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Japan to extend Afghan mission despite slaying (AFP) AFP - Japan said Thursday it planned to extend a controversial mission backing the US-led "war on terror" in Afghanistan, a day after Taliban extremists killed a Japanese aid worker in the war-torn country. 5th arrest in alleged plot to kill British PM (AP) AP - Police in Britain say that a fifth suspect has been arrested in an alleged plot to kill British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Bank of China denies aiding terrorists (AP) AP - A major state-owned Chinese bank on Wednesday denied accusations in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles that it transferred money to terrorist groups and said it would fight the case. Radical tied to Obama compared US actions to 9/11 (AP) AP - The release of a 2004 interview with former 1960s radical William Ayers, in which he compared U.S. government actions to the Sept. 11 attacks, drew renewed attention Tuesday to his association with Democratic candidate Barack Obama. U.S. boy in Afghan custody likely terror suspect's son (Reuters) Reuters - An 11-year-old boy detained with a Pakistani woman accused of trying to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan is believed to be her son, U.S. prosecutors said in a court letter obtained on Tuesday. Two Guantanamo detainees transferred to Algeria: Pentagon (AFP) AFP - Two detainees at the Guantanamo war-on-terror jail were recently transferred to Algeria, the US Department of Defense said Tuesday, adding that about 260 people are still being held at the facility. Fourth arrest over alleged plot to kill British PM (AFP) AFP - Police arrested a 24-year-old man for alleged terror offences Tuesday, after three others from the same town were detained over a reported plot to kill Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Pakistan coalition split won't affect war on terror: US (AFP) AFP - The United States said Monday that the withdrawal of ex-Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif party from the ruling coalition in Islamabad would not hamper joint "war on terror" efforts. Pakistan's post-Musharraf ruling coalition splits (AP) AP - The ruling coalition that just a week ago drove U.S. ally Pervez Musharraf from the presidency broke apart Monday, throwing Pakistan into political turmoil just as it faces an increasingly difficult fight against Islamic militants. When America's Ally is a Terrorist (Time.com) Time.com - The convoluted case of Luis Posada Carriles demonstrates a controversial double standard in America's war on terror Clashing views of MIT grad suspected of terrorism (AP) AP - To supporters, Aafia Siddiqui is a devout Muslim, a scholar educated at MIT and Brandeis, who fled to Pakistan after 9/11 because of anti-Muslim sentiment. Report: 3 arrests tied to Web threat on UK leader (AP) AP - Three terrorism suspects arrested in northern England earlier this month were detained in connection with an Internet threat against Prime Minister Gordon Brown, British media reported Friday. Court says Guantanamo documents should be released (AP) AP - A British court ordered Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Thursday to disclose secret documents that could prove critical to the defense of a Guantanamo Bay detainee who claims he was tortured while in U.S. custody on terrorism charges. Congress: Terror database upgrade failing (AP) AP - 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. Feds: Fire took down building next to twin towers (AP) AP - Federal investigators said Thursday they have solved a mystery of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks: the collapse of World Trade Center building 7, a source of long-running conspiracy theories. Some of the deadliest terror attacks in Pakistan (AP) AP - Some of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Pakistan in recent years: Double suicide blast kills 60 at Pakistan arms plant (McClatchy Newspapers) McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan? A twin suicide bombing Thursday killed at least 60 people at a military ordnance factory north of Islamabad, part of a surge in Islamic extremist violence that comes as the government teeters on the brink of collapse. Appeals court sends wiretap case back to lower court (Reuters) Reuters - A federal appeals court on Thursday declined to rule on whether lawsuits seeking to target President George W. Bush's warrantless wiretapping are covered by secrecy laws or can be challenged in court. Justice delays new rules on terror investigations (AP) AP - The Justice Department has agreed to delay new rules giving the FBI greater leeway in investigations of suspected terrorists, deferring to concerns by senators that innocent Americans might be targeted. Bush offers Gilani sympathies over Pakistan bombings (AFP) AFP - US President George W. Bush expressed his sympathies to Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday over recent terror attacks in the country, the White House said.