2011年5月12日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

2 charged with terrorism in alleged NY plot (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:08 PM PDT

In this photo released by the New York City Police Department, police intercept a vehicle carrying two Americans who allegedly bought guns and a grenade to launch an attack on a New York synagogue, Wednesday, May 11, 2011. According to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Ahmed Ferhani, a 26-year-old of Algerian descent, and Mohamed Mamdouh, a 20-year-old of Moroccan descent, plotted to bomb a 'major synagogue' in Manhattan and bought several weapons and an inert hand grenade from an undercover officer before being arrested. (AP Photo/New York City Police Department)AP - Two U.S. residents, including one who complained that the world was treating Muslims "like dogs," bought guns and a grenade and wanted to carry out a terror plot against a New York synagogue, officials said Thursday.

Obama asks FBI chief to stay, seeks Congress OK (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:08 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 30, 2011 file photo, FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Barack Obama will ask Congress to allow Mueller to remain in his job an extra two years, a rare exemption that would give the government continuity in a time of change atop the national security team, senior administration officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)AP - Reluctant to see another shake-up in his national security team, President Barack Obama said Thursday he wants to stick with FBI Director Robert Mueller, the sturdy face of the bureau whose term has spanned from the Sept. 11 attacks on America to the killing of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. Key lawmakers indicated support for Obama's surprise decision.

NYC officials identify 9/11 trade center remains (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 01:46 PM PDT

AP - Nearly a decade after the Sept. 11 attacks, forensic technicians are still identifying pieces of human remains found in the rubble of the World Trade Center.

New Yorkers pleased with police on terrorism: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 10:40 AM PDT

Reuters - Eighty-nine percent of New Yorkers approve of how police handle the threat of terrorism, reaffirming Police Commissioner Ray Kelly as the most popular public official in the city, a poll said on Thursday.

Russia, Pakistan pledge to combat terrorism (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 08:43 AM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (left) shakes hands with his Pakistan's counterpart Asif Ali Zardari during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow. Russia and Pakistan have pledged to boost economic ties and coordinate efforts to fight terror as the Kremlin welcomed the Pakistani president for a key visit after the killing of Osama bin Laden.(AFP/RIA Novosti/Mikhail Klimentyev)AFP - Russia and Pakistan on Thursday pledged to boost economic ties and coordinate efforts to fight terror as the Kremlin welcomed the Pakistani president for a key visit after the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Senate panel OKs anti-terrorism nominees (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 08:05 AM PDT

Reuters - A Senate panel on Thursday approved two top Treasury officials to lead the department's anti-terrorism unit that aims to deprive insurgents of funds through financial sanctions.

How bin Laden emailed without being detected by US (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 04:11 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 24, 1998 file photo, al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden speaks to a selected group of reporters in the mountains of Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. Foreign and Pakistani analysts, former operatives of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency and military men interviewed by The Associated Press say that some ISI agents, local police and local officials most likely did know about bin Laden's hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The question is, at what level, and how close to the top? (AP Photo/Rahimullah Yousafzai, File)AP - Despite having no Internet access in his hideout, Osama bin Laden was a prolific email writer who built a painstaking system that kept him one step ahead of the U.S. government's best eavesdroppers.

Russia, Pakistan to join forces to fight terrorism (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 04:06 AM PDT

AP - Russian and Pakistani leaders have pledged to work together to fight terrorism and prevent drug-trafficking in Central and Southern Asia.

Hill panel backs limits on detainee transfers (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 10:21 PM PDT

AP - A House panel is backing limits on President Barack Obama's authority to transfer terrorist suspects from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries.

Guantanamo detainees may get visitors: report (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 07:18 PM PDT

File photo shows a group of detainees at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The United States could allow relatives of detainees at its AFP - The United States could allow relatives of detainees at its "war on terror" prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, visit them in an unprecedented policy shift, The Washington Post reported.

'Lone wolf' US terror attack a worry: Napolitano (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 05:36 PM PDT

The US, braced for retaliation over the killing of Osama bin Laden, is worried that a AFP - The United States, braced for retaliation over the killing of Osama bin Laden, is worried that a "lone wolf" attack would be hard to defend against, Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano said.

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