US airports warned about terror dry runs
2007-07-25 10:20:47
Airport security officers around US have been alerted by federal officials to look out for terrorists practicing to carry explosives onto aircraft.
U.S. eases rules for medicine on planes
2006-08-14 08:58:58
Air travelers were handed new rules Sunday, given permission to carry small amounts of liquid nonprescription medicine onto a plane and instructed to remove their shoes during security checks.
British terror threat may not be over
2006-08-12 13:45:08
U.S. President George W. Bush cautioned on Saturday the threat from a plot to detonate liquid explosives on commercial flights may not have passed.
Most airports dumping discarded items
2006-08-12 10:24:54
Loads of liquid goods discarded by airline passengers at security checkpoints will end up in the trash, not in the pockets of airport employees or others, officials at airports across the country promised Friday.
CAAC tightens up security at airports
2006-08-12 05:37:02
China ordered tight airport security across the nation on Friday after British police foiled a terrorist plot to blow up aircraft.
US travelers adjusting to new rules
2006-08-11 21:11:11
Tougher air travel security procedures were still evolving at US airports early Friday, with a second layer of security check points opening at the airplane gates and National Guard troops arriving to patrol major airports in New York, California and Massachusetts.
US issues terror warning in India
2006-08-11 21:08:04
The US Embassy in India's capital warned Friday that foreign militants, possibly al-Qaida members, may be planning to carry out bombings in two major Indian cities in the coming days.
Two Britons held for bomb plot
2006-08-11 20:38:11
Pakistani authorities said they had arrested seven people over a plot to blow up multiple airliners, including two British nationals who were allegedly key players in the terror scheme.
Security in US airports to intensify
2006-08-11 19:36:34
Since the Sept 11 attacks, aviation security has been tightened in many areas - but not all. Before they were foiled, terrorists apparently planned to exploit some of the remaining weaknesses in aviation security by assembling improvised bombs right inside airline passenger cabins.
Chertoff: Not certain all plotters found
2006-08-11 19:36:34
The well-advanced plot to blow up airliners flying from Britain to the United States had the markings of al-Qaida, and it's not yet certain that authorities have found everyone involved, the Homeland Security secretary says.
Asian airports, airlines tighten security
2006-08-11 17:12:25
Asia-Pacific airports and airlines bolstered security Friday and slapped restrictions on carry-on items after Britain disclosed it had foiled a terrorist plot to bomb U.S.-bound flights with liquid explosives.
France to search all flights to USA, UK, Israel
2006-08-11 16:38:25
French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy announced Thursday France will "search at 100 percent" all the carry-on luggage on the flights to the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel.