Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Obama signs defense bill despite 'reservations' (AP)
• U.S. imposes sanctions on banks dealing with Iran (Reuters)
• Nigeria President declares state of emergency in some of north (Reuters)

Obama signs defense bill despite 'reservations' (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2011 02:41 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama signed a wide-ranging defense bill into law Saturday despite having "serious reservations" about provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists.

U.S. imposes sanctions on banks dealing with Iran (Reuters) Posted: 31 Dec 2011 02:16 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama signed into law on Saturday a defense funding bill that imposes sanctions on financial institutions dealing with Iran's central bank, while allowing for exemptions to avoid upsetting energy markets.

Nigeria President declares state of emergency in some of north (Reuters) Posted: 31 Dec 2011 07:57 AM PST Reuters - President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency on Saturday on parts of northern Nigeria plagued by a by a violent Islamist insurgency, and said he would shut any borders with other nations in those areas covered by the decree.

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