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5th arrest in alleged plot to kill British PM (AP)

Police have arrested a 24-year-old man for alleged terror offences, after three others from the same town were detained over a reported plot to kill Prime Minister Gordon Brown, pictured here.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AP - Police in Britain say that a fifth suspect has been arrested in an alleged plot to kill British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.



Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:28:40 GMT

Bank of China denies aiding terrorists (AP)

AP - A major state-owned Chinese bank on Wednesday denied accusations in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles that it transferred money to terrorist groups and said it would fight the case.

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:10:13 GMT

Radical tied to Obama compared US actions to 9/11 (AP)

AP - The release of a 2004 interview with former 1960s radical William Ayers, in which he compared U.S. government actions to the Sept. 11 attacks, drew renewed attention Tuesday to his association with Democratic candidate Barack Obama.

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:10:04 GMT

U.S. boy in Afghan custody likely terror suspect's son (Reuters)

Aafia Siddiqui in an undated combination photo. The U.S.-trained neuroscientist and al Qaeda suspect was arrested in Afghanistan in mid-July and flown to New York earlier this month to be charged with attempting to kill and assault U.S. soldiers. (FBI/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - An 11-year-old boy detained with a Pakistani woman accused of trying to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan is believed to be her son, U.S. prosecutors said in a court letter obtained on Tuesday.



Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:23:26 GMT

Two Guantanamo detainees transferred to Algeria: Pentagon (AFP)

The sun rises over Camp Delta detention compound at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base. Two detainees at the Guantanamo war-on-terror jail were recently transferred to Algeria, the US Department of Defense said Tuesday, adding that about 260 people are still being held at the facility.(AFP/Pool/File/Brennan Linsley)AFP - Two detainees at the Guantanamo war-on-terror jail were recently transferred to Algeria, the US Department of Defense said Tuesday, adding that about 260 people are still being held at the facility.



Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:10:56 GMT

Fourth arrest over alleged plot to kill British PM (AFP)

Police have arrested a 24-year-old man for alleged terror offences, after three others from the same town were detained over a reported plot to kill Prime Minister Gordon Brown, pictured here.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - Police arrested a 24-year-old man for alleged terror offences Tuesday, after three others from the same town were detained over a reported plot to kill Prime Minister Gordon Brown.



Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:33:48 GMT

Pakistan coalition split won't affect war on terror: US (AFP)

Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif addresses a press conference in Islamabad. The United States said Monday that the withdrawal of Nawaz Sharif party from the ruling coalition in Islamabad would not hamper joint AFP - The United States said Monday that the withdrawal of ex-Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif party from the ruling coalition in Islamabad would not hamper joint "war on terror" efforts.



Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:23:57 GMT

Pakistan's post-Musharraf ruling coalition splits (AP)

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif gestures during a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. Pakistan's ruling coalition collapsed Monday, torn apart by internal bickering just a week after it drove U.S. ally Pervez Musharraf from the presidency.  Nawaz Sharif, announced Monday that he was pulling out of the 5-month-old alliance because it failed to restore judges ousted by Musharraf or agree to a neutral replacement.  (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)AP - The ruling coalition that just a week ago drove U.S. ally Pervez Musharraf from the presidency broke apart Monday, throwing Pakistan into political turmoil just as it faces an increasingly difficult fight against Islamic militants.



Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:09:20 GMT

When America's Ally is a Terrorist (Time.com)

Time.com - The convoluted case of Luis Posada Carriles demonstrates a controversial double standard in America's war on terror

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:00:00 GMT

Clashing views of MIT grad suspected of terrorism (AP)

AP - To supporters, Aafia Siddiqui is a devout Muslim, a scholar educated at MIT and Brandeis, who fled to Pakistan after 9/11 because of anti-Muslim sentiment.

