War On Terror News

9/11 plotters face death penalty in trial near 'Ground Zero'

AFP - Saturday, November 14

The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks will be tried in a civilian court blocks from where Al-Qaeda hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center, the US government announced Friday. More »

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Ga. judge rejects terror convict's new trial bid
AP - Saturday, November 14
A federal judge in Georgia has rejected a bid for a new trial by a man convicted of terrorism charges earlier this year.
9/11 plotters to be tried blocks from 'ground zero'
AFP - Saturday, November 14
The alleged 9/11 mastermind and four co-accused will be tried in a civilian court in New York just blocks from where Al-Qaeda hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center, the government announced Friday.
AP source: Probers didn't pass on early Hasan info
AP - Thursday, November 12
A law enforcement official says a terrorism task force did not refer early information about the Fort Hood shooting suspect to superiors because they concluded he wasn't linked to terrorism.
Violence kills 10 Pakistan troops
AFP - Thursday, November 12
A landmine and separate ambush killed 10 Pakistani troops near the Afghan border Wednesday, in a sign that violence is spreading away from the frontlines of an anti-Taliban offensive.
AP Sources: Defense Dept worker looked into Hasan
AP - Wednesday, November 11
U.S. officials say a Pentagon worker on a terrorism task force looked into Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan's background months ago, and concluded he did not merit further investigation.
Prosecutors say Chicago man had al-Qaida video
AP - Tuesday, November 10
Two videos produced by Osama bin Laden's al Qaida terrorist network have been found in the home of a Chicago man accused of plotting an armed attack on a Danish newspaper, federal prosecutors said.
Zimbabwe PM's ally goes on trial for terrorism
Reuters - Tuesday, November 10
By MacDonald Dzirutwe
Trial of top Tsvangirai aide to resume in Harare
AFP - Tuesday, November 10
The terrorism trial of Zimbabwe's Roy Bennett, which prompted Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's government boycott was due to resume Monday in Harare.
Afghan Taliban deny have missing U.S. troops' bodies
Reuters - Monday, November 9
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban denied on Sunday they were holding the bodies of two U.S. soldiers who had gone missing last week in northwestern Afghanistan after earlier claiming they had recovered the two dead servicemen.
Al Qaeda releases new bin Laden videotape - website
Reuters - Saturday, November 7
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda released a new videotape from its leader Osama bin Laden on Friday, said IntelCenter, a U.S.-based terrorism monitoring firm.
Afghan Taliban says holding bodies of 2 foreign troops
Reuters - Saturday, November 7
By Sharafuddin Sharafyar