When counterterrorism officials compare notes on what keeps them awake at night, the weapon they most fear is not a nuclear bomb or poison gas, but a disease that was wiped off the planet 20 years …
2 Plead Innocent In Israeli Threat
Two men charged in connection with an alleged threat to bomb the Israeli consulate in Montreal pleaded innocent Tuesday. Full Story …
Cabinet officials to join exercise simulating terrorist attacks: officials
From Cabinet members to firefighters, thousands of people will be mobilized next month to respond to no-notice simulations of terrorists attacks on two US cities with chemicals or biological weapons, …
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Ousted Pakistani PM seeks permission to appear in court
Deposed Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif Tuesday sought permission to attend appeal proceedings against his conviction on charges of hijacking and terrorism, court officials said. Full Story …
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N. Korea mulls sending JAL hijackers to 3rd country: report
Pyongyang is considering sending to a third country a group of Japanese terrorists who have been harbored in North Korea following their 1970 hijacking of a Japanese airliner, the daily Tokyo Shimbun …
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Americans Escape Hostage Abduction
James and Mary Murphy were just another American couple escaping on a dream vacation to a lush Malaysian resort island. Full Story …
Search for Hostages in Malaysia
Authorities hunted the seas between Malaysia and the Philippines today for two fishing boats controlled by heavily armed men who kidnapped 20 hostages from a Malaysian diving resort two days earlier. …
Delay Requested in Lockerbie Trial
Prosecutors will request a postponement in the trial of two Libyans accused of bombing Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 following the introduction of new witnesses by the defense, the Scottish Crown Office …
India Seeks French Cooperation to Fight Terrorism
India Monday sought France's cooperation in formulating a "united strategy" to combat terrorism and expressed regret over what it called Pakistan's continued defiance of international appeals …
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Russia to follow UN anti-terrorism resolution – ministry
Russia will invest maximum efforts in the implementation of the UN human rights commission's recommendations on the fight of terrorism, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a published statement. …
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