City health officials yesterday asked Boston's public health board to approve a rule that would require hospitals to be part of a high-speed bioterrorism detection network. Full Story …
UK nail bomber found therapy in bombs
A self-confessed Nazi who killed three people in a spate of nail bombings across London found bomb-making a form of therapy, a psychiatrist told a British court Thursday. Full Story …
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A Secretive Team, on Guard for Nuclear Terror
The Nuclear Emergency Search Team - the Energy Department unit likened to a nuclear bomb squad that kept sensitive information on the two computer disks that disappeared at Los Alamos - is a highly …
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Dealing fairly with terrorism
International terrorism increasingly threatens Americans at home and abroad. While the number of attacks has declined slightly, the number of casualties has risen dramatically since 1990. Full Story …
U.S. tells nationals in Jordan of terrorist threat
The United States beefed up security around its embassy in Jordan on Thursday to guard against what it said was a terrorist threat and advised U.S. nationals to take extra precautions. Full Story …
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Draft Peace Plan Ready to Go to Tigers
Sri Lanka is set to discuss a crucial peace plan with separatist Tamil Tiger rebels in an attempt to end decades of violence that claimed 60,000 lives, a senior minister said. Full Story …
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No Ransom – France, Finland, Germany
Sorry, Abu Sayyaf. Finland, France and Germany will not pay ransom. Officials of the three European countries vowed yesterday that they will not pay any ransom for the release of their nationals who …
Man arrested after explosion rocks Belfast area
Police arrested a man after an explosion rocked a Roman Catholic area of the Northern Ireland capital Belfast on Wednesday, seriously injuring two men believed to be a father and son, officials …
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Bioterrorism defense under fire Doctors say military plans are wrong approach
Plague stalked the streets of Denver recently, in the form of a sham bioterrorist attack. Starting in mid-May, when fake patients started walking into city hospitals, federal officials used the …
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Anti-Terrorism Center Set-Up in Russia
At their one-day Kremlin summit on Wednesday, the leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States established a joint anti-terrorist center and moved ahead with long-stalled plans for a free-trade …
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