2012年1月17日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Republicans lack diplomacy in economy-focused race (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 03:18 PM PST

Reuters - Rick Perry's comment that Turkey is ruled by "Islamic terrorists" is the latest gaffe by a Republican White House hopeful on foreign policy, which has been a minefield for the candidates vying to oppose President Barack Obama's re-election this year.

DA: Homeless killings suspect stalked victims (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 03:40 PM PST

A relative holds a government military photo of Itzcoatl Ocampo, a former Marine who saw combat in Iraq, in Yorba Linda, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. Ocampo has been named as a suspect in a series of killings of homeless men in Orange County, Calif. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - The Iraq War veteran would carefully stalk each of his victims from among the thousands of homeless living in Southern California. He would then stab them repeatedly with a knife that could cut through bone, authorities say.


European court: Cleric can't be deported from UK (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 02:30 PM PST

FILE - An undated 2005 image made by the British Prison Service showing Abu Qatada making a televised appeal from Belmarsh high security prison, in London calling for the release of hostage British Norman Kember in Iraq. The extremist cleric described as among Europe's leading al-Qaida operatives should not be deported to Jordan to face trial because of the risk evidence obtained through torture would be used against him, Europe's highest court ruled Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. After a 6-year legal battle, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that deporting Abu Qatada from Britain — where he is in prison custody — would 'give rise to a flagrant denial of justice.' (AP Photo/ H.M. Prison Service, File)AP - An extremist cleric described as one of Europe's leading al-Qaida operatives should not be deported to face terrorism charges in Jordan because of the risk evidence obtained through torture would be used against him, Europe's highest court ruled Tuesday.


Turkey reacts to Rick Perry's terrorist accusation (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 12:42 PM PST

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, left, speaks as former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum listens at the South Carolina Republican presidential candidate debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)AP - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry drew Turkey's ire on Tuesday after suggesting the country is ruled by Islamic terrorists and questioning its NATO membership.


Islamic extremism remains Norway's biggest threat (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:45 AM PST

AP - Islamic extremism remains Norway's biggest terror threat, but the danger of lone wolf attacks has also increased in the aftermath of a massacre by a homegrown anti-Muslim extremist, Norwegian security service PST said Tuesday.

Turk gets life term for role in journalist killing (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 09:00 AM PST

Hundreds of people hold placards that read 'This case won't end this way' outside a courthouse in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012.  A prosecutor is demanding life imprisonment for seven men accused of involvement in the killing of an ethnic Armenian journalist, Hrant Dink. Dink was shot outside his office in 2007 in an alleged nationalist killing. In July, a juvenile court sentenced a now 21-year-old hardliner to nearly 23 years in prison for killing Dink.(AP Photo)AP - A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced a man to life in prison for masterminding the killing of an ethnic Armenian journalist hated by hardline nationalists, but acquitted all 19 suspects of charges of acting under a terrorist organization's orders.


Police: Explosives were to be sent out of Thailand (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 02:13 AM PST

Atris Hussein, a Swedish national of Lebanese origin, is escorted to arrive at criminal court Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand. Hussein, 48, a suspect with alleged links to Hezbollah militants who was arrested last Thursday, led Thai police to a warehouse filled with materials commonly used to make bombs, as Thailand and the U.S. disagreed over whether Bangkok was the target of a terror plot. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)AP - Police say a Lebanese-Swedish man detained in a Thai terror investigation was storing explosive materials in Bangkok before shipping them to another destination.


Terror group video shows seized Mauritania soldier (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 02:07 AM PST

AP - Al-Qaida's North African branch has issued a new video that shows a Mauritanian officer who was recently captured by the terror group during a raid in the country's southeast.

Candidates disagree over indefinite detention (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 07:49 PM PST

Republican presidential candidates, from left to right: Texas Gov. Rick Perry; former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum; former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, participate in the South Carolina Republican presidential candidate debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)AP - The Republican candidates have sharp disagreements over a new policy to detain American citizens suspected of terrorism.


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