Wednesday, 3 November 2010

Two killed as earthquake shakes Serbia - Telegraph

Two killed as earthquake shakes Serbia - Telegraph: "Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said that the quake's epicentre was less than one mile north of the city of Kraljevo, about 94 miles southwest of the capital Belgrade. Local health authorities said at least 15 people were hurt in and around Kraljevo, a city of about 70,000. people lost their lives at Grdica, close to Kraljevo, in the earthquake...

BBC News - Woman jailed for life for attack on MP Stephen Timms

BBC News - Woman jailed for life for attack on MP Stephen Timms: "21-year-old student has been jailed for life at the Old Bailey for trying to murder Labour MP Stephen Timms because he voted for the war in Iraq.Roshonara Choudhry, of East Ham, stabbed the 55-year-old MP for East Ham twice in the stomach at a constituency surgery in Newham, east London, in May.She was found guilty of attempted murder...

BBC News - Theresa May defends UK's defences against terrorism

BBC News - Theresa May defends UK's defences against terrorism: "Home Secretary Theresa May has defended the UK's security measures in her first major speech on counter-terrorism. She also said that British extremists had already travelled to Somalia to train and fight.If UK security services did not intervene, then these individuals would return home to the UK to attempt to commit mass murder, Mrs...

Woman who 'posted Al Qaeda printer bombs' arrested in Yemen | Mail Online

Woman who 'posted Al Qaeda printer bombs' arrested in Yemen | Mail Online: "woman accused of posting two printer bombs found on board cargo planes in the UK and Dubai has been arrested in Yemen.Investigators said the woman was detained as part of a manhunt for a number of suspects believed to have used forged documents and ID cards that played a role in the plot that was thwarted yesterday.Yemeni...

Terror: ‘f***ing calm down’ and carry on | spiked

Terror: ‘f***ing calm down’ and carry on | spiked: "First they came for our shoes. Then they came for our bottles of water, medicine and mascara. Now they come for our printer ink cartridges. What will the UK and Western authorities target next in their ludicrous war on terror at the airports?The pseudo-security measures that are now hastily imposed on air travel as a reaction to each terror alert...

UK, Australia raise Philippine terror alert -- 2010/november/3

Manila Standard Today -- UK, Australia raise Philippine terror alert -- 2010/november/3: "AUSTRALIA has advised its nationals to exercise a “high degree of caution” when traveling to the Philippines, while the United Kingdom said there was a “high threat” of terrorism throughout the country.“We advise you to exercise a high degree of caution in the Philippines because of the high threat of terrorist...

UK says no plan to change security threat level | Reuters

UK says no plan to change security threat level | Reuters: "Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday that Britain had no plans to raise the security threat level following a recent aircargo bomb scare.'We review the status of our terror alert regularly,' he said during a visit to London by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.'We have no plans to change it at the moment, but it is already... at a...

Junior minister learned of bomb threat six hours before David Cameron - Telegraph

Junior minister learned of bomb threat six hours before David Cameron - Telegraph: "Baroness Neville-Jones, the security minister, disclosed that she was aware by 8am that a suspicious item had been found on a plane containing cargo thought to have been dispatched by al-Qaeda terrorists in Yemen. However, Downing Street confirmed that David Cameron was unaware of the threat until 2pm on Friday. ...

US suspected Yemen-based terrorists would use cargo holds two months ago - Telegraph

US suspected Yemen-based terrorists would use cargo holds two months ago - Telegraph: "Last week's bombs, found in Dubai and at East Midlands Airport, were addressed to synagogues also in Chicago. Cargo plane terror alert: bombs 'designed to harm US synagogues'The sender is understood to have been someone in the Yemen with known links to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, according to reports. The...

Greek terrorists accused of bomb attacks

Greek terrorists accused of bomb attacks: "Greek terrorists are suspected of unleashing an unprecedented two-day wave of mail bombings targeting embassies in Athens, international organizations and foreign leaders, with devices exploding Tuesday at the Russian and Swiss embassies and German authorities destroying a bomb sent to Chancellor Angela Merkel. By Tuesday evening, at least 11 mail bombs had...

Yemen: Al-Qaeda insider told Saudis of bomb plot - World - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News

Yemen: Al-Qaeda insider told Saudis of bomb plot - World - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News: "Information that helped thwart the plot of US-bound mail bombs wired to explode on cargo planes came from an al-Qaeda insider who was secreted out of Yemen after surrendering to Saudi authorities, Yemeni security officials said Monday.The tip reflects how...

United States, along with four other countries, issued travel warnings about potential terror threats in the Philippines

US, 4 other countries warn of terrorist attacks in PHL - Nation - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News: "One week after a near attack by terrorists on its shores, the United States, along with four other countries, issued travel warnings about potential terror threats in the Philippines, particularly in parts of Mindanao. The US issued on Wednesday...

Terrorists Simulated Bomb Delivery Plot in September | Middle East | English

Officials: Terrorists Simulated Bomb Delivery Plot in September | Middle East | English: "U.S. intelligence officials say the shipment of three suspicious packages from Yemen to the U.S. in September was probably a test run for last week's terrorist plot of parcel bombs. Officials disclosed that the packages sent in September were intercepted by intelligence agents before they reached their final...

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