Terrorism

More charges expected in NYC terror plot
AP – Thu Dec 3, 3:23 pm ET

NEW YORK - Federal authorities expect to file more charges in an alleged plot by an al-Qaida associate to attack New York City with homemade bombs, a prosecutor said Thursday. Full Story »
Iraq violence kills eight, including senior anti-terror cop
AFP – Thu Dec 3, 1:22 pm ET

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TIKRIT, Iraq (AFP) - Attacks in Iraq on Thursday killed eight people, including a senior anti-terror officer who led a key fightback against Al-Qaeda in his province, police said. Full Story »
Court overturns terrorism convictions of 3 Greeks
AP – Thu Dec 3, 12:26 pm ET

ATHENS, Greece - An appeals court on Thursday overturned the convictions of three Greeks who had been found guilty of belonging to a far-left terrorist group that was blamed for dozens of attacks on American targets. Full Story »
FBI adds 4 hijackers to wanted terrorists list
AP – Thu Dec 3, 12:07 pm ET

WASHINGTON - Four men wanted for the 1986 hijacking of a Pan Am plane have been added to the FBI's most wanted terrorist list — with a $5 million reward for each. Full Story »
Syria bus blast kills 3, terrorism ruled out
AFP – Thu Dec 3, 11:46 am ET

AFP

DAMASCUS (AFP) - A powerful blast wrecked an Iranian pilgrim bus near a Shiite shrine in Damascus on Thursday, killing three people in an incident Syria said was caused by a tyre blow-out and not a terrorist attack. Full Story »
Secret Service Director Takes Full Blame for White House Breach
CQPolitics.com – Thu Dec 3, 11:33 am ET

Secret Service Director Mark J. Sullivan wouldn't take anything less the full brunt of the blame for the case of White House party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Thursday. Full Story »
Secret Service benches 3 over gatecrashing
AP – Thu Dec 3, 6:37 pm ET

AP

WASHINGTON - Three Secret Service officers have been put on administrative leave after the security breach at last week's White House dinner, an episode President Barack Obama said hasn't shaken his confidence in his protectors. Full Story »
US Congress may subpoena White House gatecrashers
AFP – Thu Dec 3, 10:26 am ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee is prepared to subpoena a couple who showed up uninvited to a White House state dinner reception, a lawmaker said. Full Story »
Putin says no plans to leave power
Reuters – Thu Dec 3, 7:45 am ET

Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, in power for over 10 years, ruled out a departure from politics on Thursday, telling a questioner: "Don't hold your breath." Full Story »
Putin talks of possible return to presidency
AP – Thu Dec 3, 3:49 pm ET

AP

MOSCOW - Wagging his pen and gazing directly into the camera, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sent his strongest signal yet Thursday that he plans to return to Russia's presidency, telling millions of TV viewers that he will consider running in 2012. Full Story »
Syria blast was 'not terrorist act': minister
AFP – Thu Dec 3, 5:58 am ET

DAMASCUS (AFP) - An explosion that wrecked an Iranian bus in Damascus on Thursday and killed three people was not a terrorist act but a tyre exploding as it was being repaired, Interior Minister Saeed Sammur said. Full Story »
AP – Thu Dec 3, 5:22 am ET

DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian interior minister says bus explosion not a terrorist attack, 3 dead. Full Story »
Putin demands tough measures for Russian train bombers
Reuters – Thu Dec 3, 4:33 am ET

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for tough measures to be taken against those responsible for last week's train bombing that killed 26 people and said "the threat from terrorism is very high." Full Story »
The 10 Strangest Mutual Funds
U.S. News & World Report – Wed Dec 2, 3:17 pm ET

When mutual funds step off the beaten path, there's no telling what will happen. In the past, for example, oddball funds have fought the war on terror (the Ancora Homeland Security Fund), tried to prop up the sky (the Chicken Little Growth Fund), and fantasized about swinging a presidential election (the Blue Fund). And although those three particular funds--all of which have been liquidated--failed, others have stepped in to carry the torch and preserve a long and proud tradition of eccentric investing styles. Here are the 10 quirkiest funds we could find: Full Story »
U.S. 2012 deadline to screen cargo likely to be missed
Reuters – Wed Dec 2, 2:16 pm ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 2012 deadline to screen all cargo entering the United States by ship will likely be missed without enormous new investment and resources, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Wednesday. Full Story »
US says cannot meet deadline to screen cargo for nukes
AFP – Wed Dec 2, 12:20 pm ET

AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Top US security official Janet Napolitano on Wednesday admitted her government will fail to meet a 2012 deadline to scan all incoming ship cargo, measures designed to prevent a nuclear terror attack. Full Story »
Chechen rebels claim Russian train bombing
AP – Wed Dec 2, 10:57 am ET

AP

MOSCOW - Chechen rebels claimed responsibility Wednesday for blowing up a high-speed Russian train last week, an attack that killed 26 people, injured scores of others and raised fears of a fresh wave of terror attacks. Full Story »
NY groundbreaking for college building near WTC
AP – Tue Dec 1, 6:25 pm ET

AP

NEW YORK - Officials broke ground Tuesday on a replacement for a college building that sat empty for years after a World Trade Center tower collapsed into it on Sept. 11, leaving it damaged beyond repair. Full Story »