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5 US urban counties lead 'Terror Hot Spots' list, but rural areas not exempt

Nearly a third of all terrorist attacks from 1970 to 2008 occurred in just five metropolitan U.S. counties, but events continue to occur in rural areas, spurred on by domestic actors, according to a report published today ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Terrorist organizations have shifted Internet activity to social networks

Hackers invading databases is just the tip of the iceberg in online terrorist activity: International terrorist organizations have shifted their Internet activity focus to social networks and today a number of Facebook groups ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What makes solo terrorists tick?

The double terrorist attack in Norway last July, which claimed 77 lives, has moved violent acts committed by single individuals up the political, media and now research agendas. Known as "lone wolf terrorism," these acts ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Growing US violent extremism by the numbers: UMD database

Over the past decade, attacks and plots by homegrown terrorists in the United States have increased, the work of extremists from across the political spectrum - roughly 40 percent of it by so-called 'lone ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 9

French official: Europe must defend privacy rights

(AP) -- Europe and the United States don't agree on how to strike the right balance between protecting privacy rights and battling the terror threat, the head of France's data protection watchdog said Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Gender differences: Viewing TV coverage of terrorism has more negative effect on women

Viewing TV coverage of terrorism has more negative effect on women. This has been shown in a new study from the University of Haifa. "It is possible that the differences between men and women are founded in gender socialization: ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Swedish papers limit web comments to stem racism

(AP) -- Three of Sweden's biggest newspapers are changing their websites to monitor instant, anonymous comments from readers - a move designed to crack down on Internet expressions of racism and hatred.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

WTC memorial guide of names debuts as iPhone app

(AP) -- The arrangement of nearly 3,000 names at the World Trade Center memorial is now available as a free iPhone app.

Technology / Software

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

EU to test nuclear plants' safety after bargaining

The European Union's energy chief said Wednesday he was satisfied with a deal to conduct EU-wide safety checks on nuclear plants even though tests on terror attacks were left for another day.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Deal finally struck on stress tests for Europe's reactors

European nations Tuesday finally struck a deal on stress tests to be carried out from next month on the continent's reactors, EU diplomats and European Commission sources said.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Compromise found in EU nuclear safety testing row

European nations split over whether to include the threat of terror attacks in stress tests to be carried out on the continent's reactors have reached a key compromise, diplomats said Friday. ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US to use Facebook, Twitter to issue terror alerts

Terror alerts from the government will soon have just two levels of warnings — elevated and imminent — and those will be relayed to the public only under certain circumstances. Color codes are out; Facebook and ...

Technology / Internet

created Apr 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

How do we fight the war against cyber terrorism?

The Internet has no borders, no universal legislation, and although highly social and distributed is not represented by cooperation across the globe. Given those characteristics how might nations make their plans for counter ...

Technology / Internet

created Apr 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Watching TV coverage of terror makes viewers feel threatened

Viewing TV coverage of terrorist events causes deterioration of psychological resources, such as commitment and a sense of success, and to feeling threatened, which in turn can also lead to loss of resources and other negative ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report: Discovery networks hostage-taking a rare terror event

A new report by terrorism researchers at the University of Maryland concludes that the deadly hostage-taking incident at the Discovery Communications headquarters in suburban Washington, D.C. meets the criteria of a terrorist ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0