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  • Robertson urges Moscow to team up with NATO over terrorism, extremism

    NATO chief George Robertson said Wednesday Moscow should team up with the Atlantic alliance to tackle terrorism and extremism, warning that on its own Russia could not boost security in Central Asia. Full Story

  • Baseball stadium damaged in counter-terrorism exercise

    Australian Defense Department officers caused tens of thousands of dollars damage to an Olympic venue at a counter-terrorism exercise last week, The Sydney Morning Herald reported Wednesday. Full Story

  • Russian spokesman stands by Afghan threat

    Russia&#039s Chechnya spokesman stood by a warning on Tuesday that Moscow could launch air strikes against Afghanistan for supporting Chechen rebels, making clear that his threats were backed by the Kremlin. Full Story

  • Last Israeli troops leave Lebanon

    A huge column of Israeli armor and troops crossed back into northern Israel in the early hours of Wednesday morning, signaling the end of Israel&#039s 22-year occupation of southern Lebanon. Full Story

  • South Lebanon Army leader reportedly headed to Israel

    Diplomatic sources said the head of the South Lebanon Army left Paris to join his disbanding militia, which was scattering out of southern Lebanon after Israel suddenly began removing troops from its self-declared security zone. Full Story

  • Aznar, Chirac Review Eu Reforms And Anti-Terror Policy

    Spanish Premier Jose Maria Aznar hosted French President Jacques Chirac for a one-day summit Tuesday at this northern Spanish city in which cooperation in the fight against terrorism and European Union reform initiatives topped the agenda. Full Story

  • Afghanistan not forewarned of preventive strikes

    Afghanistan has not received an official notification from Moscow about the possibility of Russia&#039s dealing preventive strikes at terrorists&#039 bases in the Afghan territory. First secretary of the Afghan embassy in Russia Gairat Gulam Sahi said this in a live broadcast of Echo of Moscow radio on Tuesday to comment on the statement of Russian…

  • Morocco-Algeria Collaborate in Anti-Terrorism Operations

    Terrorist groups continue to kill indiscriminately and one of the latest show of force was during the visit of an Amnesty International delegation during which dozens of passengers of a bus were assassinated. While many say that security forces have slowed down their chase of terrorists, the military have in fact reinforced their positions in…

  • Terrorism Unlimited

    Twenty terrorist attacks against American targets in a 12-month period; a combined 40 strikes on U.S., French and British holdings; 52 anti-American protest marches; seven rocket attacks … the country in question isn&#039t Afghanistan or Iran. It&#039s Greece. The cradle of democracy, and a key NATO ally, is the home of anti-American terrorism. An intelligence…

  • Israelis Blow Up Own Outposts

    Israeli troops blew up several outposts in an acceleration of their withdrawal early Wednesday, leaving southern Lebanon to Shiite Muslim guerrillas who have been filling a power vacuum created by departing enemies. Full Story

  • U.S. Backs Israeli Withdrawal

    The Clinton administration and American Jewish leaders expressed support Tuesday for Israel&#039s withdrawal from southern Lebanon as the Jewish state&#039s 24-year-old security zone in Lebanon began collapsing six weeks early. Full Story

  • Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism

    The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism held their first series of public hearings today. Among the speakers was Dr. Dororthy Denning, who provided us with a copy of her testimony on “Cyberterrorism”. Full Testimony We will post additional testimony as it becomes publically available.

  • Shot fired in Fiji parliament – local radio

    A shot was heard this morning from within the parliament complex where Fijian Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry is being held hostage by gunmen in a coup attempt, Fiji Radio reported. Full Story

  • Olympic security fears as man arrested for possessing explosives

    A man calling himself Martin Bormann after one of Hitler&#039s senior Nazi henchmen has been arrested for possessing a large cache of explosives by the elite police unit in charge of Sydney&#039s Olympic security. Full Story

  • BWI Piers Reopen After Security Scare

    Things are getting back to normal this morning at Baltimore-Washington International Airport following the discovery of a suspicious package by an X-ray machine. Full Story

  • Lebanese militia releases Muslim prisoners as Israelis retreat

    In the wake of the Israeli army&#039s exodus from south Lebanon, the Israel-allied Lebanese militia released all the inmates at the infamous El-Khiam prison on Tuesday, Israeli sources said. Full Story

  • Muslims Question Credibility of Panelist at Secret Evidence Hearing Judiciary Co

    The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Washington-based Islamic advocacy group, is expressing concern over the scheduled appearance of an “Islamophobe” at a House Judiciary Committee hearing this week. Steven Emerson, a self-styled “terrorism expert,” will testify before the committee at a May 23 hearing on H.R. 2121, the Secret Evidence Repeal Act. Full Story

  • ADL Calls on Congress to Seek Appropriate Balance in Using Classified Evidence A

    The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly urged Congress to reject legislation which would strip the government of an essential shield for confidential sources needed to prevent terrorism. Full Story

