Turkey Bombs Kurdish Rebel Targetsby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) Wednesday July 29th, 2015 at 2:24 PM
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Turkey Bombs Kurdish Rebel Targetsby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
Turkey carried out more airstrikes overnight against Kurdish rebels, the prime minister's office said Wednesday, while the country's parliament prepared to hold a special session to debate the military's campaign against the fighters and Islamic State militants in Iraq. The airstrikes targeted six Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) locations in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq. The statement also said authorities had detained more than 1,300 people in Turkey in raids...
Taliban Denies Reported Death of Leader Mullah Omarby webdesk@voanews.com (Ayaz Gul)
The Afghan Taliban and sources close to the insurgent group’s upcoming peace talks with the Afghan government in Pakistan this week are rejecting reports that fugitive Taliban chief Mullah Omar is dead. A Taliban spokesman, when contacted by VOA, insisted that the group's leader “is very much alive” and the rumors of his death are aimed at drawing out the reclusive leader.Meanwhile, the Afghan government is looking into reports of Mullah Omar's death. Speaking to reporters...
Iraqi Government Declares 4-day Holiday Over Heatwaveby webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press)
Iraq's Council of Ministers has declared a four-day mandatory holiday beginning Thursday as temperatures are set to soar above 50 degrees Celsius (123 degrees Fahrenheit). The statement, delivered on state-run Iraqiyya TV, is the second heat advisory issued by the Iraqi government this month. High summer temperatures are standard in Iraq, but widespread power and water cuts complicate everyday life when the temperatures soar. Residents are typically advised to limit any outdoor...
Erdogan in China Amid Tensions on Uighurs, Missile Systemby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
Turkey's president is meeting top officials in China to strengthen ties that have been strained over the delayed sale of a Chinese missile system and Beijing's treatment of its Turkic-speaking Uighur minority. After landing in Beijing Wednesday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Chinese Premiere Li Keqiang and is also expected to confer with President Xi Jinping following a formal ceremony. Erdogan has been a strong critic of China's heavy-handed policies toward...
Platini Confirms He Will Run for FIFA Presidentby webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press)
Michel Platini has launched his campaign to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, aiming to give the scandal-hit governing body "the dignity and the position it deserves.'' Platini, the UEFA president and a FIFA vice president, wrote to member federations in Europe on Wednesday saying he will stand in the election and is counting on their support. The FIFA election is on Feb. 26 and would-be candidates must apply by Oct. 26. "There are times in life when you have...
UN Security Council to Vote on MH17 Draft Resolutionby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a draft resolution establishing an international tribunal to try those suspected of shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over eastern Ukraine a year ago. Malaysia, the Netherlands, Australia, Ukraine and Belgium have expressed their support for such a tribunal, and Malaysia has circulated a draft resolution to that effect. Russia has firmly opposed such a tribunal and is highly likely to use its veto. Dutch...
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UN Panel Questions Iraq Over Use of Tortureby webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)
Iraqi officials were challenged Wednesday to name a single person the country had jailed for torture by a U.N. committee investigating suspected human rights abuses in a justice system that had "gone astray." "Is there anyone in Iraq in prison, sentenced for torturing another human being? Is there one person? Five? Ten?" Claudio Grossman, chairman of the U.N. Committee against Torture, asked the Iraqi delegation. Another committee member, Alessio Bruni, said...
Reports: Israeli Drone Attack Kills 3 in Southern Syriaby webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press)
An Israeli drone attack in southern Syria on Wednesday killed at least three pro-government gunmen, an activist group and a Lebanese TV station reported. The Al-Manar TV, an outlet of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, said the strike targeted a car carrying members of the Syrian National Defense Committees near the predominantly Druze village of Hader. The village is surrounded by Syrian opposition-controlled territory. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human...
