Terrorism
New York City Atheists will sue 9/11’s "Seven in Heaven Way" street sign (VIDEO)
July 07, 2011Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- To honor seven firefighters who died on 9/11, a portion of Richards street, Brooklyn, New York, was renamed "Seven in Heaven Way". This new street sign prompted criticism and national attention...
9/11 «Dusty Lady» rises from the ashes due to Osama Bin Laden
July 01, 2011Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- Marcy Borders became famous because of the image where her entire body covered in ash and pulverized concrete. It was taken as she fled the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when a hijacked plane...
Pakistan in mourning following deadly plane crash
July 29, 2010Pakistan is observing a day of national mourning after 152 people were killed in the country's worst-ever air disaster. Officials say weather is impeding the search underway to find the "black box" with all of the flight data prior to the crash...
FSB suspects North Caucasus link in deadly Moscow bombings
March 29, 2010By Ron Synovitz and Liz Fuller The head of Russia's national security agency says insurgents linked to the North Caucasus region are suspected of carrying out two bombings on Moscow's metro system that killed at least 38 people. Emergency officials...
Terrorism suspected in deadly Moscow subway attack (video)
March 29, 2010By Peter Fedynsky Russian authorities blame female suicide bombers for the two explosions at metro stations during rush hour Monday morning Two female suicide bombers are suspected in two explosions that ripped through Moscow's subway system early...
Barack Obama to unveil reforms to anti-terrorist policies
January 05, 2010U.S. officials say President Barack Obama will announce a series of reforms to the nation's counterterrorism policies Tuesday, following the attempted December 25, bombing of a U.S. jetliner Mr. Obama will outline the new measures, including changes...
More security screening for travelers to US from 14 suspect countries
January 04, 2010The U.S. government has ordered more security screening for people flying into the United States from 14 countries at high risk for terrorism. The new security measures come after the the failed Christmas Day (December 25) attack on a U.S.-bound jetliner...
Terrorist attack suspected in Russian train crash that killed 26
November 29, 2009Prosecutors say they have begun a criminal investigation that could result in terrorism charges, but did not identify suspects. Officials in Russia say a train crash that killed at least 26 people and injured at least 50 late Friday may have resulted...
US Charges Terror Suspect with Bomb Plot
September 24, 2009An Afghan-born man detained in the United States as part of a terror investigation has been charged with conspiring to detonate bombs in the U.S. The indictment unveiled Thursday in New York alleges Najibullah Zazi spent more than a year plotting the...
Moldova has become the eighth country to ratify the CE Convention on preventing terrorism
March 10, 2008Moldova is the eighth country to have ratified Council of Europe (CE) Convention on preventing terrorism, after the Parliament had adopted on Friday in two readings a law project in this context, DECA-press transmits. The convention was adopted on...