2010年12月9日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Airport pat-down of India envoy appropriate - U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 04:12 PM PST

Passengers wait in line at the Spirit Airlines ticket counter at the O'Hare International Airport in Chicago November 24, 2010. An airport pat-down of an Indian ambassador to the United States in Mississippi angered Indian government but the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it was appropriate under the circumstances. REUTERS/Frank PolichReuters - An airport pat-down of the Indian ambassador to the United States in Mississippi angered her government but the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday said it was appropriate under the circumstances.


Airport pat-down of India envoy appropriate: U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 03:47 PM PST

Reuters - An airport pat-down of the Indian ambassador to the United States in Mississippi angered her government but the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday said it was appropriate under the circumstances.

Holder urges Senate reject ban on Guantanamo moves (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 01:43 PM PST

In this photo, reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, a Guantanamo detainee runs inside an exercise area at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base April 27, 2010. REUTERS/Michelle Shephard/PoolReuters - Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday made a last-ditch plea urging lawmakers to allow foreign terrorism suspects held at the Guantanamo military prison to be moved to U.S. soil for prosecution.


Father in foiled NYC subway plot pleads not guilty (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 01:36 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2009 file photo, Mohammed Wali Zazi, the father of Najibullah Zazi - an airport shuttle driver charged in New York with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction -  leaves the federal courthouse in Denver. Mohammed Wali Zazi previously pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn to conspiracy and was released on bail. He now faces an updated indictment and is scheduled to appear Thursday morning, Dec. 9, 2010, in Brooklyn federal court for arraignment. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)AP - His son may have pleaded guilty and told investigators what they wanted to know about foiled suicide attacks on the New York City subway system, but Mohammed Wali Zazi won't go the same route, his lawyer said Thursday.


Terrorist to appeals court: life term is too harsh (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:22 PM PST

AP - The life prison term given to a U.S. man who joined al-Quaida and plotted to assassinate then-President George W. Bush was unreasonably harsh when compared to sentences in comparable terrorism cases, the man's lawyer told a federal appeals court Thursday.

9/11 health bill falls short in Senate test vote (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 09:56 AM PST

AP - Senate Republicans on Thursday derailed a bill to aid people who got sick after exposure to dust from the World Trade Center's collapse in the Sept. 11 attack.

Father of NY plotter says not guilty of new charges (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 09:44 AM PST

Reuters - The father of an Afghan-born man who admitted to plotting an al Qaeda-inspired bomb attack on New York City pleaded not guilty Thursday to a fresh set of charges.

Imam behind NYC mosque plan sees hope after fury (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 07:28 AM PST

Muslim community leaders Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf and Daisy Khan,  husband and wife, hold an interview on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, in New York.  Both are involved with plans for the proposed Islamic cultural centre near the site of the September 11th terrorist attacks.  (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf saw his plans for an Islamic center near ground zero derided as a victory mosque for terrorists, exploited as campaign fodder and used as a bargaining chip by a Florida pastor who vowed to burn the Quran.


Nigerian terror suspect predicts more violence (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 03:45 AM PST

AP - A Nigerian terror suspect jailed in South Africa says he fears more unrest in his homeland's oil-rich Niger Delta after next year's election.
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