Indonesian cleric blames CIA for Bali bombing (AFP)

Indonesian cleric blames CIA for Bali bombing (AFP)

AFP - An Indonesian Islamic cleric linked to the three extremists awaiting execution for the Bali bombings said Thursday the 2002 attack which killed more than 200 people was the work of the CIA. Full text

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Official: 10 die in suicide attack in NW Pakistan (AP)

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Official: 10 die in suicide attack in NW Pakistan (AP)

AP - An official says a suicide bomber attacked a group of anti-insurgent tribesmen in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, killing at least 10 and wounding more than 50. Full text

Pakistan condemn US strikes in border regions (AP)

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AP - U.S. missile attacks on suspected militants inside Pakistan are destabilizing the country and "helping the terrorists," Pakistan's foreign ministry said Friday. Full text

Showdown ahead over 17 Uighur detainees (The Christian Science Monitor)

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The Christian Science Monitor - A dispute over what to do about 17 Chinese Muslims detained at the Guant??namo Bay military prison is developing into a major showdown over the power of the judiciary to enforce fundamental constitutional rights in the war on terror. Full text

Suicide attacks a growing threat in Pakistan (The Christian Science Monitor)

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The Christian Science Monitor - A suicide bomber struck the headquarters of the Anti-terrorism Squad of the Islamabad police force Thursday afternoon, just as lawmakers were preparing to convene 15 miles away to discuss growing militancy in the country. Full text

Ohio charity accused of terrorist ties sues feds (AP)

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AP - An Ohio-based charity that the U.S. government says is linked to Hamas is demanding that officials unfreeze its assets. Full text

U.S. may drop North Korea from terrorism list: report (Reuters)

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Reuters - The Bush administration looks poised to provisionally remove North Korea from the State Department's terrorism blacklist, perhaps as soon as Friday, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. Full text

Suspected US missile strike kills 9 in Pakistan (AP)

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Suspected US missile strike kills 9 in Pakistan (AP)

AP - A suspected U.S. missile strike targeted two areas in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghanistan border on Thursday, killing at least nine people, Pakistani intelligence officials said. Full text

Suicide blast at Pakistan police HQ as violence mounts (AFP)

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AFP - A suicide attack struck a police complex in Islamabad and a roadside bomb killed 10 people in Pakistan's northwest on Thursday, underscoring the growing threat posed by Islamist militants. Full text

US: Libya begins payments for US terror victims (AP)

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AP - Libya has started making payments into a fund to compensate the families of American victims of Libyan-linked terror attacks in the 1980s, another step in the full normalization of long-strained ties between Washington and Tripoli, a senior U.S. official said Thursday. Full text

British court told bombers planned 'wholesale' murders (AFP)

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AFP - Two doctors accused of plotting failed car bombings in London and Glasgow wanted to commit "indiscriminate and wholesale" murder, prosecutors alleged Thursday on the first day of a major anti-terror trial. Full text