2010年12月1日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Chile: Terror suspect shouldn't face charges (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:43 PM PST

AP - A Chilean prosecutor urged a court on Wednesday to dismiss criminal accusations against a Pakistani man who was arrested after being found with traces of explosives on his bag when he entered the U.S. Embassy in May.

Amazon stops hosting WikiLeaks website (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 02:53 PM PST

A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden, Colorado July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - Amazon.com Inc has stopped hosting WikiLeaks' website after an inquiry by the U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee amid anger about the release of classified U.S. government documents on the site.


Pakistanis, Nigerian held in Spain over terror links (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:52 AM PST

Mumbai's historic Taj Mahal Hotel is seen in flames following an attack by militants in November 2008. Spanish police have arrested six Pakistanis and a Nigerian suspected of providing forged passports to organisations linked to Al-Qaeda, including the group accused of plotting the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, the interior ministry said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - Spanish police have arrested six Pakistanis and a Nigerian suspected of providing forged passports to organisations linked to Al-Qaeda, including the group accused of plotting the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, the interior ministry said Wednesday.


Spanish police arrest 7 linked to al-Qaida (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:38 AM PST

AP - Police arrested seven people in Spain and three in Thailand in an international operation against a group suspected of forging passports for an al-Qaida-linked Islamic terrorist group, the Spanish Interior Ministry said Wednesday.

U.S. calls for stronger OSCE support for Afghan war (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:08 AM PST

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev delivers a speech at the start of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Summit in Astana December 1, 2010. The OSCE opened its summit in Kazakhstan's capital amid tight security on Wednesday to discuss issues ranging from Afghanistan to terrorism and drug trade. REUTERS/Francois LenoirReuters - The United States called on Europe's main security watchdog on Wednesday to prove its mettle by giving more support to the war in Afghanistan and working to resolve simmering conflicts across the former Soviet Union.


Malaysia detains Indonesian terror suspect: report (AFP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 09:26 PM PST

A Malaysian police officer stands guard outside the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia has detained an Indonesian militant suspect thought to have been a courier for Noordin Mohammad Top, the late bombmaker of terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, a report said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Saeed Khan)AFP - Malaysia has detained an Indonesian militant suspect thought to have been a courier for Noordin Mohammad Top, the late bombmaker of terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, a report said Wednesday.


In boost for Obama, Belarus gives up nuke material (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:54 AM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answers a question during a press briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC, November 29. The United States on Wednesday faced a storm of anger from foreign governments who were scrutinized in leaked cables as President Barack Obama named an expert to start undoing the damage.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AP - In a sudden turnaround, the former Soviet republic of Belarus announced Wednesday that it will give up all its weapons-grade uranium — fresh momentum for anti-proliferation efforts even as the U.S. welcomed Iran's decision to resume talks on its controversial nuclear program.


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