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:04:07 GMT

Report: 3 arrests tied to Web threat on UK leader (AP)

A motorist drives past a sign of airport operator BAA, seen on the entrance road to London's Heathrow airport, Wednesday Aug. 20, 2008. BAA, the owner of Heathrow, may have to sell three of its seven British airports, a British competition watchdog said Wednesday. The Competition Commission released a provisional report finding that BAA's dominant market position has resulted in a lack of airport capacity, slow development of new routes, higher charges for users and poor response to customers' requests. The commission is now in the process of deciding which two of London's three major airports  including Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted  BAA should be required to sell, and which of either Glasgow or Edinburgh airports it should sell. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Three terrorism suspects arrested in northern England earlier this month were detained in connection with an Internet threat against Prime Minister Gordon Brown, British media reported Friday.



Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:33:33 GMT

Court says Guantanamo documents should be released (AP)

The sun rises over Camp Delta detention compound at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base. Two detainees at the Guantanamo war-on-terror jail were recently transferred to Algeria, the US Department of Defense said Tuesday, adding that about 260 people are still being held at the facility.(AFP/Pool/File/Brennan Linsley)AP - A British court ordered Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Thursday to disclose secret documents that could prove critical to the defense of a Guantanamo Bay detainee who claims he was tortured while in U.S. custody on terrorism charges.



Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:43:50 GMT

Congress: Terror database upgrade failing (AP)

AP - A congressional committee on Thursday asked for an investigation into a counterterrorism database software upgrade that it says is months behind schedule, millions over budget and would actually be less capable than the U.S. government terrorist tracking system it is meant to replace.

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:13:02 GMT

Feds: Fire took down building next to twin towers (AP)

In this Sept. 18, 2001 file photo, a red crane looms over the smoldering wreckage of World Trade Center Building 7 in New York. Federal investigators said Thursday they have solved one of the undying mysteries of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks: the collapse of World Trade Center building 7, a source of long-running conspiracy theories.(AP Photo/Roberto Borea, File)AP - Federal investigators said Thursday they have solved a mystery of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks: the collapse of World Trade Center building 7, a source of long-running conspiracy theories.



Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:08:53 GMT

Some of the deadliest terror attacks in Pakistan (AP)

Onlookers are seen through the windshield of an auto-load carrier stained with the blood of its driver killed by militants at an encounter site at Chinor village on the outskirts of Jammu August 27, 2008. Suspected Muslim militants who slipped across the border from Pakistan into Indian Kashmir killed at least two civilians and an army officer in the Hindu-majority region of Jammu on Wednesday, police said. (Amit Gupta/Reuters)AP - Some of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Pakistan in recent years:



Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:55:48 GMT

Double suicide blast kills 60 at Pakistan arms plant (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan— A twin suicide bombing Thursday killed at least 60 people at a military ordnance factory north of Islamabad, part of a surge in Islamic extremist violence that comes as the government teeters on the brink of collapse.

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:15:00 GMT

Appeals court sends wiretap case back to lower court (Reuters)

A phone is seen in a file photo. (Catherine Benson/Reuters)Reuters - A federal appeals court on Thursday declined to rule on whether lawsuits seeking to target President George W. Bush's warrantless wiretapping are covered by secrecy laws or can be challenged in court.



Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:05:56 GMT

Justice delays new rules on terror investigations (AP)

AP - The Justice Department has agreed to delay new rules giving the FBI greater leeway in investigations of suspected terrorists, deferring to concerns by senators that innocent Americans might be targeted.

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:40:02 GMT

Bush offers Gilani sympathies over Pakistan bombings (AFP)

US President George W. Bush speaks to Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani after talks in May 2008. Bush has expressed his sympathies to Gilani Thursday over recent terror attacks in Pakistan.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - US President George W. Bush expressed his sympathies to Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday over recent terror attacks in the country, the White House said.



Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:33:06 GMT

Bush reaffirms terror fight to Pakistan PM (Reuters)

President George W. Bush pauses during remarks about the War on Terror to the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida August 20, 2008. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)Reuters - President George W. Bush on Thursday thanked Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who resigned this week, for efforts in fighting terrorism and called Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to pledge support for going after extremists, the White House said.



Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:03:37 GMT