Articles filed under Terrorism
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EU leaders agree on new anti-terror measuresFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - BRUSSELS (AP) - Spurred to action by last month's terror attacks in France, European Union leaders agreed Thursday on an ambitious range of new steps to better protect t...
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US official: US was surprised by collapse of Yemen govtFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration's senior counterterrorism official acknowledged Thursday that U.S. intelligence was surprised by the collapse of the U.S.-back...
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Boehner says Obama military force proposal needs tougheningFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Republicans vowed Thursday to toughen President Barack Obama's day-old legislation to authorize military force against Islamic State figh...
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Norway: al-Qaida/Islamic State rivalry can mean more attacksFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Norway's foreign intelligence agency says the rivalry between al-Qaida and Islamic State group extremists has increased and could lead to more...
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Senate panel OKs bill barring most transfers from GuantanamoFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - A Republican-led Senate panel on Thursday narrowly approved legislation that would bar most transfers of terror suspects from the U.S. prison at Guanta...
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Services, prayers for 3 fatally shot in North CarolinaFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Funeral and prayer services have begun for three young adults fatally shot in North Carolina in what police call a parking dispute. Thursday's funer...
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Senate confirms Obama's pick for Pentagon chiefFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has confirmed the president's choice to run the Pentagon. The vote Thursday was 93-5 for Ash Carter. He'll replace Chuck Hagel and be Obama'...
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Bosnian immigrants plead not guilty in terror financing caseFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - ST. LOUIS (AP) - An immigrant couple from Bosnia pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges of funneling money and military supplies to extremist groups in Iraq and...
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Region feels ripples from Yemen's turmoil as embassies closeFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - SANAA, Yemen (AP) - As Western diplomats and staff fled Yemen on Wednesday, concern widened over the increasing turmoil in the impoverished nation, with Saudi Arabia arm...
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Jon Stewart's off-beat take on news gets global 'like'Feb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - PARIS (AP) - The finance minister of France once gave Jon Stewart a lesson in high finance - and then offered him a beret. Christine Lagarde, now chief of the Internatio...