Obama Orders US Security Review After Failed Attack -- Yahoo News/AFP
DETROIT, Michigan (AFP) – President Barack Obama has ordered a review of US no-fly lists after a botched Christmas Day terror attack and demanded to know how a Nigerian man managed to board a Detroit-bound airliner wearing an explosive device.
The databases used by US security agencies are under scrutiny after it emerged that the man who tried to blow up a jet from Amsterdam with 290 people on board as it prepared to land in Detroit was on one of their watch-lists.
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MIDDLE EAST
More than 15 killed in Tehran clashes: state TV. Iran opposition figures arrested after protests.
New violence hits Iraq during big Shiite holiday.
Mixed emotions on Gaza war anniversary.
Hamas officials' deaths stoke tensions.
ASIA
Suicide bombing in Karachi kills 20.
Elite U.S. force expanding hunt in Afghanistan.
Pakistani scientist depicts more advanced nuclear program in North Korea.
Thailand Begins Repatriation of Hmong to Laos.
Uzbekistan holds elections, only Pro-Gov't parties participate.
AFRICA
Somali pirates release Chinese ship. Pirate claim: $4M paid to release Chinese ship.
Somalia-based piracy remains an intractable problem.
Divisions await Egypt's new Muslim Brotherhood head.
EUROPE
Croatians to choose new president in run-off vote.
Italian minister laments deaths of rescuers as avalanches kill seven.
Russia to prosecute YouTube police whistleblower.
AMERICAS
Mexico weighs options as lawlessness continues to grip Ciudad Juarez.
Priest: 7 migrants killed in Suriname violence.
First case of highly drug-resistant TB found in US.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Al-Qaeda group in Yemen gaining prominence. U.S. widens terror war to Yemen, a Qaeda bastion.
ABDULMUTALLAB: More like me In Yemen.
Passengers face security crackdown after failed airliner bomb plot.
More U.S. air marshals flying since failed terrorist attack.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Corporate optimism highest in six years.
Oil holds near $78 a barrel in Asia.
U.S. shoppers spend a little more during holiday season.
Despite Obama's campaign vow, federal budget still a mess.
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