Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Sept. 11 memorial to have limited access for years (AP)
• Al-Qaida member who aided London bombers released (AP)
• US House votes extension of anti-terrorism powers (AFP)
• House extends key provisions of Patriot Act (AP)
• House votes to extend anti-terror provisions (Reuters)
• Orthodox church sues over temple destroyed on 9/11 (AP)
• Homeland security budget gets small budget boost (Reuters)
• Illegal migration fight is spared Obama budget ax (AFP)
• Pakistan charges policeman with politician's assassination (AFP)
• Hard-line Indonesia cleric faces 3rd terror trial (AP)
• Pakistan charges killer in blasphemy case (Reuters)

Sept. 11 memorial to have limited access for years (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:46 PM PST AP - The Sept. 11 memorial will open in the World Trade Center's footprints by the 10th anniversary of the 2001 attacks, but for years afterward access will be limited to a set number of people and mourners will be surrounded on all sides by the noise of construction, the memorial foundation president said Monday.

Al-Qaida member who aided London bombers released (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:42 PM PST AP - An al-Qaida operative who helped set up the camp where the 2005 London suicide bombers were trained has been sentenced to 10 years of probation after serving only five years in prison.

US House votes extension of anti-terrorism powers (AFP) Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:34 PM PST AFP - The US House of Representatives on Monday voted to extend controversial counter-terrorism surveillance powers at the heart of the Patriot Act adopted after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

House extends key provisions of Patriot Act (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:24 PM PST AP - The House on Monday agreed to a 10-month extension of three key law enforcement powers in the fight against terrorism that some privacy advocates from both the right and left regard as infringements on civil liberties.

House votes to extend anti-terror provisions (Reuters) Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:11 PM PST Reuters - The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Monday to extend expiring surveillance provisions of the anti-terrorism Patriot Act, overcoming unanticipated early opposition.

Orthodox church sues over temple destroyed on 9/11 (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2011 03:29 PM PST AP - The Greek Orthodox church is suing the public agency that owned the World Trade Center over stalled plans to rebuild a church that was destroyed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

Homeland security budget gets small budget boost (Reuters) Posted: 14 Feb 2011 02:21 PM PST Reuters - The Obama administration on Monday proposed a nearly 2 percent increase for the U.S. homeland security budget for 2012, one the few areas of the budget that will likely see a boost as the White House battles a ballooning deficit.

Illegal migration fight is spared Obama budget ax (AFP) Posted: 14 Feb 2011 02:08 PM PST AFP - President Barack Obama's 2012 budget blueprint aims to cut overall US spending, but would dig deeper to shore up border security and combat illegal immigration, the US Department of Homeland Security said Monday.

Pakistan charges policeman with politician's assassination (AFP) Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:52 AM PST AFP - A Pakistani court on Monday charged a police commando with terrorism and the murder of leading liberal politician Salman Taseer, whose assassination divided the country.

Hard-line Indonesia cleric faces 3rd terror trial (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:29 AM PST AP - Indonesia's most famous firebrand Islamic cleric went on trial Monday for allegedly forming a terrorist cell to plot high-profile assassinations and attacks on Western hotels and embassies — charges that carry a maximum penalty of death.

Pakistan charges killer in blasphemy case (Reuters) Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:42 AM PST Reuters - A Pakistani court charged a police guard on Monday with the murder of a politician who opposed the country's anti-blasphemy laws, a killing that exposed deep fissures in Pakistani society.

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