Venezuela’s Chavez praises Gadhafi, both leaders sign declaration condemning terrorismPORLAMAR, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi signed a declaration Monday night decrying what they call attempts by powerful Western countries to equate struggles against colonialism with terrorism. Hoyer cool to repealing retroactive immunity for telecom companiesWASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer made clear Tuesday that he would be cool to a Senate proposal to take away the retroactive immunity now given to telecommunications companies that participated in warrantless wiretapping during the George W. Bush administration. Afghan immigrant pleads not guilty to plotting NYC terror attack with beauty-supply chemicalsNEW YORK — As a suspected al-Qaida operative pleaded not guilty Tuesday to plotting a bomb attack in New York, the city’s police commissioner pronounced the threat neutralized and said there is nothing to fear from the defendant’s three alleged accomplices. 2 US sailors, Filipino marine killed by blast in southern PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Two U.S. sailors and a Filipino marine were killed Tuesday in a roadside bomb believed planted by al-Qaida linked militants, the first American troops to die in an attack in the Philippines in seven years. Study says few terrorism suspects going to trial, cites different views of who is a terroristWASHINGTON — The government is prosecuting only about one out of four of those charged in connection with terrorism, according to a study that suggests federal agencies don’t agree on who is a terrorist. 2 US soldiers killed by blast in southern PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Two U.S. Navy construction troops and a Philippines marine were killed Tuesday in a roadside blast in the southern Philippines that officials said was likely an attack by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants. President praises NYPD for ‘exceptional teamwork’ during briefing on terror caseNEW YORK — President Barack Obama praised the police department on Saturday for its work in disrupting a possible terrorist bombing plot aimed at commuter trains. Feds charted struggling NYC immigrant’s path from coffee cart vendor to terrorism plot suspectNEW YORK — It was midsummer in suburban Denver when an unassuming, bearded man pushed a red shopping cart between shelves stacked with hair coloring and nail polish remover. Terror suspect’s attorney says feds don’t have evidence of bomb-making for 9/11 anniversaryDENVER — Claims that an Afghan immigrant was on the verge of unleashing a terrorist attack on New York City on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks are missing a key element: explosives or the chemicals allegedly used to make them, the man’s attorney said. Suicide bombings, kidnappings, poverty _ Russia’s North Caucasus slips again toward warNAZRAN, Russia — Melted rubber sandals float in the bus-sized crater outside what’s left of the Nazran city police department. Suicide car bombings rock northwest Pakistan, killing at least 16 and wounding about 150PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two suicide attacks killed 16 people and wounded more than 150 in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, showing Taliban militants are still able to strike despite heightened military operations and the slaying of their leader last month. 2 suicide car bombings rock northwest Pakistan, killing at least 14 and wounding scores morePESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two suicide car bombs killed 14 people and wounded scores more in separate attacks in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, just days after the Taliban warned suicide strikes were coming if the military pressed forward with an offensive. 2 suicide car bombings rock northwest Pakistan, killing at least 12 and wounding scores morePESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two suicide car bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens in separate attacks in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, just days after the Taliban warned more suicide strikes were coming if the military pressed forward with an army offensive. 2 car bombings rock northwest Pakistan, killing at least 12 and wounding scores morePESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two car bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens in separate attacks in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, just days after the Taliban warned more suicide strikes were coming if the military pressed forward with an army offensive. Suicide car bombing hits Pakistan’s main northwestern city; 4 killed, dozens woundedPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police say a car bomb has detonated in a commercial district in Pakistan’s main northwestern city, killing four people and wounding dozens of others. Suicide car bomber hits police station, killing at least 6, wounding 67 in NW PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a police station Saturday, killing at least six people and wounding almost 70, a sign that insurgents still have the power to strike despite a major military offensive in Pakistan’s northwest. Suicide car bomber targets police station in NW Pakistan, killing at least 2, wounding dozensPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least two people and wounding 40 others just days after a militant spokesman warned of more attacks. FBI agents in two terrorist bomb cases let their sting operations play out to the endCHICAGO — As Hosam Maher Husein Smadi prepared to remotely detonate what he believed was a powerful bomb underneath a Dallas skyscraper, his comrade-in-arms, who was actually an undercover FBI agent, offered him earplugs, authorities say. Prosecutor says terror suspect wanted to carry out attack to coincide with 9/11 anniversaryDENVER — Claims that an Afghan immigrant was on the verge of unleashing a terrorist attack on New York City on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks are missing a key element: explosives or the chemicals allegedly used to make them, the man’s attorney said. FBI investigates allegations American youth was Somali suicide bomberNAIROBI, Kenya — FBI agents are investigating whether an American teenager detonated one of two stolen U.N. vehicles packed with explosives at a peacekeepers base in Somalia, killing 21 people last week. Pakistan’s president gives UN speech alongside portrait of slain wife BhuttoUNITED NATIONS — Pakistan is beginning to claw its way out of the clutches of terrorists and religious extremists after decades of violence, President Asif Ali Zardari said Friday, with a portrait of his assassinated wife, Benazir Bhutto, by his side. Judge orders Kuwaiti’s release from Gitmo, criticizes lack of evidence holding him 7 yearsWASHINGTON — A federal judge has ordered the release of a Kuwaiti man held at Guantanamo Bay and rebuked the U.S. government for relying on scant evidence, uncredible witnesses and coerced confessions to hold him for more than seven years. Official: US government plane taking Colorado terror suspect to New York City to face chargesDENVER — A senior U.S. official has confirmed that a government plane is carrying Colorado terror suspect Najibullah Zazi to New York City, where he is charged with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. Massive NYC terror attack may have been set to coincide with Sept. 11 anniversaryDENVER — An Afghan immigrant wanted to carry out a New York City terror attack involving hydrogen peroxide bombs on commuter trains to possibly coincide with the Sept. 11 anniversary before federal authorities foiled the plan, a U.S. prosecutor said Friday. Massive NYC terror attack apparently was set to coincide with Sept. 11 anniversaryDENVER — An Afghan immigrant wanted to carry out a New York City terror attack involving hydrogen peroxide bombs to coincide with the Sept. 11 anniversary before federal authorities foiled the plan, a U.S. prosecutor said Friday. Colorado terror suspect sent to New York to face charges in alleged bomb plot set for Sept. 11DENVER — A federal judge in Colorado ordered Friday that a terror suspect be transferred to New York City to face charges he was plotting a massive terror attack meant to coincide with the Sept. 11 anniversary, possibly involving hydrogen peroxide bombs on commuter trains. Colo. judge dismisses lesser charge against terror suspect, paving way for transfer to NYDENVER — A federal judge in Colorado took the first step Friday in sending a terror suspect to New York to face charges he was planning a massive attack possibly involving hydrogen peroxide bombs on commuter trains. FBI investigates allegations American youth was Somali suicide bomber at AU peacekeeping baseNAIROBI, Kenya — FBI are investigating whether an American Somali was involved in a suicide bombing on a peacekeeping base in Somalia that killed 21 people, a family friend said Friday. Villagers in Indonesia oppose burying terror suspects in their hometownsJAKARTA, Indonesia — Plans to give hometown burials to three suspected al-Qaida-linked Islamist militants killed in a police raid last week are being opposed by some residents, who say they don’t want their villages to be known as resting places for terrorists. Australian court sentences former Qantas baggage handler to 12 years in prison for jihad bookSYDNEY — An Australian court sentenced a former Qantas Airways baggage handler wanted on terrorism-related charges in Lebanon to 12 years in prison Friday for publishing a do-it-yourself jihad book on the Internet. |
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