint at Washington's Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010, as the holiday travel season began. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - All 197 airlines that fly to the U.S. are now collecting names, genders and birth dates of passengers so the government can check them against terror watch lists before they fly, the Obama administration announced Tuesday.


Pakistan seeks life imprisonment for 5 Americans (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 05:13 PM PST

RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2010 - The daughters of Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi pose with an image of their mother while standing outside their residence in Sheikhupura located in Pakistan's Punjab Province November 13, 2010.  Asia Bibi, 45, a Christian mother of four, had been sentenced to death for blasphemy, the first such conviction of a woman, Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reported. Standing left to right is Esha, 12, Sidra, 18 and Eshum, 10.  REUTERS/Adrees Latif   (PAKISTAN - Tags: CRIME LAW SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY RELIGION)AP - Pakistan is seeking life imprisonment for five young Americans convicted of plotting terrorist attacks and sentenced to 10 years each in jail, a prosecutor said Tuesday.


More charges vs. father in foiled NYC subway plot (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 02:46 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2009 file photo, Mohammed Wali Zazi, left, leaves the federal courthouse in Denver with U.S. Marshals. Zazi, who previously pleaded not guilty to conspiracy in the terror case against his son, Najibullah Zazi, was charged by federal prosecutors in New York with obstruction of justice and other counts on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. Najibullah Zazi pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in February 2010, of plotting to bomb New York City subways in 2009. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)AP - Federal prosecutors have brought additional charges against the father of an al-Qaida associate who plotted to use homemade bombs for a suicide attack on New York's subway system, according to an indictment made public Tuesday.


TSA says airlines providing more passenger data (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:15 PM PST

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer pats down a traveler as he works his way through security at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Bloomington, Minn., Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010.  (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)Reuters - All airline passengers on flights to, from and within the United States are being checked against U.S. government security watchlists, the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday.


Somali woman in terror money case to stay in jail (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 12:23 PM PST

AP - A Somali-born woman in San Diego accused of routing money and people to a terrorist organization in her native country will remain in jail for now.

Santorum calls WikiLeaks founder a terrorist (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 11:59 AM PST

AP - Possible Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says the founder of the WikiLeaks website should be prosecuted as a terrorist for posting classified national security documents.

New charges against New York bomb plotter's father (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 09:33 AM PST

Reuters - Prosecutors announced fresh charges on Tuesday against the father of an Afghan-born man who admitted to plotting an al Qaeda-inspired bomb attack on New York City.

Always tweaking its script, FBI sting nets another (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 08:42 AM PST

This image released Nov. 27, 2010 by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office shows Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19. Time and again, the FBI offered a way out. And each time, officials said, Mohamud persisted. He wanted to kill people, he said. Lots of people. He just needed help to do it. At a hotel in downtown Portland, Ore., in July, two undercover FBI agents listened as Mohamed Mohamud explained his dream of detonating a car bomb during the city's Christmas celebration. They offered to help, if Mohamud was sure he wanted to go through with it. 'You always have a choice,' one of the agents said, according to court documents. 'You understand? With us, you always have a choice.' (AP Photo/Mauthnomah County Sheriff's Office)AP - Mohamed Mohamud appeared to have discovered an unusually compassionate pair of terrorists.


Pakistan: Karachi Prosecutors Beg for Courtroom Security (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 06:20 AM PST

Time.com - Pakistan's largest city has only two lawyers to prosecute alleged terrorists -- and the death threats keep coming as the case load increases
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