2010年12月7日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Canada promises better handling of terror cases (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:40 PM PST

Reuters - Canada vowed on Tuesday to improve co-operation between its police and intelligence services to combat terrorism and avoid a repeat of the Air India bombing, but it is still working on details of how it will do that.

Judge dismisses bid to remove Anwar al-Awlaki from US 'kill list' (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:19 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - A federal judge in Washington ruled on Tuesday that he lacks the authority to hear a lawsuit that sought to block the US government from carrying out the targeted killing of an American citizen hiding in Yemen who is suspected of involvement in terror operations.

US judge dismisses targeted-killing lawsuit (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:50 PM PST

This SITE Intelligence Group photo shows US-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in 2009. A judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by the father of US-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki which sought to block the US government from targeting the fugitive terror suspect for assassination.(AFP/SITE/File)AFP - A judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by the father of US-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki which sought to block the US government from targeting the fugitive terror suspect for assassination.


Egypt shark attack blamed on illegal feeding (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:26 AM PST

Egyptian conservation experts captured two sharks close to the the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on December 2. A marine expert has said illegal feeding may have sparked a rampage by a killer shark that has terrorised holidaymakers in Sharm el-Sheikh.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Illegal feeding may have sparked a rampage by a killer shark that has terrorised holidaymakers in Egypt's popular Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, a marine expert said on Tuesday.


US adds suspected Al-Qaeda militant to terror blacklist (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:13 AM PST

Three USS Cole bombing victims are burried side-by-side at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, 2005. The United States on Tuesday added Yemeni Fahd Mohammed Ahmed Al-Quso, a presumed Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula militant, to a terrorist blacklist.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AFP - The United States on Tuesday added Yemeni Fahd Mohammed Ahmed Al-Quso, a presumed Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula militant, to a terrorist blacklist.


Cuba commutes another bomber's death sentence (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 07:23 AM PST

AP - For the second time this month, the Cuban Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of a Salvadoran man convicted of plotting a series of Havana hotel bombings in 1997, leaving just one person left on the island's death row.

Bomb kills toddler in India holy city of Varanasi (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 08:31 AM PST

AP - A bomb hidden in a metal canister exploded Tuesday evening as thousands gathered for a Hindu ceremony, killing a toddler and triggering a stampede that left many others wounded in a holy Indian city.

French police arrest 'six alleged PKK militants' (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:57 AM PST

A PKK fighter aims his rifle during a training exercise in northern Iraq. French police -- acting on a warrant issued by an anti-terrorist judge -- have arrested six alleged militants from the PKK Kurdish separatist group in Marseille.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)AFP - French police acting on a warrant issued by an anti-terrorist judge arrested six alleged militants from the PKK Kurdish separatist group Tuesday in the Marseille region, officials said.


Sarkozy condemns Pakistan terror 'safe havens' (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:01 AM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, pictured, has said it is AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday that it was "unacceptable" that terror networks could find "safe havens" in Pakistan, as he paid tribute to victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.


WikiLeaks: US suspected Saudi envoy of terror link (AFP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 11:13 PM PST

A Philippine soldier is seen near a mosque in Mindanao in the southern Philippines. The United States suspected a Saudi Arabian ambassador to the Philippines of potential involvement in funding terrorists, according to US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks this week.(AFP/File/Therence Koh)AFP - The United States suspected a Saudi Arabian ambassador to the Philippines of potential involvement in funding terrorists, according to US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks this week.


WikiLeaks list of 'critical' sites: Is it a 'menu for terrorists'? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 07:47 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Undersea cable landings off Japan, Hong Kong, and China; vital energy terminals in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait; natural gas pipelines from Canada to United States population centers; transformer plants in Mexico; vaccine manufacturers across Europe.
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