2016年12月24日星期六

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Super typhoon heads for the Philippines

Posted: 24 Dec 2016 04:51 PM PST

A weather specialist tracks the storm. (AP)The U.S. military says the storm will deliver a powerful Christmas Day blow.


Trump plans to dissolve charitable foundation

Posted: 24 Dec 2016 03:14 PM PST

Donald Trump (Getty Images)The president-elect says he wants to avoid any potential conflicts of interest.


Israel to reassess U.N. ties

Posted: 24 Dec 2016 11:46 AM PST

Israel to reassess U.N. ties after settlement resolution. (AP)Prime Minister Netanyahu made the announcement after the U.N. resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building.


Unexpected twist of the Obama years

Posted: 24 Dec 2016 06:52 AM PST

Barack Obama, then candidate for the Senate from Illinois, speaks to delegates at the Democratic National Convention at the Fleet Center in Boston, July 2004. (AP)There's one number you will almost never hear the president cite when he touts his tenure in the White House.


Malta probes hijacker terror link

Posted: 24 Dec 2016 07:59 AM PST

A man with a green flag is helped out of an Afriqiyah Airways plane from Libya. (AP)The perpetrators did not make any demands — not even after they surrendered, authorities said.


Authorities hunt network behind Berlin attack

Posted: 24 Dec 2016 11:41 AM PST

Authorities hunt network behind Berlin attack. (AP)Police are still trying to figure out the web of support that crossed at least two European borders.


Boko Haram is crushed, Nigeria says

Posted: 24 Dec 2016 06:51 AM PST

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (AP)The Islamic extremist group has been driven from its last forest enclave, says the country's leader.


Europe weighs freedom, security after attack

Posted: 24 Dec 2016 04:24 PM PST

Police stand at concrete security barriers near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)Nationalists fed up with European unity have been emboldened by the security failures after the recent Berlin attack.


Climate-change scientist Piers Sellers dies

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 03:26 PM PST

Climate-change scientist Piers Sellers. (AP)The former astronaut who gained fame for his commentary about the earth's fragility has died at 61.


Vote on Israel could spur action, or burden the UN

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 11:28 PM PST

Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council on Dec. 23. (Manuel Elias/The United Nations via AP)It's yet clear if the U.N. Security Council's condemnation of Israeli settlements will spur further action or harden Israel's attitude.


GOP to take aim at a favorite target: unions

Posted: 24 Dec 2016 08:45 AM PST

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin. (John Minchillo/AP)With newly attained dominance in state capitols, Republicans are poised to push right-to-work laws and expand school choice.


A trade war is coming ... to the Oval Office

Posted: 22 Dec 2016 11:06 AM PST

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 8 in Des Moines. (Andrew Harnik/AP)Donald Trump is speaking with two voices on trade, one of the hot-button issues that propelled him to victory on Election Day.


Obama signs $611 billion defense policy bill

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 03:19 PM PST

President Obama signs defense policy bill. (Getty Images)The president lauds provisions designed to sustain momentum in fighting ISIS but criticizes the continued operation of Guantanamo.


Trump ally hopes Obama gets mad cow disease

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 01:14 PM PST

Donald Trump with Carl Paladino in 2014. (AP)Carl Paladino, a New York businessman who served as Donald Trump's state campaign co-chair, isn't backing down from his tirade.


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