Terrorism

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  • Russian train crash kills 25, attack suspected

    Reuters – 1 hr 18 mins ago  
    At least 22 people were killed and 54 injured Friday when a train... AFP/Graphic

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - At least 25 people were killed and 87 more injured when a Russian express train came off the rails late on Friday in what the national railway company said could have been a bomb attack. Full Story »

  • Military divorces edge up again in 9th year of war

    AP – Fri Nov 27, 3:26 pm ET  
    FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 file photo, U.S. Army soldiers... AP

    WASHINGTON - The toll for a nation long at war is evident in military homes: The divorce rate in the armed forces edged up again in the past year despite many programs to help struggling couples, and the rate now is a full percentage point higher than around the time of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Full Story »

  • India marks one year after deadly Mumbai attacks

    AFP – Thu Nov 26, 2:37 pm ET  
    A former soldier waves the Indian flag outside the Taj Mahal... AFP

    MUMBAI (AFP) - India on Thursday marked the first anniversary of last year's deadly attacks on Mumbai with a show of security strength and prayers for the dead, as the government vowed a tough line to curb terror. Full Story »

  • Mumbai commemorates anniversary of attacks

    AP – Thu Nov 26, 2:18 pm ET  
    People light candles in memory of those who died in last year's... AP

    MUMBAI, India - A grandfather visited the room where his grandson was orphaned. A young man returned to the hotel where he narrowly escaped death. Mumbai residents went in droves to donate blood at a train station overrun in the 60-hour siege of India's financial capital. Full Story »

  • Ex-UK envoy: US focused on Iraq hours after 9/11

    AP – Thu Nov 26, 11:28 am ET  
    Christopher Meyer, former British Ambassador to the U. S., left,... AP

    LONDON - Tony Blair could have delayed the 2003 invasion of Iraq and ensured better plans were in place for its chaotic aftermath by taking a tougher stance with President George W. Bush, Britain's ex-ambassador to Washington said Thursday. Full Story »

  • On eve of Mumbai anniversary, Pakistan charges conspirators

    McClatchy Newspapers – Wed Nov 25, 5:34 pm ET  

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, Pakistan Wednesday charged seven men with masterminding and overseeing the assaults. Full Story »

  • U.S. trial for London al Qaeda case delayed

    Reuters – Wed Nov 25, 3:48 pm ET  

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York trial of a young American who was the first person extradited to the United States from Britain on terrorism charges has been delayed until January, a clerk for the trial judge said on Wednesday. Full Story »

  • Pakistan court indicts seven over Mumbai attacks

    AFP – Wed Nov 25, 3:06 pm ET  
    Mumbai police commandos rehearse for a terror attack anniversary... AFP

    ISLAMABAD (AFP) - A Pakistani anti-terror court on Wednesday charged seven suspects in connection with the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people one year ago, a defence lawyer said. Full Story »

  • Pakistan court charges Mumbai attack suspects

    Reuters – Wed Nov 25, 1:38 pm ET  
    The Dirksen Federal Courthouse, where a federal judge held a... Reuters

    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court indicted seven Pakistani suspects on terror charges on Wednesday in connection with last year's attack on the Indian city of Mumbai, a defence lawyer said. Full Story »

  • Pakistan charges 7 suspects in Mumbai attacks

    AP – Wed Nov 25, 4:13 pm ET  
    A tea vendor looks for customers opposite the Taj Mahal hotel... AFP

    ISLAMABAD - Pakistan charged seven men in last year's Mumbai attacks on Wednesday, its first indictment in a case being monitored by India and the United States to see if Islamabad makes good on promises to bring those responsible to justice. Full Story »

  • Indian PM warns Pakistan on terrorism

    AP – Wed Nov 25, 11:54 am ET  
    India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh answers a question about... AP

    WASHINGTON - India's prime minister said Wednesday that Pakistan must do more to punish the masterminds of last year's terrorist attacks in the Indian financial capital. Full Story »

  • Mumbai attacks: Why is Pakistan charging suspects now?

    The Christian Science Monitor – Wed Nov 25, 4:00 am ET  

    Islamabad, Pakistan - A Pakistan court charged seven people Wednesday with participating in last year's Mumbai terrorist attacks. The indictments came one day ahead of the first anniversary of the three-day assault on India's financial hub that left more than 165 people dead. Full Story »

  • FBI adds two to "Most Wanted Terrorists" list

    Reuters – Tue Nov 24, 8:55 pm ET  
    Fahd Mohammed Ahmed al-Quso in an undated photo courtesy of the... Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A suspect in the bombing of the USS Cole and a man wanted in connection with the bombing of a 1982 Pan Am flight have been added to the U.S. government's list of "Most Wanted Terrorists," the FBI said on Tuesday. Full Story »

  • US offers $5M reward for 'Bomb Man' terror suspect

    AP – Tue Nov 24, 5:45 pm ET  
    This artist sketch provided  by the FBI Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009,... AP

    NEW YORK - The U.S. State Department announced Tuesday that it is now offering a reward of up to $5 million for a Palestinian bomb-maker suspected of once targeting commercial airliners and of aiding the Iraq insurgency. Full Story »

  • Afghanistan's James Bond: suave killer who drives a Toyota Camry

    McClatchy Newspapers – Tue Nov 24, 4:59 pm ET  

    KABUL, Afghanistan — The television set crackles with breaking news: Terrorists have smuggled a nuclear bomb into Kabul and are preparing to take out the Afghan capital. Full Story »

  • Pakistani army officer arrested for alleged link to U.S. terror plot

    McClatchy Newspapers – Tue Nov 24, 3:46 pm ET  

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani officials have arrested a retired Pakistani army major for his suspected role in an alleged plot that was hatched in the U.S. to assassinate the creator of controversial Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, the Pakistani army said Tuesday. Full Story »

  • AP – Tue Nov 24, 12:25 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - Obama says it is his intention 'to finish the job' in Afghanistan. Full Story »

  • Pakistani officials: 5 army officers detained

    AP – Tue Nov 24, 7:41 am ET  

    ISLAMABAD - Five Pakistani army officers have been detained for questioning over possible links to two U.S. terror suspects accused of plotting an armed attack on a Danish newspaper, intelligence officials said Tuesday. Full Story »

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