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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Libya said to begin payments for US terror victims (AP)

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AP - A senior U.S. official says Libya has started to make payments into a fund to compensate the families of American victims of Libyan-linked terror attacks in the 1980s. Full text

Suspected US missile strike reported in Pakistan (AP)

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AP - Intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has been reported in a Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border. Full text

Pakistan bombs kill 10, hurt 14, underscore threat (AP)

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AP - Bombings targeting police killed 10 people and wounded 14 in Pakistan's volatile northwest and the capital on Thursday — vivid reminders of the challenge facing the U.S.-allied country as its lawmakers pursue a national consensus on battling terrorism. Full text

Failed bombers planned 'wholesale' murders, court hears (AFP)

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AFP - Two men who plotted failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow last year wanted to commit "indiscriminate and wholesale" murder, a court heard Thursday on the first day of a major anti-terror trial. Full text

U.S. to take N.Korea off terrorist list in Oct: Kyodo (Reuters)

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U.S. to take N.Korea off terrorist list in Oct: Kyodo (Reuters)

Reuters - The United States has told Japan that it will remove North Korea from its terrorist blacklist this month, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday, quoting unidentified Japanese government sources. Full text

U.S. to take N.Korea off terrorist list in Oct: report (Reuters)

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U.S. to take N.Korea off terrorist list in Oct: report (Reuters)

Reuters - The United States has told Japan that it will remove North Korea from its terrorist blacklist this month, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday without citing a source. Full text

Suicide blast at Islamabad police HQ wounds seven: officials (AFP)

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AFP - A suicide car bomber rammed an anti-terrorist squad building at Islamabad's police headquarters Thursday, partly demolishing the structure and wounding at least seven people, officials said. Full text

Police: Blast in Pakistan's capital wounds 9 (AP)

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AP - An explosives-laden vehicle rammed an anti-terrorist squad building Thursday in a part of Islamabad that houses several police facilities, wounding at least nine people, officials said. Full text

Guantanamo techniques applied on US soil: civil rights groups (AFP)

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AFP - Internal documents show the US military exported the "brutal interrogation techniques" from Guantanamo prison and applied them to three terror suspects in US jails, civil rights groups said Wednesday. Full text

Report: Homeland Security network has problems (AP)

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AP - The replacement for the Homeland Security Department's computerized network for nationwide information sharing could be headed down the same path as its cumbersome original, said a government report released Wednesday. Full text