International Business News - Terrorist http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Five Muslim men accused of plotting a terrorist attack in Australia stockpiled bomb-making instructions and purchased explosive chemicals as part of their plan, a prosecutor told a court Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/172830-australia-terrorist-trial.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/terror-trial-begins-in-australia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/terror-trial-begins-in-australia.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:05:37 EST An Australian man who spent time at an al-Qaida training camp and met Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan was sentenced Wednesday to nine months in prison but freed because of time already served. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/former-australian-terror-suspect-evades-prison.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:07:45 EDT A look at the ways analysts say al-Qaida and other Islamic terrorist groups get money and how it has changed over time:--Soviet war in Afghanistan: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/glance-at-islamic-terror-money.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:39:35 EDT The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee accused the White House on Wednesday of withholding documents showing it authorized the CIA to use waterboarding and other tough interrogation tactics on suspected terrorists. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/rockefeller-wh-stonewalling-interrogation-probe.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:24:12 EDT Five years ago, retired Air Force intelligence officer Kirk von Ackermann became the first of 39 Americans to be kidnapped in Iraq. He's still missing, his wife fearing she'll never see him again. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/151310-terrorist-hostages.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/iraq-calmer-but-copycat-kidnappings-spread.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/iraq-calmer-but-copycat-kidnappings-spread.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:17:35 EDT German authorities are searching for two men linked to a group of terrorist suspects whose alleged plot to blow up American targets in Germany was foiled in 2007. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/germany-on-alert-for-2-terror-suspects.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:54:21 EDT A jury has found six Muslim men guilty of being members of a terrorist group that allegedly plotted to launch an attack in Australia. Four other men were found innocent on charges of being members of a terrorist group, and the jury was still deliberating Monday on the same charge for two other suspects. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080914/6-found-guilty-of-terrorism-charges-in-australia.htm Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:52:40 EDT A congressional committee on Thursday asked for an investigation into a counterterrorism database software upgrade that it says is months behind schedule, millions over budget and would actually be less capable than the U.S. government terrorist tracking system it is meant to replace. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/congress-counterterror-database-upgrade-failing.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:14:23 EDT A congressional committee on Thursday asked for an investigation into a counterterrorism database software upgrade that it says is months behind schedule, millions over budget and would actually be less capable than the U.S. government terrorist tracking system it is meant to replace. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/congress-terror-database-upgrade-failing.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:49:29 EDT More than 100 victims of terrorism in Israel filed a lawsuit Thursday against China's largest bank demanding the institution stop transferring money to terrorist groups. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/victims-of-terrorism-in-israel-sue-bank-of-china.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:46:28 EDT A man who served 32 years in a U.S. prison for hijacking a plane and planting a bomb that killed a policeman returned home to Croatia on Thursday after being paroled. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/hijacker-returned-to-croatia-after-us-jail-term.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:51:55 EDT A Croatian terrorist has been granted parole and will be deported to his homeland after serving 30 years of a life prison term for hijacking an airliner and planting a bomb that killed a New York City police officer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080719/terrorist-in-nyc-hijacking-bombing-granted-parole.htm Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:40:25 EDT President Bush signed a bill Thursday that overhauls rules about government eavesdropping and grants immunity to telecommunications companies that helped the U.S. spy on Americans in suspected terrorism cases. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/88923-bush-terrorist-surveillance.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/senate-bows-to-bush-approves-surveillance-bill.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/senate-bows-to-bush-approves-surveillance-bill.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:12:52 EDT The 69-28 roll call by which the Senate approved a bill on Wednesday overhauling controversial rules on secret government eavesdropping. The bill would protect telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/senate-roll-call-on-terrorist-surveillance-bill.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:03:58 EDT President Bush said Wednesday he will soon sign a bill that overhauls the rules on secret government eavesdropping and grants immunity to telecommunications companies that helped, calling it a "vital intelligence bill." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/bush-to-sign-bill-overhauling-eavesdropping-regs.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:24:23 EDT Bowing to President Bush's demands, the Senate approved and sent the White House a bill Wednesday to overhaul bitterly disputed rules on secret government eavesdropping and shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/senate-to-pass-bill-overhauling-eavesdropping-regs.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:54:37 EDT The Senate on Thursday put off voting on controversial electronic surveillance legislation, in spite of what appeared to be overwhelming support for the bill. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/senate-delays-vote-on-surveillance-bill.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:19:17 EDT The Senate on Thursday put off voting on controversial electronic surveillance legislation, in spite of what appeared to be overwhelming support for the bill. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/80020-bush.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/senate-nearing-end-of-debate-over-telecom-immunity.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/senate-nearing-end-of-debate-over-telecom-immunity.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:22:46 EDT The Senate signaled an end Wednesday to months of rancorous debate over surveillance legislation that would protect from civil lawsuits the telecommunications companies that helped the government wiretap American lines. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/79347-bush.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/senate-starting-surveillance-debate.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/senate-starting-surveillance-debate.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:38:35 EDT In a June 19 story about a compromise surveillance bill, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a previous Senate bill that gave telecommunications companies immunity passed with 67 votes. The vote was 68. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/correction-compromise-surveillance-bill-story.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:26:44 EDT