Thursday, December 31, 2009

Celebrations in Times Square Despite Troubled Times - New York Times


Globe and Mail


Celebrations in Times Square Despite Troubled Times

New York Times


Hundreds of thousands of revelers welcomed the new year in New York City's Times Square, despite the rain, slushy streets and heightened security, capping worldwide celebrations that often emphasized the hopes for a more peaceful ...


Crowds cheer New Year as revelers welcome 2010 in Times Square

New York Daily News


Crowds Gather in NYC's Times Square to Mark 2010

ABC News


Revelers' cheers mark new decade in Times Square

The State


NY1 -USA Today -The Epoch Times


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livejournal.com

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Yemeni Forces Raid Al-Qaida Hideout, Clashes Erupt - ABC News


Sydney Morning Herald


Yemeni Forces Raid Al-Qaida Hideout, Clashes Erupt

ABC News


AP Yemeni forces raided an al-Qaida hideout and set off a gunbattle Wednesday as the government vowed to eliminate the group that claimed it was behind the Christmas bombing attempt on a US airliner. The fighting took place in an al-Qaida stronghold in ...


Obama to get report on intelligence failures in Abdulmut »


livejournal.com

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Attack stokes Yemen terror fears - BBC News


Telegraph.co.uk


Attack stokes Yemen terror fears

BBC News


The Christmas Day plot to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 in the skies over Detroit was hatched in an impoverished republic on the Arabian Peninsula, according to jihadist websites. Suspected Nigerian plane bomber ...


Yemen's al Qaeda affiliate seen among most active

Reuters


Northwest flight attack points up a growing menace: Al Qaeda in Yemen

Los Angeles Times


What other Al Qaeda-linked attacks have involved Yemen?

Christian Science Monitor


CBS News -Times Online -Voice of America


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Sunday, December 27, 2009

No Security Threat in New Incident on US Plane - Voice of America


BBC News


No Security Threat in New Incident on US Plane

Voice of America


A US law enforcement official says an unruly passenger was detained Sunday when a Northwest Airlines flight landed in Detroit, Michigan, but he was later declared as not a security threat. The plane was on the same route and carried the same flight ...


A 'Nonserious' Incident on Same Flight to Detroit

New York Times


Detroit terror attack: second Nigerian arrested on Amsterdam flight

Telegraph.co.uk


'Disruptive' passenger prompts 2nd alert on Detroit-bound jet

CNN


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Saturday, December 26, 2009

Friday, December 25, 2009

US condemns Taliban video of captive soldier - BBC News


ABC News


US condemns Taliban video of captive soldier

BBC News


The US has condemned a Taliban video of an American soldier captured by the militants in Afghanistan last June as an affront to his family at Christmas. The man in the film, identifying himself as Private Bowe Robert Bergdahl, criticises the US over ...


Taliban Sends Out Video of GI Caught in Afghanistan

New York Times


Text of family's plea for release of US soldier captured in Afghanistan

Los Angeles Times


Afghanistan another Vietnam, says captive US soldier

Press TV


Long War Journal -Reuters -CNN International


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Thursday, December 24, 2009

SCENARIOS-US healthcare bill carries risks for all sides - Reuters


Times Online


SCENARIOS-US healthcare bill carries risks for  »