Kabul points finger at ISI for Indian embassy attackOctober 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Afghan envoy to the US has alleged that Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI was behind Thursday's attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul which killed 17 people and wounded more than 60. "Yes, we do," Afghan Ambassador to the US, Said T.
US condemns attack on UN in PakistanOctober 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US condemned the attack on the UN food office in Pakistan Monday that left five people dead, calling it a "senseless" act against individuals helping to help feed the poor. "Such cruel acts expose the true nature of the terrorist agenda," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said.
Somalia-based al-Shabaab may attack US: FBI DirectorOctober 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - FBI Director Robert Mueller has expressed fears that al Qaeda-linked Somalian terrorist group al-Shabaab may attack America. Mueller was responding to a question whether al-Shabaab would send American recruits back to the U.S.
Suicide risk among elderly varies according to sexSeptember 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Elderly men and women show different patterns of suicide, reveals a study. Louise Bradvik and Mats Berglund, from Lund University, Sweden, say that women who have tried to kill themselves several times in the past should be kept under suicide watch, as they have an increased risk of death in a future attempt.
Group says 11 patients used medications to end lives under Wash.'s new assisted suicide lawSeptember 8th, 2009 11 end lives under Wash.'s assisted suicide lawSEATTLE — An advocacy group says 11 patients used medications to end their lives during the first six months of Washington state's assisted suicide law. The group Compassion and Choices of Washington says another five patients received medication but died without using it.
Cheney: CIA interrogations of terror suspects 'saved lives,' prevented further attacksAugust 25th, 2009 Cheney: CIA tactics saved lives, led to capturesWASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney says the CIA's interrogations of terror suspects "saved lives and prevented terrorist attacks."
In a statement Monday, Cheney said those who carried out the interrogations "deserve our gratitude" and do not deserve "to be the targets of political investigations or prosecutions." He said the questioning "played a role in nearly every capture of al-Qaida members and associates since 2002."
President Barack Obama on Monday ordered changes that bar certain harsh interrogation tactics. Attorney General Eric Holder ordered a criminal probe of past interrogations.
Obama condemns suicide attack in Russian CaucasusAugust 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama condemned the terrorist attacks in Russia's Caucasus region Monday that killed at least 20 people. The attack on the police station in Nazran, Ingushetiya also left 138 people injured.
Homeland Security Department to conduct first nationwide terror prevention exerciseJuly 24th, 2009 Government to conduct terror prevention exerciseWASHINGTON — The government is conducting its first-ever nationwide exercise Monday aimed at preventing a terrorist attack. The five-day exercise, being coordinated by the Homeland Security Department, will involve simulated "real life" scenarios, with a focus on preventing a terrorist from entering the U.S.
Mehsud running "Toyota-type" assembly line of child suicide bombers: ReportJuly 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud is virtually running an 'assembly line' of suicide bombers to wreak havoc in the troubled nation. A report in The Washington Times quoted US officials as saying, that Mehsud is recruiting small children as young as six or seven, to serve as suicide bombers.
FBI probing US student's death in IndiaMay 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The FBI is investigating the death last year of a University of Massachusetts student in India that was first ruled a suicide, but her parents now say it was murder. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation took up the case after the parents of Katherine Sherman, who was found dead with a rope around her neck in March 2008, said the investigation by Indian police was probably inadequate, theBostonChannel.com reported.
Cheney contends Obama policies making US more vulnerable to potential terrorist attackMay 10th, 2009 Cheney contends Obama policies hurt US securityWASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he believes the U.S. has become more vulnerable to a potential terrorist attack since the Obama administration took power.
Social networks may help find connections between people behind terrorist attacksMay 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers have developed a new approach to analyzing social networks, which could help find the covert connections between the people behind terrorist attacks. The approach involves revealing the nodes that act as hubs in a terrorist network and tracing back to individual planners and perpetrators.
Taliban threaten two attacks a week in PakistanApril 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Taliban have threatened that they would 'carry out two bombings a week within Pakistan' in retaliation to the US drone attacks. Hakimullah Mehsud, a deputy to Baitullah Mehsud who is the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, said in a telephone interview Sunday that the Taliban were responsible for the suicide attacks in Pakistan's Islamabad and Chakwal, the New York Times reported.
US offers $5 mn reward for Baitullah MehsudMarch 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US has offered a $5 million reward for information on Baitullah Mehsud, a senior leader of the Tehrik-e-Taliban who is linked to the assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Gordon Duguid, State Department acting deputy spokesperson, said: 'Mehsud is regarded as a key Al Qaeda facilitator in the tribal areas of South Waziristan in Pakistan.'
Pakistani authorities believe the January 2007 suicide bombing at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad was staged by militants loyal to Mehsud.
US Army concerned over increasing suicides by veteransFebruary 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Increasing incidence of suicides among war veterans is prompting concerns and research into why soldiers are taking the extreme step. According to an US Army report, the numbers who committed suicide in January could be as high as 24, the highest monthly total since the Army began collecting data on suicides.
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