2013年4月22日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Two men arrested in Canada rail terror plot

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 02:58 PM PDT

RCMP Assistant Commissioner James Malizia speaks during a news conference in Toronto, OntarioOfficials said it is "the first known al-Qaida planned attack" in the country.

Bombing suspect could face death penalty

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 01:55 PM PDT

FILE - This file photo provided Friday, April 19, 2013 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. A court official says Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the bombings, is facing federal charges and has made an initial court appearance in his hospital room, Monday, April 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Federal Bureau of Investigation, File)Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is charged with "using a weapon of mass destruction."

Texas town without water after plant explosion

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 02:31 PM PDT

Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Jason Reyes walks past a damaged apartment complex, Sunday, April 21, 2013, four days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed 14 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Michael Ainsworth, Pool)Officials warned residents of West, Texas that they might not have water for a week.

First performer at Woodstock dies of heart attack

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 04:35 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 1, 2008 file photo, Richie Havens plays at the opening night ceremony during the 61st International film festival in Cannes, southern France. Havens, who sang and strummed for a sea of people at Woodstock, has died at 72. His family says in a statement that Havens died Monday, April 22, 2013, of a heart attack. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)Richie Havens, known for his crafty guitar work and cover songs, was 72.

'Random act of pizza' nourishes Boston Globe newsroom

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 02:35 PM PDT

(Andrew Ba Tran/Instagram)Staffers at the Chicago Tribune order lunch for their fellow journalists.

S.C. governor takes out ad space in battle over trespassing

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 01:52 PM PDT

Mark Sanford ad (screenshot)The ad aims to clear the air as he heads into a competitive House special election race.

Obama invites all women senators to dinner Tuesday

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 03:16 PM PDT

President Barack Obama has invited all 20 women senators to dinner at the White House on Tuesday night for a wide-ranging conversation about his legislative priorities and second-term goals, according to a source familiar with the plans. The meal is the latest in Obama's newly assertive outreach to lawmakers—he has dined with Republican and Democratic [...]

Nicaragua nabs most-wanted U.S. child porn suspect

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 04:12 PM PDT

This image made from the Federal Bureau of Investigation "Ten Most Wanted" section of the website on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 shows Eric Justin Toth— Police in Nicaragua have detained one of the FBI's ten most-wanted fugitives, child-porn suspect Eric Justin Toth. The head of detectives for Nicaragua's National Police force says Toth was detained near the Honduran border. Glenda Zavala said Monday that Toth had been detained Saturday, based on an international detention request. The former Washington D.C. elementary school teacher faces accusations he possessed and produced child pornography. (AP Photo/FBI)The FBI typically reserves such notoriety for people sought for violent crimes or terrorism.

Biden to attend service for slain MIT police officer

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 01:21 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden delivers the keynote speech at the Michigan Democratic Party's annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Detroit, Saturday, April 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, will travel to Cambridge, Mass., on Wednesday to attend the memorial service for an MIT police officer allegedly killed by the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. A White House official said the Bidens will attend the ceremony for Sean Collier, 26. The noon event will [...]

Utah elementary school evacuated after suspicious device found

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 04:36 PM PDT

By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - Nearly 800 students and teachers were evacuated from a suburban Utah elementary school on Monday after a custodian found a pipe bomb on the roof, a school official said. No one was injured and police detonated the bomb using a high-pressure water cannon at Mountain View Elementary School in Layton, about 25 miles north of Salt Lake City, said school district spokesman Christopher Williams. The custodian removed the bomb from the roof and then alerted the school principal, who called police, said Williams. "Why he did that and where he took it, we're not sure. ...

U.K. police fret over online anti-pedophile group

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 01:13 PM PDT

LONDON (AP) — A British band of self-styled pedophile hunters has been ambushing men it believes are out to meet young girls, posting video of the confrontations to the Web in a tactic which has yielded arrests — but alarmed police.

Taliban capture 9 from helicopter in Afghanistan

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 02:44 AM PDT

A taxi tries to make its way through a sandstorm that obscures the city of Kanadahar, Afghanistan, Sunday April 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Turkish civilian helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in a Taliban-controlled area of eastern Afghanistan, and the insurgents took all nine people aboard the aircraft hostage, including eight Turks, officials said Monday.

Indian girl's rape highlights police apathy

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 04:09 AM PDT

In this Monday, March 25, 2013, photo, Pinky Devi shows the picture of her son Ravi Shankar, who disappeared three years ago, as she stands with her sons, Rahul, 7, left, and Ramesh, 5, in their one room tenement, in New Delhi, India. Ravi is among the more than 90,000 children who go missing in India each year. More than 34,000 of them are never found, the government said last year. (AP Photo / Manish Swarup)NEW DELHI (AP) — A child disappears. Police are called. Nothing happens.

Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant Has a Serious Rat Problem

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 06:42 AM PDT

Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant Has a Serious Rat ProblemA cooling fuel pool was shut down for a few hours Monday at Japan's embattled Fukushima nuclear power plant so workers could remove two dead rats. It was the third time in a little over a month that cooling equipment had to be shut down for rat related issues — and right now there are more radioactive rodent recurrences than answers.

Police: 5 dead in shooting south of Seattle

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 10:17 AM PDT

Police officers stand near evidence markers at the scene of an overnight shooting that left five people dead, Monday, April 22, 2013, at the Pinewood Village apartment complex in Federal Way, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) — Gunfire erupted at an apartment complex in a city south of Seattle and five people were shot to death, including a suspect who was shot by arriving officers, police said early Monday.

Tempers flare at immigration hearing

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 11:22 AM PDT

Immigration advocates gather outside the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Senate Hart Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2013, as they wait to attend the committee's hearing on comprehensive immigration reform legislation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Tempers flared at a Senate hearing on immigration legislation Monday as a Republican senator objected to a Democrat's criticism of attempts by some to link the Boston Marathon bombings to the immigration bill.

New York City aims to ban cigarette sales to under 21s

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:41 PM PDT

New York City Council Speaker Quinn speaks during news conference to announce legislation to increase minimum age for buying cigarettes in New YorkBy Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City took the first step on Monday in outlawing sales of cigarettes to anyone under age 21, in an effort to reduce smoking among the age group in which most smokers take up the habit. The bill, which was introduced by the City Council and has the backing of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, would make New York City, which already has the highest cigarette taxes in the nation, the first big city or state to set the smoking age at 21. Currently, individuals must be 18 to buy cigarettes. ...

Congress pushes for ‘Internet Freedom’ as U.N. showdown looms

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 07:00 AM PDT

The House is pushing forward in an effort to block a United Nations-related group from potentially allowing countries to censor the Internet, before an international showdown this fall.

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