Posts Tagged ‘ terror ’

Saudi diplomat shot dead in Karachi 

May 16, 2011
Saudi diplomat shot dead in Karachi 

Pakistani security officials gather outside the Saudi consulate in Pakistan's port city of Karachi on May 11, 2011, following a grenade attack. A Saudi diplomat was killed in a drive-by shooting near the consulate in Karachi on Monday, the second attack on Saudi interests in Pakistan’s biggest city in less than a week, officials said. [...]

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Pakistan denies ‘absurd’ bin Laden allegations 

May 10, 2011
Pakistan denies ‘absurd’ bin Laden allegations 

A Pakistan paramilitary soldier stands guard during a protest over the slaying of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Karachi. Pakistan has dismissed as “absurd” accusations that complicity or incompetence had allowed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to hide out in the country for years and vowed a full investigation. Addressing parliament in his first [...]

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After killing bin Laden, US grills ally Pakistan 

May 3, 2011
After killing bin Laden, US grills ally Pakistan 

  The United States warned it would probe how Osama bin Laden managed to live in undetected luxury in Pakistan, as gripping details emerged about the US commando raid that killed the Al-Qaeda kingpin. Officials said DNA tests had proven conclusively that the man shot dead by US special forces in Abbottabad was indeed the [...]

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US anxious to retain Egypt in fight against terror 

February 6, 2011
US anxious to retain Egypt in fight against terror 

Egyptian anti-government protesters gather in Cairo’s Tahrir square. Unrest in Cairo threatens to undermine America’s decades-long partnership with Egypt’s intelligence services, which have backed the US counter-terrorism campaign to the hilt. For years, Egypt has shared sensitive intelligence with the United States — and long before the attacks of September 11, 2001, Cairo’s spies helped [...]

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Swedish police probe blasts as ‘terror crimes’ 

December 12, 2010
Swedish police probe blasts as ‘terror crimes’ 

A fire truck is seen near the wreckage of a car after a blast in the centre of Stockholm December 11, 2010. Swedish police said Sunday they were investigating two bomb blasts that hit Stockholm’s city center Saturday night as "terror crimes," and they had established good leads in the probe. "We are investigating this [...]

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U.S. to try five 9/11 suspects in New York, Guantanamo debate reignited

November 15, 2009
U.S. to try five 9/11 suspects in New York, Guantanamo debate reignited

This photo obtained in March 2003 shows Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, alleged organizer of the September 11, 2001, attacks, shortly after his capture. Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged 9/11 mastermind, and four co-accused will be tried in a civilian court in New York just blocks from where Al-Qaeda hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center, [...]

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DNA test confirms terrorist Noordin’s death: Indonesian police

September 20, 2009
DNA test confirms terrorist Noordin’s death: Indonesian police

Indonesian police chief General said that a DNA test result has confirmed the death of the country’s most wanted terrorist Noordin following fingerprint test. Indonesian National Police spokesman Nanan Soekarna shows a photographs displaying Asia’s most wanted militant Noordin Mohammad Top at the national police headquarters office in Jakarta September 19, 2009. Forensic tests on [...]

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Cheney: Obama policy hurts anti-terror efforts

March 16, 2009
Cheney: Obama policy hurts anti-terror efforts

Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney claimed on Sunday that the Obama administration has opened the country to further terror attacks by reversing Bush administration policies. File photo shows former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney  in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, October 1, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)In an interview with CNN’s “State of [...]

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The Taj Hotel, Trident hotel reopen three weeks after terror siege

December 22, 2008
The Taj Hotel, Trident hotel reopen three weeks after terror siege

The Taj Hotel and the Trident hotel, the targets of Nov. 26 terror attacks, reopened on Sunday after three weeks of refurbishment work. Photo taken on Dec. 21, 2008 shows the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India. The first batch of guests checked back into the Taj Mahal Place and Tower on Sunday after three [...]

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59-hour Mumbai terror siege comes to end

November 29, 2008
59-hour Mumbai terror siege comes to end

India’s longest terror nightmare that lasted for almost 59 hours ended Saturday as commandos from the National Security Guard (NSG), the Indian Army and the Indian Navy eliminated three militants who had taken over the iconic Taj Mahal hotel. Firefighters make efforts in front of the Mumbai Taj hotel in Mumbai, India, on Nov. 29, [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...