Afghan Electoral Complaints Commission says major fraud allegation now top 550KABUL — Major allegations of fraud in Afghanistan’s presidential election topped 550 by Sunday, more than doubling the figure investigators reported just two days earlier, officials said. Provincial counterterrorism official gunned down in eastern AfghanistanKABUL — Militants gunned down a provincial counterterrorism chief in eastern Afghanistan after ambushing his convoy, an official said Sunday. Homeland Security: Dem. senators didn’t influence stimulus projects, politics not a factorWASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday that two Democratic senators falsely took credit for steering millions of dollars to projects in their home state, even as officials acknowledged that the Homeland Security secretary met with the lawmakers and discussed financing the projects. Homeland Security: Democratic senators wrongly took credit for projects, politics not a factorWASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday that two Democratic senators falsely took credit for steering millions of dollars to projects in their home state, even as officials acknowledged that the Homeland Security secretary met with the lawmakers and discussed financing the projects. Saudi prince vows to fight terrorism after first assassination attempt on royal in decadesRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Hours after being lightly wounded by a suicide bomber, a senior Saudi prince largely credited with the kingdom’s aggressive anti-terrorism efforts said Friday he was more determined than ever to fight militants in the country. Saudi prince tells king he’s determined to continue anti-terror campaign after bomb attackRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi state television reports a Saudi prince who was slightly injured by a suicide bomber says he is more determined than ever to pursue the kingdom’s campaign against terrorism. Suicide bomber lightly injures senior Saudi prince involved in anti-terrorism effortRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A suicide bomber lightly wounded a senior prince largely credited for Saudi Arabia’s anti-terrorism campaign when he blew himself up just before going into a gathering of well-wishers for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the state news agency said Friday. US urging Yemen to go after al-Qaida, says country is next staging ground for attacksWASHINGTON — American authorities are pressuring Yemen to counter a rising internal al-Qaida threat more aggressively and improve intelligence-sharing amid growing worries that the country could become the next significant terrorist staging ground. AP IMPACT: $720 million for border repairs, but for priority jobs? Don’t ask. It’s a secretWASHINGTON — A sleepy Montana checkpoint along the Canadian border that sees about three travelers a day will get $15 million under President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan. A government priority list ranked the project as marginal, but two powerful Democratic senators persuaded the administration to make it happen. China strengthening internal security force amid rising unrest, ethnic strifeBEIJING — Buffeted by rising domestic unrest and missteps in handling ethnic violence, China’s leaders are asserting greater control over the country’s main internal security force with a new law on how and when the troops are mobilized. Analysis: Obama struggles to put Bush-era abuses of terror suspects behind him and move onWASHINGTON — After declaring he would rather look forward, President Barack Obama is delving instead into the past to deal with lingering assertions of CIA mistreatment of terror suspects during the Bush administration. It’s another headache for an administration struggling to juggle two wars, a painful recession and a crowded agenda bogged down in Congress. Homeland warns officials about fake e-mails coming from DHS intelligence divisionWASHINGTON — Some e-mails purporting to be from the Homeland Security Department’s intelligence division were fake and contained malicious software. Former Bush security secretary says he was pressured to raise terror alert before electionWASHINGTON — Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge says pressure from fellow Cabinet members to raise the nation’s terror alert level just before the 2004 presidential election helped convince him it was time to quit working for President George W. Bush. 3 suspected Basque militants detained in FrancePARIS — Police detained three suspected members of Basque separatist group ETA in a French Alps ski resort and seized material for making explosives, officials said, after a series of bombings claimed by the group on the Spanish island of Mallorca. 2 employees of Wash. company that hired undocumented workers plead guilty in federal courtSEATTLE — Two members of a family that owns an engine company in Washington state pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges of knowingly hiring undocumented workers. Indonesian police question suspects over possible al-Qaida funding in Jakarta hotel bombingsJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police questioned two alleged Islamist militants Tuesday about possible al-Qaida links to twin suicide bombings in the capital last month that killed seven people, officials said. US senators led by McCain discuss al-Qaida threat, Guantanamo issue
US senators led by McCain to hold talks in Yemen on al-Qaida threat, Guantanamo detaineesSAN’A, Yemen — A delegation of U.S. senators led by John McCain was visiting Yemen on Monday for talks on helping the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country battle the threat from al-Qaida. Pakistani police say at least 6 killed in suicide bombing outside Peshawar in northwestPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide attacker detonated a truck bomb Monday at a fuel station in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six people, police said. Australia proposes revising terrorism laws to include psychological harm, adjust police powersADELAIDE, Australia — Terrorism would be redefined to include psychological harm and police would gain emergency powers to search homes without warrants under proposed revisions to Australia’s counterterrorism laws. Indonesian police say slain militant was hotel florist who plotted Jakarta bombingsJAKARTA, Indonesia — When bomb blasts tore through two luxury hotels in Indonesia’s capital where Andi Suhandi worked as a florist, he tried to phone a colleague to make sure he was safe. Funding disagreement stalls Obama goal to put National Guard troops on southern borderWASHINGTON — A government plan to use National Guard troops to help stem Mexican drug violence along the southern border is stymied by disagreements over who will pay for the soldiers and how they would be used. Funding disagreement stalls Obama goal to put National Guard soldiers on southern borderWASHINGTON — A proposed government plan to use National Guard troops to help stem Mexican drug violence along the southern border is stymied by disagreements over who will pay for the soldiers and how they would be used. AP Interview: Former AG Gonzales says he’d ‘do some things over,’ including ‘quaint’ memoLUBBOCK, Texas — Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday he wishes he could “do some things over” from his years with the Bush administration, citing a memo he wrote that human rights groups contended led to the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq. National security adviser says gov’t will be able to close Guantanamo Bay prison by JanuaryWASHINGTON —The White House national security adviser says he’s confident the administration will meet President Barack Obama’s deadline for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility by January. US national security adviser says Kim Jong Il appears in charge in North KoreaWASHINGTON —President Barack Obama’s national security adviser says it appears that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is still in charge. US national security adviser says US agrees Mehsud, ‘a real thug,’ is probably deadWASHINGTON —The United States is nearly certain the Pakistani Taliban’s leader is dead, and there now is a leadership struggle within the terrorist group, White House national security adviser James Jones said Sunday. Plot to kill Indonesian president exposed as police rush to identify dead terrorist suspectJAKARTA, Indonesia —Police scrambled Sunday to identify the body of a suspected terrorist killed in a farmhouse gunbattle after discovering a plot to kill Indonesia’s president in a suicide car bombing. Police say terror suspect was planning suicide attack on Indonesia’s presidentBEJI, Indonesia —A leading Southeast Asian terrorist suspect reportedly killed Saturday in a gunbattle with police at a village hide-out was planning a suicide car bomb attack on Indonesia’s president, the national police chief said. Alleged architect of Indonesian terrorist attacks reportedly killed eluded capture for yearsJAKARTA, Indonesia —Noordin Mohammad Top, an aspiring regional commander for al-Qaida who evaded capture for years until he was reportedly shot dead in a raid Saturday, has been linked to a series of bombings in Indonesia that killed 250 people. |
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SAN’A, Yemen — A delegation of U.S. senators led by John McCain and the president of Yemen discussed on Monday ways to help the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country battle the threat from al-Qaida.