  • Officer Testifies for Terror Suspect

    A man on trial for allegedly planning terrorist attacks during the New Year was compiling information on Israeli diplomats and Jordanian officials and businessmen, a police officer testified Monday. Full Story

  • Chiefs Urge Release of Fiji Prime Minister

    The head of Fiji&#039s Great Council of Chiefs urged the leader of a coup attempt Tuesday to free the country&#039s prime minister and other hostages he has been holding in parliament. Full Story

  • Lockerbie Trial Resumes After 12-Day Adjournment

    The trial of two Libyans accused of the 1988 Lockerbie aircraft bombing resumes on Tuesday with testimony expected to focus on detailed evidence based on explosive physics and forensic science. Full Story

  • Hizbollah Advances As Israel Speeds Retreat

    Hizbollah guerrillas swept through more of Israel&#039s shrinking occupation zone Tuesday, spurred on by the Jewish state&#039s decision to withdraw quickly and the disintegration of its local militia. Full Story

  • Manila Hit By Fourth Bombing

    The latest blast confirms fears that Muslim insurgents in the south are taking their war to the capital, raising the spectre of martial law. Full Story

  • Israel”s SLA Falling Before Guerrillas in Lebanon

    Israel&#039s South Lebanon Army militia appeared to be disintegrating in front of advancing Hizbollah guerrillas Monday as the Jewish state prepared to end its 22-year occupation. Full Story

  • Terror drills test readiness

    Virtual patients” began reporting to Denver-area hospitals Saturday as a multi-agency mock biological warfare drill got under way to test the ability of public health and law enforcement agencies to respond to a real attack. Full Story

  • 143 Kosovo Albanians sentenced to lengthy jail terms for “terrorism”

    A group of 143 Kosovo Albanians accused of terrorism were sentenced Monday to between 7 and 13 years imprisonment by a Serbian court on charges of taking part in attacks against Belgrade government forces during the 1999 NATO air strikes. Full Story

  • Three Maoist insurgents killed, seven policemen injured in clash

    At least three Maoist guerrillas were killed and seven police security guards injured in a shoot-out in Kalikot district, west of Kathmandu, on Sunday night, a police source said Monday. Full Story

  • Fiji PM Has Gun Put to His Head

    Gunmen holding Fijian Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry in an attempted coup dragged him onto the lawn of the parliament building Monday and held a gun to his head, witnesses said. Full Story

  • Northern Israelis Ordered Into Bomb Shelters

    Israel&#039s army ordered residents of northern Israel into bomb shelters on Monday, witnesses said. The reason was not immediately clear. Full Story

  • Disaster drill points up need for answers

    Emergency planners learned yesterday how much they wouldn&#039t know — at least in time to do much good — if a small nuclear bomb exploded in the District of Columbia. Full Story

  • Turkey Hopes for Closer Security Cooperation With Egypt

    Turkish Interior Minister Saadettin Tantan underlined on Saturday the depth of the Turkish-Egyptian relations, voicing hope for upgrading cooperation between the countries in all fields. Full Story

  • Blast Hits Second Manila Mall

    A bomb exploded in Manila&#039s largest shopping mall Sunday, killing one person and injuring 11 others in the second attack on a shopping center in the capital in four days, officials said. Full Story

  • U.S. Conducts Mock Biological, Chemical Attacks

    A series of mock terrorist attacks began on Saturday in the United States, testing the ability of top local, state and federal officials to respond to a catastrophic sequence of biological and chemical releases. Full Story

  • 54 More S. Leone Hostages Released

    Sierra Leonean rebels released another 54 U.N. personnel Sunday after holding them hostage for nearly three weeks, a U.N. official said. Full Story

  • Coup Leader Tours Fiji Capital in Police Car

    The leader of gunmen holding Fiji&#039s prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry hostage for a fourth day left parliament house early on Monday to inspect damage in the capital, Suva. Full Story

  • S.Leone Rebels Expected to Free More UN Hostages

    Sierra Leone&#039s rebels were expected to release more of their U.N. hostages on Monday, although keeping plenty of the foreign peacekeepers and military observers to use as bargaining chips. Full Story

  • Six Dead, 1,000 Hurt in Palestinian Week of Rage

    Six Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,000 wounded by live or rubber-coated metal bullets in recent West Bank and Gaza clashes with Israelis, Palestinian medics said Sunday. Full Story

  • US orders departure of diplomats from Eritrea

    The United States on Friday ordered the evacuation from Eritrea of non-essential US diplomats and dependents of all embassy personnel as war with Ethiopia intensified. Full Story

  • Ex-terrorist suspect sentenced

    A Montreal woman once at the center of an international terrorist conspiracy investigation has been sentenced in Vermont on two felony alien smuggling charges. Full Story

  • Armed Groups Kills, Beheads 11 in Nicaragua

    An armed gang massacred and then beheaded 11 members of a family in a remote region of Nicaragua&#039s Caribbean coast, leaving their heads impaled on fence posts, the police said. Full Story

  • Israelis, Palestinians Clash on 2nd “Day of Rage”

