2011年2月2日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Muslim-American terrorism study: Not many incidents, but it only takes one (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 12:47 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - In the years since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the number of Muslim-American terrorism suspects and perpetrators has averaged about 16 per year. In 2010, according to a new report, the total was 20.

Mauritanian authorities foil terror attack attempt (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 12:11 PM PST

AP - Security forces opened fire on a car loaded with explosives early Wednesday as it attempted to speed into the capital, setting off an enormous explosion and killing three suspected al-Qaida-linked militants, an official said.

Plea hearing set for alleged NC terror plot leader (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 11:58 AM PST

AP - The North Carolina man accused of leading a circle of people indicted on terrorism charges is set to appear in federal court next week for a suddenly rescheduled plea hearing, according to court documents released Wednesday.

To catch criminals, EU wants air passenger data (AFP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 10:30 AM PST

EU Commissioner of Home Affairs, Cecilia Malmstroem addresses journalists in 2010. The European Commission pushed Wednesday for a US-style tool forcing airlines flying in and out of the EU to hand passenger information to police, in a bid to catch dangerous criminals and terrorists.(AFP/File/Elvis Barukcic)AFP - The European Commission pushed Wednesday for a US-style tool forcing airlines flying in and out of the EU to hand passenger information to police, in a bid to catch dangerous criminals and terrorists.


Number of US-Muslim terror suspects down: study (AFP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 08:37 AM PST

Men pray on the street before the start of the American Muslim Day Parade in 2010 in New York City. The number of Muslim Americans involved in terrorist acts dropped by more than half last year compared to 2009, easing fears that the minority group is being radicalized, a study showed Wednesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)AFP - The number of Muslim Americans involved in terrorist acts dropped by more than half last year compared to 2009, easing fears that the minority group is being radicalized, a study showed Wednesday.


Indian torture tactics may boost militancy - HRW (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:21 AM PST

A file photo shows Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chief cleric and chairman of the moderate faction of Kashmir's Hurriyat (freedom) conference, behind a placard during a sit-in protest in Srinagar July 6, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli/FilesReuters - Abusive counter-terrorism tactics, such as torture, are routinely used by Indian police and may actually be boosting militancy in the country, a report by the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.


Devastating cyclone wreaks havoc in Australia (AFP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 12:17 PM PST

Bats fill the air as howling winds sweep through Cairns. A terrifying top-strength cyclone slammed into Australia's populous northeast coast Thursday leaving a trail of destruction, the worst storm to batter the region in a century.(AFP/Paul Crock)AFP - A terrifying top-strength cyclone slammed into Australia's populous northeast coast Thursday leaving a trail of destruction, the worst storm to batter the region in a century.


Indonesian cleric charged with plotting terrorism (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 12:41 AM PST

AP - Prosecutors have formally charged Indonesia's best-known radical cleric with planning terrorist attacks, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of death.

America's 'JihadJane' pleads guilty in terror plot (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 05:56 PM PST

This undated image obtained courtesy of WPVI-TV in Philadelpha, Pennsylvania shows terror suspect Colleen R. LaRose. An American woman who called herself AFP - An American woman who called herself "JihadJane" pleaded guilty to terror-related charges stemming from a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist.


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