Egypt Says Work Finished on New Suez Canalby webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)
Egypt has finished building its New Suez Canal, its overseer said on Wednesday, a project President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi sees as a symbol of national pride and a major chance to stimulate an economy suffering double-digit unemployment. The army led work 11 months ago on the $8 billion canal, flanking the existing, 145-year-old waterway and part of a larger undertaking to expand trade along the fastest shipping route between Europe and Asia. The Suez Canal is a vital source of hard...
Britain Is Losing Against ISIS Recruitment Tacticsby By KATRIN BENNHOLD
A marketing pitch has swayed hundreds of young British Muslims into believing the Islamic State's utopian vision.
Senate Armed Forces Committee chairman John McCain (R., Ariz.) told Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz it was “absolutely astounding” he hadn’t seen the side agreements between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during a hearing Wednesday.
It has been discovered that the IAEA has several side agreements with Iran in regards to inspection procedures that are not available to members of Congress or the Obama administration.
“Are we going to be aware of those protocols?” McCain asked.
“First of all, I personally have not seen those documents,” Moniz said.
“To be honest with you, that is absolutely astounding that you have not seen the documents that are about requirement for verification, Mr. Secretary,” McCain said.
Moniz said the agreement requires Iran’s cooperation with the IAEA and that these side agreements are standard practice.
“What’s critical to all of us, Mr. Secretary, is that we have verification of the inspections of Iranian activities because they have a clear record of cheating,” McCain said.
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CISA, or Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, likely delayed until fall
Washington Times Consideration of a controversial cybersecurity bill that encourages private companies to share data with the federal government is now expected to be delayed until the fall, with opponents attributing the holdup to their grassroots efforts aimed at ... Senate Cybersecurity Plan Faces HurdlesGovExec.com The Senate's Cybersecurity Bill Is in TroubleNational Journal What's Inside the Justice Department's Secret Cybersecurity Memo?Defense One The Guardian -TIME -FierceGovernmentIT all 53 news articles » |
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Fmr NATO Cmdr: Iran Deal Resembling Swiss Cheese, Deal's 'Zeitgeist' Favors ...
Breitbart News Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and current Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University Adm. James Stavridis (Ret.) said the verification regime of the Iran deal “is starting to roughly resemble Swiss cheese” and “the ... and more » |
The Justice Department indicted Rep. Chaka Fattah (D., Pa.) for his alleged role in a vast criminal conspiracy that includes charges of fraud, bribery, and money laundering.
Authorities charge that Fattah accepted an illegal $1 million loan for his unsuccessful run for mayor of Philadelphia in 2007. After losing the race, the indictment alleges, he arranged a complex scheme to repay the donor through fraudulent grants made from his nonprofit, the Educational Advancement Alliance, and laundered through a number of shell companies.
The indictment also alleges that Fattah used campaign funds to repay his son’s student loans, accepted bribes from a lobbyist in exchange for efforts to get him appointed to an ambassadorship or another federal post, and engaged in an “elaborate cover-up” to conceal his crimes.
Justice Department officials were unsparing in their comments about the case, announced on Wednesday in a DOJ press release.
“The public expects their elected officials to act with honesty and integrity,” said U.S. Attorney Memeger. “By misusing campaign funds, misappropriating government funds, accepting bribes, and committing bank fraud, as alleged in the Indictment, Congressman Fattah and his co-conspirators have betrayed the public trust and undermined faith in government.”“These crimes and the subsequent elaborate cover-up constitute an egregious breach of public trust,” said Special Agent in Charge Hanko. “It is the duty of the FBI, IRS and Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute those who violate this trust and put personal gain above public service.”“Public corruption by our elected officials and their associates undermines the American public’s confidence in our government,” said Special Agent in Charge Conner. “When our elected officials and their associates violate the law and create sophisticated financial schemes to enrich themselves, the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, will work diligently with our fellow law enforcement partners to restore the public’s trust.”
Cacique in CIA kitchens
Meat & Poultry (registration) CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. – Cacique, a leading producer of Mexican style chorizos, cheeses, creams and yogurts, will be a mainstay in the kitchens of the Culinary Institute of America (CIA). The CIA will be using Cacique products in many of the ... Cacique®, Market Leader in Mexican Style Cheeses, Creams and Chorizos ...Satellite PR News (press release) all 6 news articles » |
Congressman Chaka Fattah and Associates Charged with Participating in ...
Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog) Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Special Agent in Charge Edward J. Hanko of the FBI's Philadelphia Division and ... and more » |
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FBI: Lackawanna man tried to recruit for terrorist organization
wivb.com LACKANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sources tell News 4 that the FBI executed a warrant at a home in Lackawanna Wednesday morning. The U. S. Attorney William Hochul held a press conference Wednesday morning to discuss the arrest of Arafat Nagi's, 44, ... FBI arrests Lackawanna man, accused of trying to recruit for ISISBuffalo News Reports: Buffalo FBI arrest Lackawanna man accused of recruiting for ISISSyracuse.com New York Man Arrested and Charged with Attempting to Provide Support to ISILFederal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog) all 24 news articles » |
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Breaking down the Hacking Team attack operation
Geektime When a company that helps some of the most oppressive countries in the world spy on its citizens gets hacked, one can't help but worry. Here's a look at why effective cyber-security is becoming one of the most important issues in the online world. Privacy International: 'Hacking Team's big mistake was its need for fame and ...International Business Times UK all 5 news articles » |
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Enhanced cyber defence cooperation in the South Caucasus and Black Sea region
NATO HQ (press release) The workshop, supported by NATO's Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme, was led by co-directors from the Georgian Ministry of Justice's Data Exchange Agency (DEA) and from Intellium Ltd, a cyber-security consulting company specialised in ... |
Afghan officials and an individual close to the Taliban claim that the group’s spiritual leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, for whom the United States had issued a $10 million bounty, is dead.
According to a report in The Express Tribune Wednesday morning, an anonymous former Afghan Taliban minister claimed that Mullah Omar died of Tuberculosis two years and four months ago and has been buried in Afghanistan, adding that the leader’s corpse was identified by his son.
Afghan officials have also said that the Pakistani government claimed that Mullah Omar died two years ago.
However, the Taliban immediately rejected the reports, a spokesman for the group telling Voice of America that Mullah Omar is “very much alive.” Afghan officials are currently investigating the claims.
Mullah Omar, who has not been seen in public since 2001, during the first months of the United States’ invasion into Afghanistan, has been reported to be dead before.
Thomas Joscelyn, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and an expert on counterterrorism and al Qaeda, expressed doubt in the validity of the reports, listing multiple reasons on Twitter for which he remains suspicious of the news.
“Keep in mind that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has been circulated rumors of Mullah Omar’s supposed death on social media,” he wrote. “ I don’t know this to be the case, but you have to wonder if that is the ultimate source for the latest reports–disinfo spread by ISIS.”
The Taliban is currently pondering a peace deal with the Afghan government.
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FBI arrests Lackawanna man, accused of trying to recruit for ISIS
Buffalo News FBI agents arrested a Lackawanna man who is believed to have traveled to Turkey in an attempt to join ISIS, and then returned and attempted to recruit local people for the terrorist organization, according to a source with knowledge of the arrest. When ... FBI: Lackawanna resident arrested for attempting to support terroristswivb.com all 7 news articles » |
Robert Gates, Unlikely Gay Rights Heroby David A. Graham, The Atlantic
The former defense secretary has gone further than many politicians in promoting gay rights in the military and private sphere.
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Exclusive: FBI Says Twitter Needs to Do More to Combat Terrorism
Fox Business Twitter (TWTR) isn't doing enough to stop ISIS and other terrorists, FBI officials in Washington, D.C. tell FOX Business. Twitter “needs to do more in setting up teams to troll, monitor and review all terrorist-related tweets and content. It needs to ... and more » |
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Russians' attitude to US improved slightly, latest poll shows
RT According to the research held by the Levada Center in mid-July 70 percent of Russians currently have negative sentiments about the United States, which is 11 percent points less than in January this year when anti-Americanism in the Russian society ... and more » |
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Privacy International: 'Hacking Team's big mistake was its need for fame and ...
