2011年5月3日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


FedEx agrees to pay $8M to US over late deliveries (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 05:05 PM PDT

AP - The Justice Department says FedEx Corp. will pay $8 million to settle allegations that company couriers falsely blamed increased security following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks for delivery delays on packages to the government.

Boehner: US should not back away from Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 04:07 PM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens on Capitol in Washington, Monday, May 2, 2011, during a news conference where he talked about the operation that took down the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks on the U.S.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The Obama administration was investigating whether Pakistan knew Osama bin Laden was hiding deep inside the country as House Speaker John Boehner and top lawmakers insisted the U.S. maintain close ties with the sometimes reluctant ally in the war on terror.


Mayor: Obama will be in NYC for 9/11 anniversary (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 03:45 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama will mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11 in New York City at the formal opening of the national memorial to the nearly 3,000 people who died in the terrorist attacks, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday.

Polls: worry about attacks, confidence in Obama up (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 01:57 PM PDT

AP - Americans are concerned about retaliatory terrorist attacks following Osama bin Laden's death but also have more confidence in President Barack Obama's leadership as commander in chief, according to three polls taken after American forces killed the terror leader.

U.N. rights boss asks U.S. for facts on bin Laden killing (Reuters)

Posted: 03 May 2011 11:01 AM PDT

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay adresses the opening of the 16th session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, February 28, 2011. REUTERS/Valentin FlauraudReuters - The United Nations' top human rights official called on the United States Tuesday to give the U.N. details about Osama bin Laden's killing and said that all counter-terrorism operations must respect international law.


Al Qaeda Retaliation: Terror Red Alert Zones (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:32 AM PDT

The Daily Beast - After bin Laden’s death came ominous warnings of retaliation from several al Qaeda members. From New York to Indonesia, these are the regions that are amping up security and bracing for the worst. Plus, full coverage of Osama bin Laden.

Pa. school to 5th-grader: No face paint over Osama (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:37 AM PDT

AP - A Pennsylvania woman took her fifth-grade son out of school for the day after administrators decided his face paint marking the death of terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden was too disruptive for class.

France bolsters anti-terror measures at home, abroad (Reuters)

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:21 AM PDT

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon delivers a speech as he visits the headquarters of scientific police in Ecully, near Lyon, May 2, 2011. REUTERS/Robert PrattaReuters - France will bolster security at home and around its assets abroad to guard against reprisals after the death of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Tuesday.


Key al-Qaida, Taliban arrested, killed in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 08:27 AM PDT

AP - A look at the senior al-Qaida and Taliban commanders killed or arrested in Pakistan since the Sept. 11 attacks:

5 held under terror laws near UK nuclear plant (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 07:25 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Wednesday May 23, 2007 file photo of the  Sellafield Nuclear Power Station in Sellafield, England.  Five men were arrested under anti-terrorism laws near the Sellafield plant  in northwest England, police said Tuesday May 3, 2011. Cumbria Constabulary said the men were detained under the Terrorism Act near the Sellafield plant on Monday after officers stopped a car. All are from London and in their 20s. They were being held a police station in Manchester, home to the North West Counter Terrorism Unit. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, File)AP - Five men have been arrested under anti-terrorism laws near a nuclear waste-processing plant in northwest England, police said Tuesday.


US scouring bin Laden secrets for Pakistan ties (AFP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 07:37 AM PDT

White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan, pictured at the daily press briefing on May 2, said US analysts scoured a trove of secrets grabbed from Osama bin Laden's fortified hideout for any evidence of the slain terrorist mastermind's support network in Pakistan.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - US analysts on Tuesday scoured a trove of secrets grabbed from Osama bin Laden's fortified hideout for evidence of the slain terrorist's support network in Pakistan, the White House said.


Pakistan, U.S. vow to fight terrorism after bin Laden death (Reuters)

Posted: 03 May 2011 06:56 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan and the United States reaffirmed their commitment on Tuesday to fight Islamist militancy on Tuesday, a day after the killing of Osama bin Laden presented an opportunity to reconcile strained ties and find a solution to the Afghan conflict.

British police arrest five men near nuclear plant (AFP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 06:55 AM PDT

The Sellafield nuclear plant in West Cumbria. British police have arrested five men under anti-terrorism legislation close to a nuclear plant, but said the case appeared to be unconnected to the death of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - British police arrested five men under anti-terrorism legislation close to a nuclear plant, but said Tuesday the case appeared to be unconnected to the death of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.


White House: US determined to destroy al-Qaida (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 05:37 AM PDT

AP - White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan says U.S officials hope to build on the killing of Osama bin Laden to destroy the al-Qaida terrorist organization.

UK arrests five in terror alert near nuclear site (Reuters)

Posted: 03 May 2011 05:06 AM PDT

A view of the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing site near Seascale in Cumbria is seen in this April 12, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/David MoirReuters - British police said Tuesday they had arrested five men close to a nuclear reprocessing plant in northwest England under counter-terrorism laws.


Military families praise bin Laden's death, worry (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 05:06 AM PDT

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, shows US soldiers and service members watch the cable news coverage of the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden on a television at the Bagram air field on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall)AP - Osama bin Laden's death at the hands of a U.S. Navy SEALs team was met with praise and pride from military members and their families, but their relief was tempered by the worry that it will send the wrong message that the war on terrorism is finished and the troops can come home.


China calls death of bin Laden a positive event (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 03:26 AM PDT

A newstand vendor waits for customers as a photo of Osama bin Laden is published on the front page of a local newspaper in Beijing Tuesday, May 3, 2011, a day after bin Laden is reported dead. China has called the death of bin Laden a landmark event and said it is a step in the right direction for anti-terrorism efforts. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - China called the killing of Osama bin Laden a landmark event in the fight against global terrorism and expressed support for close ally Pakistan amid suggestions Islamabad's security forces may have sheltered the world's most wanted man.


London bombings relatives voice cautious relief (AFP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 02:47 AM PDT

A London Underground train that was attacked in 2005 at Aldgate tube station in London. Relatives of the London bombings victims say Osama bin Laden's death brought AFP - Relatives of the London bombings victims have said Osama bin Laden's death brought "relief and comfort" but warned that Islamist extremists might now try to perpetrate further atrocities.


Chechen charged with terrorism for letter bomb (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 02:39 AM PDT

AP - A Chechen-born man was charged with terrorism by Danish prosecutors Tuesday for allegedly preparing a letter bomb that had likely been intended for a newspaper known for publishing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

Asian stocks lower as bin Laden euphoria fades (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 01:48 AM PDT

A trader works with a telephone receiver in the crude oil and natural gas options pit on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange in New York, April 25, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonAP - World stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday as euphoria faded over news the day before of the death of terror mastermind Osama bin Laden, and investors turned their attention back to earnings and economic reports.


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