Suicide car bomber strikes Pakistani counter-terrorism offices (Los Angeles Times)
The Lahore attack destroys a building housing investigators who interrogate key suspects. About 80 are wounded in the first such strike in Punjab province this year. Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan, and Lahore, Pakistan — A suicide car bombing at a building in Lahore that houses terrorism investigators killed at least 13 people and wounded 80 others Monday, the first terrorist strike this …
Tom Campbell letter stokes controversy over ties to jihadist (Contra Costa Times)
A letter the former congressman penned in 2002 defending a man who later pleaded guilty to aiding terrorists is hurting his bid for U.S. Senate.
Colombian rebels give hostage handover coordinates (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Colombia’s FARC guerrillas have issued coordinates for the release of two soldiers held in rebel camps deep in the jungles, a leftist senator involved in mediation efforts said on Thursday.
UPDATE 1 -Somali rebels attack in capital for third day (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * At least 60 dead in three days of fighting * Government calls for aid agency probe * UNHCR expresses concern for fleeing civilians (Adds government quotes) By Ibrahim Mohamed and Abdi Sheikh …
World Learning Counter-Terrorism from Israel (Israel National News)
Follow Israel news on and . (IsraelNN.com) The Israeli International Institute for Counter-Terrorism hosted a group of 90 senior officers from around the world for a special seminar.
Rebels with a cause (The Age)
RUGBY UNION The Melbourne Rebels are set to announce some of their playing list on Monday. Stathi Paxinos looks at the new rugby venture.
Ahmadinejad calls US bluff on counter-terrorism (Press TV)
Iran’s president says the US must explain what its troops are doing in Afghanistan, as catching terrorists only requires intelligence work not military deployments.
New North West counter terrorism initiative launched today (Pendle Today)
RESIDENTS across Burnley, Pendle and the Ribble Valley are being told ‘every call counts’ and could help in the fight against terrorism.
Canadian warship on counter-terrorism mission near Yemen (Canada.com)
In the massive expanse of water known as the Arabian Sea, a Canadian navy frigate from Halifax is on patrol. Part of an international coalition working in the waters off the coasts of Yemen and Somalia, HMCS Fredericton is patrolling near the Gulf of Aden and the Gulf of Oman on a counter-terrorism and security mission.
Kalam for stringent law to counter terrorism (Hindustan Times)
Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Wednesday advocated the need for a stringent law to ensure that perpetrators of terror attacks are punished. He said the law should be able to carry out the judicial process in a time-bound manner.
Pennsylvania Woman Indicted in Plot to Recruit Violent Jihadist Fighters and to Commit Murder Overseas (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Michael L. Levy, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, together with Janice K. Fedarcyk, Special Agent-in-Charge of the FBI in Philadelphia, today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Colleen R. LaRose, aka “Fatima LaRose,” aka “JihadJane,” with …
