2011年7月29日星期五

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Fighting Terrorism with Democracy: How Norway's Prime Minister Plans to Heal His Country (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 04:35 PM PDT

Time.com - In an exclusive interview with TIME, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg talks about the attacks that have shocked his nation, and his determination to promote 'more democracy, more openness, and greater political participation'

Top US officials debate drone strikes in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 04:11 PM PDT

AP - The White House's top adviser on Afghanistan and Pakistan said Friday that taking out three to five key al-Qaida leaders could amount to a "knockout punch" against the group.

Report: UK seeks to question Guantanamo detainees (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:22 PM PDT

The front cover of a book written by Australian citizen David Hicks, a former inmate at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay military prison, is shown in this undated handout image. Australian prosecutors said on July 21, 2011 they had begun legal action to seize book profits from Hicks, the only inmate at the prison convicted of terrorism offences. Under Australian law, a person cannot gain commercial benefit from a crime, which can prevent criminals receiving payment for writing books about their offences. REUTERS/Randon House/Handout (AUSTRALIA - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS HEADSHOT MEDIA) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSAP - British police are seeking to interview Guantanamo Bay detainees as part of an investigation into allegations that one of the country's intelligence officials was complicit in the mistreatment of a terrorism suspect, a television station reported Friday.


'Oslove,' Norway's powerful answer to terror (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 01:23 PM PDT

People hold flowers and love AFP - They call it "Oslove," written with a heart-shaped second 'O,' and a week after the attacks that killed 77 people in Norway the symbol of a peace-loving nation's response is everywhere.


Soldier shouts alleged Fort Hood killer name in court (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:02 AM PDT

Reuters - Army soldier Naser Jason Abdo shouted the name of a military psychiatrist accused of a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, during his first appearance in court on Friday on a charge related to an alleged terror plot.

A week later, Norway mourns 77 victims of massacre (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:16 AM PDT

A mourner weeps during the funeral service for Bano Abobakar Rashid, 18, the first victim of the shooting rampage at Utoeya to be buried,  at a church in Nesodden, near Oslo, Norway, Friday July 29, 2011.  Rashid, whose family fled to Norway from Iran in 1996,  was one of the victims on Utoya island, where gunman Anders Behring Breivik killed at least 68 people, exactly one week ago. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Norway began burying the dead on Friday, a week after an anti-Muslim extremist killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage. Mourners of all ages vowed they would not let the massacre threaten their nation's openness and democracy.


Norway Attacks: The Worrying Rise of the Lone-Wolf Terrorist (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:50 AM PDT

Time.com - Norwegian investigators think Anders Behring Breivik likely acted alone in the twin attacks of July 22. But instead of being relieved that he isn't part of a bigger plot, they fear he represents a new, more dangerous type of terrorist

Bomb blast hits oil pipeline in western Syria (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:28 AM PDT

FILE- In this Friday, July 22, 2011, a citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and provided by Shaam News Network, Syrian anti-regime protesters gather during a rally in al-Assy square in the western city of Hama, Syria. The Arabic on banner reads:'we will never forget our martyrs and prisoners.' Activist Ibrahim Qashoush's lyrics moved thousands of protesters in Syria who sang his jaunty verses at rallies, telling President Bashar Assad, 'Time to leave.' So when his body was dumped in the river flowing through his hometown, his killers added an obvious message: His throat was carved out.  Qashoush's slaying underlines how brutal Syria's turmoil has become as authorities try to crush a persistent uprising. His fellow activists are convinced he was killed by security forces and fear it could mark a new campaign to liquidate protest leaders.(AP Photo/Shaam News Network, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOAP - A bomb blast struck a major oil pipeline in western Syria on Friday, causing oil to spill into a nearby lake. State television said the explosion was a "terrorist" attack by a group of "saboteurs."


NJ residents frustrated over 9/11 victims fund (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:52 PM PDT

AP - The head of a fund for people injured in the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center explained Thursday how they could be eligible for compensation but got an earful from those who said the limitations are too restrictive and seem engineered by detached lawmakers in Washington.

Another Fort Hood terror plot? Army Pfc. Naser Abdo arrested. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:58 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Details about a Muslim-American US Army soldier arrested with guns and explosives near Fort Hood, Texas, remain sketchy.

Norway terror attack exposes deeper anger over immigration (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 11:16 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Last week's Oslo terrorist attacks are raising delicate questions of immigration and integration here after the admitted attacker cited anti-Muslim views as motivating the assaults.
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