New York prepares for Mumbai-style attack

NEW YORK – With US officials proclaiming an alleged European terror plot still active, New York City police conducted a drill that simulated a Mumbai-style attack on civilians on a crowded street in Manhattan’s financial district.

The drill Thursday simulated an attack in lower Manhattan’s financial district, near Wall Street and Ground Zero, on a … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : New York prepares for Mumbai-style attack.

US pressing Pakistan ‘very hard’ to go after Taliban

WASHINGTON – The United States says it is pressing Pakistan “very hard” to go after Taliban segments connected with Al Qaeda crossing into Afghanistan as they pose a threat to nations around the world.

“And we’re going to keep pressing because we think there’s no way to divide this threat,”Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said … Original source on Gaea Times at : US pressing Pakistan ‘very hard’ to go after Taliban.

NATO to ‘facilitate’ Afghan dialogue with Taliban

BRUSSELS – NATO troops are ready to help the Afghan government reach out to former Taliban combatants, the Western military alliance’s chief confirmed Thursday.

Speaking after a meeting in Brussels of NATO defence and foreign ministers, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen insisted that the “reconciliation process is Afghan-led”.
“Our position is that if we can … Original source on Gaea Times at : NATO to ‘facilitate’ Afghan dialogue with Taliban.

Four Maoists held in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR – Four armed Maoists were arrested in Chhattisgarh Thursday after a brief gun battle with the police in restive Bastar region, officials said.

A strong contingent of heavily armed police personnel raided a forested hideout of Maoists in Bijapur district and opened fire on rebels who retaliated, Superintendent of Police R.N. Das told reporters.
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Karzai pardons Pakistani would-be suicide bomber

KABUL – Afghan President Hamid Karzai pardoned Thursday a Pakistani child who had been arrested by the security forces after he attempted to carry out a suicide attack in the country, the presidential palace said.

The teenage boy belonged to a poor family in Pakistan had been sent to Afghanistan by “enemies” of the country’s … Read more »»».

Al Qaeda calls for ‘lone-wolf’ attacks on US

WASHINGTON – A gunman on a shooting spree in a restaurant or a single man unit placing a bomb in a crowded place, an Al Qaeda-affiliated online journal is pushing would-be terrorists to launch ‘lone-wolf’ attacks on the US instead of travelling abroad to join extremist groups.

According to a Washington Times report, the … Original article on : Al Qaeda calls for ‘lone-wolf’ attacks on US.

Pakistan foils plot to assassinate prime minister

ISLAMABAD – Police Thursday claimed to have foiled a plot to kill Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and to have arrested seven suspects.

The law enforcement agencies came to know about the purported plan during the interrogation of a group of alleged militants arrested Wednesday after a shoot-out in Ahmadpur Sharqia near Bahawalpur district …. Read the original article  : here.