Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• US officials: White House picks special-ops chief (AP)
• French trial for 8 suspects in terror finance ring (AP)
• Nigeria's president sets out anti-terror plans (Reuters)
• Government warned on scrapping control orders (AFP)
• SKorea talks tough but opens door to diplomacy (AP)

US officials: White House picks special-ops chief (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 04:24 PM PST AP - The top Pentagon job overseeing the secret special operations war on terrorist groups has been offered to former U.S. counterterrorism ambassador Michael Sheehan, according to two senior U.S. officials.

French trial for 8 suspects in terror finance ring (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:14 PM PST AP - Eight men went on trial on Monday in Paris for their alleged roles in an armed gang accused of using explosives and the threat of violence to finance Islamic terror operations.

Nigeria's president sets out anti-terror plans (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 09:33 AM PST Reuters - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan announced a series of anti-terrorism initiatives on Monday as he looks to regain control after a wave of attacks in the last week of 2010 rocked Africa's most populous nation.

Government warned on scrapping control orders (AFP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 05:52 AM PST AFP - The government would get rid of its measures to detain terror suspects "at their peril", its independent reviewer of anti-terror laws said Monday.

SKorea talks tough but opens door to diplomacy (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 07:00 AM PST AP - South Korea's president on Monday opened the door to possible peace talks with North Korea even as he vowed not to let Pyongyang "covet even an inch of our territory" — looking to strike a delicate balance between diplomacy and strength two days after the North called for better ties with Seoul.

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