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"JihadJane" accused of terror plot in Sweden (Reuters)
Reuters - A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with plotting to kill a Swedish man and trying to recruit fighters via the Internet to commit violent attacks overseas, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.


Pa. suspect: Caretaker by day, 'Jihad Jane' online (AP)

In this June 26, 1997 booking photo released by the Tom Green County Jail in San Angelo, Texas, is shown Colleen R. LaRose. LaRose, the self-described 'Jihad Jane' who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden, is a rare case of an American woman aiding foreign terrorists and shows the evolution of the global threat, authorities say. LaRose is accused in an indictment filed Tuesday, March 9, 2010, of actively recruiting fighters, as well as agreeing to murder the artist, marry a terrorism suspect so he could move to Europe and martyr herself if necessary. (AP Photo/Tom Green County Jail)AP - Colleen LaRose spent long days caring for her boyfriend's father in a second-floor apartment in Pennsburg, a small town north of Philadelphia.




Boyfriend: Terror suspect never practiced religion (AP)
AP - A boyfriend of the American woman charged in a foreign terrorism plot says she never showed any Muslim or other religious leanings.


Bali bombing suspect confirmed dead in police raid (AP)
AP - The death of a senior terror suspect in a gunfight with police has been both a trophy for Indonesia and an unsettling reminder ahead of President Barack Obama's visit that the country's battle against resurgent extremists is far from over.


Pakistan court stalls on US terror suspects: lawyers (AFP)

This view through a gate shows Pakistani policemen as they stand inside a district jail where a trial of the detained five US Muslim militant suspects is being held in Sargodha. An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has again failed to frame charges against five young Americans accused of plotting attacks with Al-Qaeda-linked groups, lawyers said.(AFP/Farooq Naeem)AFP - An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan again failed Wednesday to frame charges against five young Americans accused of plotting attacks with Al-Qaeda-linked groups, lawyers said.




Detonators, weapons seized in Indonesia anti-terror raids (AFP)

Indonesian police secure a house and Internet cafe in Pamulang, on the outskirts of Jakarta. Indonesian police said Wednesday they had seized three remote-controlled bomb detonators at the Internet cafe on Jakarta's outskirts where fugitive militant leader Dulmatin was killed.(AFP/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - Indonesian police said Wednesday they had seized three remote-controlled bomb detonators at the Internet cafe on Jakarta's outskirts where fugitive militant leader Dulmatin was killed.




Indonesia president confirms Bali mastermind killed in raid (AFP)

An undated picture of the militant leader Dulmatin. The Al-Qaeda-trained bomber is the suspected mastermind of some of the region's most notorious attacks and the United States' Rewards for Justice programme had posted a 10 million US dollar bounty on his head.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Indonesia's president Wednesday confirmed the killing by police of a suspected Bali bombing mastermind and, in a historic speech to Australia's parliament, vowed to hunt down Islamist extremists.




Obama visit fuels anti-terror raids in Indonesia (AFP)

Indonesian anti-terror forces participate in a drill at police headquarters in Kelapa Dua, on March 9. US President Barack Obama's planned visit to Indonesia this month has lent new impetus to raids that have left one top militant dead and his band of Islamist extremists on the ropes, analysts say.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - US President Barack Obama's planned visit to Indonesia this month has lent new impetus to raids that have left one top militant dead and his band of Islamist extremists on the ropes, analysts say.




Behind the scenes, crafting the US no-fly list (AP)

Graphic shows process of determining who gets on the Federal No-Fly listAP - It starts with a tip, a scrap of intelligence, a fingerprint lifted from a suspected terrorist's home.




Calif. boy who called 911 thanks dispatcher (AP)
AP - A 7-year-old boy who called 911 while armed robbers threatened his parents hugged and delivered a high five to the dispatcher who took his call.


Former MI5 boss accuses US of hiding torture (AFP)

File picture shows Britain's director general of the security service (MI5) Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller in 2006. The former head of MI5 has accused the US of concealing its abuse of terror suspects, stepping up a fightback by the security service over accusations that it colluded in torture.(AFP/File/Andrew Stuart)AFP - A former head of MI5 has accused the US of concealing its abuse of terror suspects, stepping up a fightback by the security service over accusations that it colluded in torture.




Indonesian leader vows to hunt terrorists (AFP)

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, pictured, has pledged to hunt down terrorists and jail people-smugglers in a landmark address to Australia's parliament.(AFP/Pool/Tim Wimborne)AFP - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Wednesday pledged to hunt down terrorists and jail people-smugglers in a landmark address to Australia's parliament.




Indonesian president confirms terror man's death (AFP)

An undated picture of the militant leader Dulmatin. The Al-Qaeda-trained bomber is the suspected mastermind of some of the region's most notorious attacks and the United States' Rewards for Justice programme had posted a 10 million US dollar bounty on his head.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono confirmed Wednesday that suspected terror mastermind Dulmatin had been killed in a police raid in Jakarta.




US 'JihadJane' charged for Europe, Asia terror recruiting (AFP)

An undated image from WPVI-TV of Colleen LaRose, an American woman operating online under the name AFP - A US woman operating online under the name "JihadJane" has been indicted for recruiting jihadist fighters in the United States, Europe and Asia in a bid to carry out terror plots.




U.S. kept Britain in dark over torture: ex spy chief (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States deliberately kept Britain in the dark about the harsh methods it used when interrogating suspected terrorists, the former head of Britain's domestic spy agency said on Tuesday.


Eritrean pleads not guilty to aiding terrorists (AP)
AP - Evidence collected by the United States against an East African charged with providing support to a Somali terrorist organization linked to al-Qaida includes lengthy statements he made to authorities, a prosecutor told a judge Tuesday.


Ex-spy chief: US misled allies over detainees (AP)
AP - United States intelligence agencies misled key allies, including Britain, about its mistreatment of suspected terrorists, the former head of the country's domestic spy agency, MI5, said Tuesday.


Men seized 'days before planned attack in Britain' (AFP)

A policeman is pictured outside the Houses of Parliament in London, in Februray 2010. Five Pakistani men linked to a terror plot similar to the attacks on the London transport system in 2005 were arrested days before they planned to strike, a hearing was told Tuesday.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Five Pakistani men linked to a terror plot similar to the attacks on the London transport system in 2005 were arrested days before they planned to strike, a hearing was told Tuesday.




Bali bomb mastermind believed killed by security forces (AFP)

An undated picture of the militant leader Dulmatin who is believed to have been killed by counter-terror forces in Jakarta. Dulmatin is thought to be one of the masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombings.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Indonesian counter-terrorism forces on Tuesday killed a man believed to have been one of the masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombings, during a raid in the capital Jakarta, police and reports said.




Amsterdam airport tightens security at duty free (AP)
AP - Security has been tightened at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport after a team of investigative journalists smuggled bottles of liquid onto passenger jets bound for London and Washington, D.C., the airport and the Dutch anti-terror agency said Tuesday.