Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Deal near to extend surveillance tactics: aide (Reuters)
• AP sources: Hill leaders agree on Patriot Act (AP)
• Guyana detains US Muslim cleric in terrorism probe (AP)
• Top US lawmakers strike anti-terrorism powers deal (AFP)
• More than 30 cities out of gov't grant program (AP)
• Mexican army arrests suspected drug boss and police ally (Reuters)
• NYC tries luring tourists with 9/11 rebirth story (AP)
• Guyana 'arrests Farrakhan aide' in drugs, terrorism probe (AFP)
• Colombia prosecutor: Cases from FARC files falling (AP)
• Shoe bomb still a threat to aviation: top US official (AFP)
• Cities affected by anti-terrorism grant cuts (AP)
• U.S. adds Gaza militant group to terrorism list (Reuters)
• Arab uprising disturbing flow of anti-terror intel (AP)
• US designates Gaza group as a terrorist body (AP)
• Cold War terrorist calls Osama bin Laden a martyr (AP)
• Indonesian police seek 15 suicide bombs (AFP)

Deal near to extend surveillance tactics: aide (Reuters) Posted: 19 May 2011 05:31 PM PDT Reuters - Congressional leaders have struck a deal to extend key anti-terrorism surveillance tactics for four years, a senior Democratic aide said on Thursday, a move that would avoid a potentially contentious fight over the tactics.

AP sources: Hill leaders agree on Patriot Act (AP) Posted: 19 May 2011 04:52 PM PDT AP - Top congressional leaders agreed Thursday to a four-year extension of the anti-terrorist Patriot Act, the controversial law passed after the Sept. 11 attacks that governs the search for terrorists on American soil.

Guyana detains US Muslim cleric in terrorism probe (AP) Posted: 19 May 2011 03:57 PM PDT AP - Akbar Muhammad, a U.S. Muslim cleric visiting this South American country, was detained Thursday on suspicion of ties to drugs and terrorism, Guyana police said.

Top US lawmakers strike anti-terrorism powers deal (AFP) Posted: 19 May 2011 03:57 PM PDT AFP - US Congress leaders have agreed to extend for four years an array of counter-terrorism surveillance and search powers adopted after the September 11, 2001 attacks, officials said Thursday.

More than 30 cities out of gov't grant program (AP) Posted: 19 May 2011 03:38 PM PDT AP - More than 30 smaller and mid-sized U.S. cities are losing about $170 million in federal anti-terrorism funding that began after the Sept. 11 attacks, perplexing some local officials at a time when information gleaned from Osama bin Laden's hideout suggests al-Qaida is being encouraged to attack smaller targets.

Mexican army arrests suspected drug boss and police ally (Reuters) Posted: 19 May 2011 03:26 PM PDT Reuters - Mexican soldiers arrested a suspected drug boss and a police chief accused of protecting him on Thursday, blaming them for much of the violence terrorizing tourist towns near Mexico City.

NYC tries luring tourists with 9/11 rebirth story (AP) Posted: 19 May 2011 03:23 PM PDT AP - Four months ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, New York City started a campaign Thursday to lure tourists to the area surrounding ground zero with hotel deals and discounts meant to showcase how lower Manhattan has rebuilt since the terror attacks.

Guyana 'arrests Farrakhan aide' in drugs, terrorism probe (AFP) Posted: 19 May 2011 03:04 PM PDT AFP - A Muslim cleric was arrested Thursday on suspicion of drug trafficking and terrorism in Guyana, authorities in the South American country said.

Colombia prosecutor: Cases from FARC files falling (AP) Posted: 19 May 2011 02:55 PM PDT AP - Cases against at least 15 people suspected of aiding a guerrilla group are unraveling after Colombia's Supreme Court dismissed key evidence seized during a 2008 raid on a rebel camp in Ecuador, Colombia's chief anti-terrorism prosecutor said Thursday.

Shoe bomb still a threat to aviation: top US official (AFP) Posted: 19 May 2011 02:52 PM PDT AFP - Shoe bombs are still a threat so for now US air travelers will have to continue to take off their footwear for security screenings, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday.

Cities affected by anti-terrorism grant cuts (AP) Posted: 19 May 2011 02:01 PM PDT AP - Metropolitan areas still eligible for $662 million in Urban Area Security Initiative grants for fiscal year 2011:

U.S. adds Gaza militant group to terrorism list (Reuters) Posted: 19 May 2011 01:56 PM PDT Reuters - The United States on Thursday put the Army of Islam, a Palestinian militant group based in the Gaza Strip and blamed for numerous attacks, on its official terrorism blacklist.

Arab uprising disturbing flow of anti-terror intel (AP) Posted: 19 May 2011 01:08 PM PDT AP - Western security officials worry crucial intelligence on terror groups in North Africa will dry up as repressive — but effective — security services are dismantled or reorganized following the Arab revolts.

US designates Gaza group as a terrorist body (AP) Posted: 19 May 2011 11:37 AM PDT AP - The Obama administration has designated a Gaza Strip-based group responsible for attacks on Israel and Egypt as a foreign terrorist organization.

Cold War terrorist calls Osama bin Laden a martyr (AP) Posted: 19 May 2011 08:16 AM PDT AP - The notorious Cold War terrorist Carlos the Jackal says in an interview to be aired Thursday that Osama bin Laden is a martyr who earned himself a place in history through terrorism.

Indonesian police seek 15 suicide bombs (AFP) Posted: 19 May 2011 06:23 AM PDT AFP - Indonesian police said Thursday they were searching for 15 suicide vests prepared by a terrorist cell that carried out an attack on a police mosque last month, wounding 30 people.

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