2011年7月20日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Concern as Sydney Opera House features on jihad site (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 08:28 PM PDT

File photo of the Sydney Opera House. Attorney-General Robert McClelland said Thursday Australia's terror threat level would not change despite an image of Sydney's iconic Opera House appearing in an online magazine linked to Al-Qaeda.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Attorney-General Robert McClelland said Thursday Australia's terror threat level would not change despite an image of Sydney's iconic Opera House appearing in an online magazine linked to Al-Qaeda.


Texas man executed for killing store clerk (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 08:15 PM PDT

This undated handout photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Mark Stroman. Stroman is scheduled to be executed Wednesday for one of two robbery-slayings. He also shot Rais Bhuiyan in the face in the incident claiming outrage by the events Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Texas Department of Criminal Justice)AP - A Texas inmate was executed Wednesday for killing a Dallas-area convenience store clerk during a shooting spree that he claimed was retaliation for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.


US warns of 'terror attack' on utility plants (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 08:00 PM PDT

File picture shows US President Barack Obama patting a dog as he and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (2nd R) visit a border post. The US Department of Homeland Security has warned thousands of US utility plants that they could be the targets of AFP - The US Department of Homeland Security has warned thousands of US utility plants that they could be the targets of "violent extremists," according to a report from ABC News.


Leopard mauls 11 in fierce fight at Indian village (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 07:11 PM PDT

In this July 19, 2011 photo, a leopard attacks a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara, on the outskirts of Siliguri, India. The leopard strayed into the village area and attacked several villagers, including at least four guards, before being caught by forest officials, according to news reports. The leopard, which suffered injuries caused by knives and batons, died later in the evening at a veterinary center. The forest guard being attacked was injured. (AP Photo) INDIA OUTAP - A snarling leopard mauled 11 people in an Indian village and terrorized wildlife officials trying to drive it away before it was tranquilized and died of injuries from the fierce showdown.


Court unseals Mumbai terror trial documents (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 04:44 PM PDT

AP - A federal court has released previously sealed documents from a recent trial in Chicago related to the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India in 2008.

House panel weighs bill restricting foreign aid (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 02:06 PM PDT

AP - A House panel on Wednesday pushed ahead on a bill to block U.S. assistance to Pakistan, Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen and the Palestinian Authority unless the Obama administration reassures Congress that they are cooperating in the war on terrorism.

NYC fire truck lowered into 9/11 display (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 02:59 PM PDT

The Fire Department of New York's Ladder Company 3 fire truck is lowered by crane into the National September 11 Memorial Museum, in front of One World Trade, in New York, Wednesday, July 20, 2011. This fire truck was used to evacuate people from the World Trade Center towers during the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)AP - A fire truck that rushed to the aid of victims on 9/11 returned to the World Trade Center site Wednesday as it was lowered like a huge flag-draped coffin into exhibition space for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.


3-year prison terms recommended in Swiss bomb plot (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 06:53 AM PDT

AP - Prosecutors in Switzerland's highest criminal court Wednesday recommended prison sentences of at least three years for a trio of alleged eco-terrorists charged with plotting a bomb attack on a planned IBM nanotech research facility near Zurich.

Britain, Nigeria agree to cooperate on terrorism (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:36 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron and Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan meet at the State House in Lagos on July 19. Cameron and Jonathan agreed to cooperate to fight terrorism, with the West African nation hit by a wave of recent bomb blasts.(AFP/POOL/Christopher Furlong)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron and Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan have agreed to cooperate to fight terrorism, with the West African nation hit by a wave of recent bomb blasts.


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