    Israeli soldiers shot and wounded 12 Palestinians on Saturday during a second Palestinian &#039&#039day of rage,&#039&#039 witnesses said. Full Story

  • Negotiators Meet Kidnappers in Philippines

    Negotiators held talks on Saturday with Muslim rebels holding 21 mostly foreign hostages in the Philippines and won agreement for more detailed discussions within the next few days, one of the envoys said. Full Story

  • Fiji Premier Beaten, Faces Second Night As Captive

    Fiji Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry faced a second night under armed guard on Saturday after reportedly being ordered beaten by a failed businessman holding him and cabinet ministers hostage in the national parliament. Full Story

  • Germany condemns terrorism

    Germany today condemned terrorist attacks in India and favoured return to the Lahore process for an Indo-Pak dialogue to find solutions to the problems between the two nations. Full Story

  • Terrorism bill no TADA version: Advani

    The Union Home Minister, Mr. L.K. Advani, today said the Government was examining the draft bill, prepared by the Law Commission, with a view to replacing the elapsed Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA). Full Story

  • What if . . . ? A terror drill will test three U.S. cities

    Brig. Gen. Bruce M. Lawlor knows this: Within the next several days, three U.S. cities will be attacked by terrorists using chemical or biological weapons. Full Story

  • Belated bombing arrests help U.S. confront ugly past

    Persistent investigators in Birmingham, Ala., have done the nation a favor: Their arrest of two former Klansmen for a 1963 church bombing in which four young girls died is a reminder that there can be no statute of limitations in the fight against hatemongering and terrorism. Full Story

  • Three Wounded in Rocket Attack in Kashmir

    Three people, including a child, were wounded in Srinagar when a rocket was fired by suspected separatists in what police believe was an attempt to target the state&#039s legislative assembly building. Full Story

  • CIS security chiefs to present anti-terrorism proposals.

    Nikolai Patrushev, Director of Russia&#039s Federal Security Service (FSB), stated here on Friday after his meeting with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev that practical proposals on the establishment of a common anti-terrorist centre of the Commonwealth of Independent States (VIS) are to be presented to CIS Heads of State in June. The proposals have been drawn…

  • Karimov asks for Putin”s protection against terrorism in Uzbekistan

    Uzbek President Islam Karimov Friday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to defend his Central Asian state from the threat of Islamic extremism and international terrorism. Full Story

  • Hezbollah man killed, civilians, others hurt

    The Shiite Muslim Hezbollah guerrilla group said one of its men had been killed in an Israeli air raid Thursday, on a day when nine people including five civilians and a UN peacekeeper were wounded in heavy fighting in southern Lebanon. Full Story

  • Two Bombs Explode in Estonia Store

    Two bombs exploded today in a department store in the center of Estonia&#039s capital, injuring four people, police said. Full Story

  • Fiji Coup Attempt Continues

    Coup leader George Speight has hit out at President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara for declaring a state of emergency. He told a presss conference a few minutes ago that the President should listen to what he says “are the wishes of the indigenous Fijians”. Speight also claims support of the military. This has not been…

  • The real terrorist threat

    `The primary terrorist threats to the United States,&#039&#039 reports the State Department in its latest survey of global terrorism, &#039&#039emanate from two regions, South Asia and the Middle East.&#039&#039Full Story

  • Armed Men Reportedly Take Over Fiji Parliament

    Armed men took over Fiji&#039s parliament in Suva Friday morning, locking Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry and other cabinet ministers in upstairs chambers, Australian Broadcasting Corp radio reported. Full Story

  • Explosions Kill 5 in Philippines

    Explosions tore through a fish market and a restaurant today, killing at least five people and wounding more than 50 in the southern Philippines near where Muslim rebels hold 21 Western and Asian hostages, authorities said. Full Story

  • TERRORISM AND THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES

    Scanning the Spring 2000 news from Russia&#039s North Caucasus region might suggest that terrorism and insurgency there are on the run: Chechen resistance leader Shamil Basayev lost a leg to a mine while fleeing a Russian assault; Chechen &#039president&#039 Aslan Maskhadov and Chechen Mujahedin leader Ibn al-Khattab are at large; and Chechen warlord Salman Raduyev…

  • Highlights of President Clinton”s Counterterrorism Funding Request

    President Clinton announced a plan today to invest an additional $300 million in critical programs to strengthen the Nation&#039s counterterrorism efforts. Full Story

  • Tracking Bin Laden

    The Kafkafa security prison sits high on a summit among the craggy hills of northern Jordan. It&#039s visiting hour, and Khalil Deek is smiling broadly through an iron-mesh screen dividing prisoners from their families. “Thank you for taking an interest in the case,” he says, fingering his bushy black beard. The “case” places Deek, a…

  • Clinton Says Bin Laden in Y2K Plot

    President Clinton today accused the terror network allegedly operated by Saudi fugitive Osama bin Laden of plotting to harm Americans gathered for millennium celebrations. Full Story