2015年12月3日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Live: Investigation into the San Bernardino mass shooting

Posted: 03 Dec 2015 02:40 PM PST

An investigator looks at a Black SUV that was involved in a police shootout with suspects, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, in San Bernardino, Calif. A heavily armed man and woman opened fire Wednesday on a holiday banquet, killing multiple people and seriously wounding others in a precision assault, authorities said. Hours later, they died in a shootout with police. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Authorities are continuing to search for a motive after a heavily-armed couple opened fire at an office holiday party in San Bernardino, Calif., on Wednesday, killing 14 people and wounding 21 others in one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history.


'Thoughts and prayers' not enough in wake of mass shooting in San Bernardino, gun control advocates say

Posted: 03 Dec 2015 07:28 AM PST

Daily News publishes provocative San Bernardino coverIt didn't take long for the latest mass shooting to expose America's bitter ideological divide over gun rights.


The young couple blamed in massacre in San Bernardino

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California Muslims condemn 'horrific' mass shooting

Posted: 02 Dec 2015 10:35 PM PST

California's Muslim community expressed its horror at the mass shooting that killed at least 14 in San Bernardino, after a local Muslim man was widely identified as a suspect. Syed Farook, a US citizen who worked for the town's health department, is believed to have been killed in a shootout with police hours after opening fire inside a Christmas party at a local social services center. "The Muslim community stands shoulder to shoulder with our fellow Americans in repudiating any twisted mindset that would claim to justify such sickening acts of violence," he added in a statement.

'Blade Runner' Pistorius found guilty of murder

Posted: 03 Dec 2015 03:20 AM PST

File photo of Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius sitting in the dock in the North Gauteng High Court in PretoriaBy Zandi Shabalala BLOEMFONTEIN (Reuters) - South Africa's "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius was found guilty on Thursday of murdering his girlfriend, in an appeal court ruling that could see him sent back to prison for up to 15 years. The Supreme Court upgraded the 29-year-old Paralympian's sentence on appeal to murder from "culpable homicide", for which he had received a five-year sentence. Pistorius was released on parole on Oct. 19, having spent one day less than a year in prison for shooting dead model Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013.


Suspects dead, motive sought after 14 killed in California

Posted: 03 Dec 2015 02:12 PM PST

Authorities prepare to search an area near a church on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, following a shooting that killed multiple people at a social services center for the disabled in San Bernardino, Calif. (James Quigg/The Victor Valley Daily Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDITA heavily armed man and woman dressed for battle opened fire on a holiday banquet for his co-workers, killing 14 people and seriously wounding more than a dozen others in a precision assault, authorities said. Hours later, they died in a shootout with police.


US indicts 16 more in probe of world soccer corruption

Posted: 03 Dec 2015 03:13 PM PST

A police car stands in front of the 'Baur au Lac' hotel in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. Swiss police carried out raids against FIFA officials in connection with corruption investigations, the football's international governing body said. FIFA said it 'will continue to co-operate fully' after police made arrests at a Swiss hotel used by its officials for a second time this year. A two-day meeting of FIFA's executive committee is taking place in the in Zurich. (Walter Bieri/Keystone via AP)WASHINGTON (AP) — As members of FIFA's executive committee prepared to vote on reforming soccer's scandal-plagued governing body, Swiss government agents swept into a luxury hotel before dawn for a second wave of arrests on corruption charges in the wake of another sweeping indictment by U.S. prosecutors.


Obama lights national tree, remembers California victims

Posted: 03 Dec 2015 04:39 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama and family sing Christmas carols with singer Blacc and actress Witherspoon during the National Christmas Tree Lighting and Pageant of Peace ceremony in WashingtonBy Alana Wise WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his family led the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on Thursday, with charity, thanks, and a moment of reflection for the victims of Wednesday's shooting. Merry Christmas, everybody!" Obama said as the national tree took sparkle for the 93rd year. Flanked by his wife, two daughters and mother-in-law, Obama led the countdown in windy President's Park, across the street from their home at the White House, in a celebration that included performances by pop singer Aloe Blacc and rock band Fall Out Boy.


U.S. authorities look for militant links to shooters in California mass slaying

Posted: 03 Dec 2015 04:43 PM PST

Syed Rizwan Farook is pictured in his California driver's licenseBy Tim Reid and Yasmeen Abutaleb SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) - The couple suspected of killing 14 people at a holiday party in California amassed thousands of rounds of ammunition and a dozen pipe bombs, authorities said on Thursday as they sought clues to the pair's motives and whether they had links to Islamist militants. Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, his wife and mother of his 6-month-old daughter, were killed in a shootout with police five hours after Wednesday's massacre at the Inland Regional Center social services agency in the city of San Bernardino. Twenty-one people were wounded in the shooting, which ranks as the deadliest instance of U.S. gun violence in three years.


Man’s hoard of nearly 5,000 guns shows ease of amassing arms in U.S

Posted: 03 Dec 2015 12:05 PM PST

Stacks of guns are seen in a garage belonging to Brent Nicholson in Pageland, South CarolinaBy Peter Eisler PAGELAND, South Carolina (Reuters) - As sheriff's investigators threaded past the battered cars, cast-off tires and rusted farm equipment cluttering Brent Nicholson's front yard, there was no hint of the sinister stockpile hidden behind his windowless front door. "This has completely changed our definition of an ass-load of guns," said Chesterfield County Sheriff Jay Brooks. Six weeks after the discovery, officers are still cataloging the weapons, many of which have proved stolen, and the final tally is expected to be close to 5,000.


Timeline of deadly U.S. shootings over 25 years

Posted: 02 Dec 2015 03:00 PM PST

Police patrol the scene of a mass shooting on December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California, where one or more gunmen opened fire inside a building, leaving at least 14 deadAt least one gunman opened fire inside a center for the disabled in San Bernardino, California on Wednesday, killing 14 people and wounding the same number before fleeing the scene. A stock-market trader goes on a day-long shooting rampage, killing 12 people, including his wife and two children, before taking his own life. A teenage boy kills two people at his grandfather's home on an Indian reservation and then goes to his local high school, where he kills seven others before committing suicide.


UK poised for Syria air strikes after parliament vote

Posted: 02 Dec 2015 05:42 PM PST

Britain will join the bombing campaign against Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Syria after MPs voted in favour of air strikes by a clear margin despite lingering deep divisionsBritain will join the US-led bombing campaign against Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Syria after a decisive parliamentary vote, with fighter jets launching their first air strike as early as Thursday. Prime Minister David Cameron's government was backed by 397 lawmakers compared to 223 who opposed the bombing, giving him at 174 the strong mandate he said was essential for military action. Royal Air Force planes based at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus are already helping to bomb targets in Iraq and government sources indicated that they could start flying missions over Syria imminently.


Climate change artist-activists sidestep protest ban during COP21 summit

Posted: 02 Dec 2015 08:23 AM PST

Brandalism -Artists and activists have circumvented the French government's controversial ban on public protests – in the wake of the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks that killed 130 people – through art installations that capitalize the presence of world leaders at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.


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