International Business Times UK For the heretical act of suggesting the Earth moved around the Sun, Galileo Galilei was condemned in 1633 by the Roman Catholic Inquisition to spend the remainder of his life under house arrest. It would be clear to most people that his story might ... and more » |
In January 2011, Mrs. Sylvie Beghal and her three children were returning from a trip to Paris, where they had been visiting her husband, a French national in custody “in relation to terrorist offences”. As she was passing through East Midlands Airport, the police said they needed to speak to her in order to establish whether or not she was a person concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorist. She was not arrested and she was told that the police did not presently suspect her of being a terrorist. She was searched. Although she was given permission to speak to her lawyer on the telephone she was told that the questions could not await the lawyer’s arrival.
Mrs Beghal was questioned about her reasons for travel; where she had stayed; whether she had travelled beyond France; who was collecting her from the airport; whether she had ever been arrested; how she had paid for the flights; how long she had lived in England; the details of her parents and siblings; her relationship with her husband; whether she was employed; her nationality and whether she was carrying a cell phone. The questioning lasted for less than half an hour. The whole process, from her being stopped to being told that she could go, lasted for around an hour and forty-five minutes.
Mrs Beghal refused to answer most of the questions. As a result she was charged with the offence of wilful failure to comply with the requirement to answer questions under Schedule 7, paragraph 2 of the Terrorism Act 2000. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to be conditionally discharged. In her appeal against her conviction, she argued that Schedule 7, paragraph 2 is incompatible with article 8 (right to respect for private/family life) and article 5 (right to liberty) of the European Convention on Human Rights. She also claimed that she had been wrongfully denied a privilege against self-incrimination and sought to rely on the common law and article 6 in that regard.
Schedule 7, paragraph 2 creates a power to stop and question people passing through ports/borders to see whether they appear to be terrorists as defined, i.e. whether they are or have been concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
Last week the Supreme Court gave judgment in her appeal. They dismissed it. The Court considered the lawfulness of Schedule 7 primarily by reference to the two key powers engaged in her case: (1) the power of port questioning and search and (2) the power of detention. In addition they considered (3) whether Mrs Beghal had been wrongfully denied a privilege against self-incrimination. A summary of their conclusions is as follows.
(1) The power of port questioning and search
Since the respondents accepted that questioning and search under compulsion constitutes an interference with the private life of the person questioned, the Court focussed on whether the interference was justified under article 8(2), i.e. they focussed on whether it was (a) in accordance with the law and (b) a proportionate means to a legitimate end. By a 4:1 majority, the Court held that there was no breach of article 8. They took some pains to distinguish Mrs Beghal’s case from the earlier case of Gillan v UK (2010) 50 EHRR 1105 in which the European Court of Human Rights held that the stop and search powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 violated article 8. Lord Hughes gave the main judgment. Lord Hodge agreed with him whilst Lords Neuberger and Dyson made some additional observations in a separate judgment. Lord Kerr dissented. As to (a): the Supreme Court considered not only whether there was a lawful domestic basis for the power (such that the law was adequately accessible to the public and its operation was sufficiently foreseeable) but also whether the law contained sufficient safeguards to avoid the risk that the power would be arbitrarily exercised. They held that the port questioning power was lawful since there were sufficient safeguards against its arbitrary use, primarily in the form of judicial review and the continuous supervision of the Independent Reviewer. As to (b): the Supreme Court assessed proportionality by reference to three questions: is the objective sufficiently important to justify a limitation upon a fundamental right; is the measure rationally connected to the objective and could a less intrusive measure have been adopted? They concluded that the power was proportionate: the level of intrusion into the individual’s privacy was “comparatively light” and was not an unreasonable burden to expect citizens to bear in the interests of preventing/detecting terrorism. In relation to both (a) and (b), and even though Mrs Beghal raised no separate claim of discrimination, the Supreme Court considered the potential for discriminatory application of the powers. They relied upon a June 2012 report of the Independent Reviewer for the conclusion that the risk was “not a substantial one”. However they suggested that the 2014 Code of Practice, which relates to the exercise of powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, needed to be amended to make clear “that neither ethnic background nor religion can (separately or together) be the sole criterion for selection, unless present in association with known terrorist profiles or with other relevant characteristics, such as age, mode of travel, destination or origin.”
