2011年3月29日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Appeals court overturns release of Gitmo detainee (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 02:40 PM PDT

U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey speaks about the Administration's legal approach in the conflict with al Qaeda and the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling on Guantanamo Bay detainees at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington July 21, 2008. REUTERS/Joshua RobertsAP - Federal appeals court judges on Tuesday rejected what they described as a Guantanamo Bay detainee's "Forrest Gump" defense, because they found it unlikely he was an innocent who repeatedly just happened to find himself at hot spots in the war on terror.

Population near ground zero doubles since 2000 (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 01:45 PM PDT

FILE - This April 20, 2010 file photo shows New York's lower Manhattan from the air. After the 9/11 attacks, there were grim predictions about the future of the shaken, dust-covered neighborhoods around the World Trade Center. Who would want to live so close to a place linked to so much disaster and despair? As it turns out, plenty of folks. Census figures released last week show that the number of people living in the area around ground zero has swelled by about 23,000 since 2000, making it one of the fastest growing places in the city. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)AP - After the Sept. 11 attacks, there were grim questions about the future of the shaken, dust-covered neighborhoods around the World Trade Center. Would residents flee uptown or to the suburbs? Would the epic job of rebuilding lower Manhattan be too much to bear? Who would want to live so close to a place associated with such horror?

Terror suspect in Bali bombings caught in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 01:34 PM PDT

In this undated poster released by Philippine National Police and the US Rewards For Justice Program, shows Umar Patek. Intelligence sources say top Indonesian terror suspect Umar Patek has been arrested in Pakistan. Patek is one of the main suspects in the 2002 Bali bombings that left 202 people dead. (AP Photo/ Philippine National Police and the US Rewards For Justice Program)AP - A senior Indonesian al-Qaida operative wanted in the 2002 Bali bombings has been arrested in Pakistan, a rare high-profile capture in the war on terror that could provide valuable intelligence about the organization and possible future plots.

Top US senator warns Kadhafi may turn to terrorism (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:57 PM PDT

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, shown here in 2009, said Tuesday he may seek formal congressional approval for US military action in support of NATO strikes in Libya.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AFP - A leading US senator said Tuesday that he worried embattled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi could support terrorist strikes against Western targets in the "dubious" event that he stays in power.

US sending robots to Japan to help nuclear plant (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 03:53 PM PDT

AP - The U.S. government is sending a squad of robots to Japan to help regain control of the tsunami-damaged nuclear plant.

India, Pakistan agree to cooperate on terror probe (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 08:04 AM PDT

Indian Home Secretary G.K. Pillai, right, shakes hand with Pakistan's Interior Secretary Qamar uz Zaman during talks in New Delhi, India, Monday, March 28, 2011. India and Pakistan have begun two days of diplomatic talks amid a surge in good will before a seminal cricket match between the two sides. Both cricket-crazed countries are abuzz with excitement for the World Cup semifinal match Wednesday. (AP Photo)AP - Pakistan has agreed to host Indian investigators looking into the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks blamed on Pakistan-based militants, the two countries announced Tuesday after talks aimed at building trust between the sides.

Israeli law would strip citizenship for espionage (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 03:21 AM PDT

AP - Israel's parliament has passed a law that allows courts to strip citizenship of anyone convicted of an act of terror against Israel, espionage or aiding Israel's enemies.

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