(2) The power of detention
By a 4:1 majority, the Supreme Court held that there was no breach of article 5. Lord Kerr dissented. The majority observed that it was not clear whether Mrs Beghal had been deprived of her liberty for an hour and forty five minutes, as opposed to suffering a restriction on her freedom of movement (which is not protected by article 5). However, on the assumption that article 5 was engaged, they held that it was for no longer than was necessary for the completion of the process and was, therefore, proportionate and lawful.
(3) The privilege against self-incrimination
Two related questions were considered: (a) whether Mrs Beghal could rely on the common law privilege against self-incrimination when questioned under Schedule 7 and (b) whether Mrs Beghal was, in any event, provided with the privilege by article 6, ECHR. Once again, the Court was split 4:1, with Lord Kerr dissenting. As to (a): after observing that the common law privilege could be excluded by statute, either expressly or by necessary implication, the majority said the privilege did not apply to Schedule 7. This was since the “reality” was that those powers would be “rendered very largely nugatory” if the privilege applied and since the risk of prosecution based on answers to Schedule 7 questioning “is not a real and appreciable one”. Thus, the Supreme Court held that there was no wrongful denial of the common law privilege against self-incrimination. As to (b): the Supreme Court held that article 6 had not been engaged since the trigger for the privilege (being “charged” with a criminal offence, as that word is understood in ECHR case law) was absent in Mrs Beghal’s case. Therefore, there was no article 6 breach. Read on Just Security »
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Australian Cyber Security Centre uses discredited data to quantify infosec threats
The Register Along the way, an old and somewhat exaggerated estimate of the cost of cyber incidents has shambled out of the grave, with the Australia Cyber Security Centre telling Australians thathacking is a billion-dollar burden on the economy. Keen readers of ... Security agencies reveal 11000 cyber security incidents targeting businesses ...ABC Online Cyber insecurity: Hacking backFinancial Times Spies warn: we're under cyber attackThe Australian all 23 news articles » |
Retired Admiral James Stavridis rejected key talking points used by the Obama administration to sell the Iran nuclear deal in an interview Wednesday.
Admiral Stavridis, who served as NATO Supreme Allied Commander and is now Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, told MSNBC’s Morning Joe the deal may not catch Iranian nuclear cheating if it occurs.
“I think the top [issue] is the verification regime, which is starting to roughly resemble Swiss cheese,” Stavridis said. “You can drive a truck through some of the holes. I am very concerned about that.”
Defenders of the deal, like Secretary of State John Kerry, have insisted the deal’s verification measures are airtight.
Stavridis expressed concern over Iran’s side deal about inspections with the IAEA, which may allow Iran to take its own environmental samples from suspicious sites.
“We need to have access to it and understand it,” Stavridis said about the side deal. “Reportedly, it puts Iran in the position of actually proffering samples as opposed to have them taken by the IAEA.”
Stavridis said his biggest concern with the deal is its gift of hundreds of billions in economic activityand previously frozen assets to Iran, the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism.
“The biggest problem here is the airdrop of $100 to $150 billion into their economy, which is only $350 billion to begin with,” Stavridis said. “That’s like the U.S. getting a $4 trillion insertion of capital. That’s the teeth of the alligator you just heard about.”
Under the nuclear deal, Iran would gain access to foreign businesses and key financial networks, which will generate the steady revenue necessary to revitalize Iran’s military and allies.
Obama administration officials have insisted that the deal’s concessions to Iran are tolerable because the only alternative is a ground war.
Stavridis dismissed this rhetoric as a false choice.
“I think the U.S. still can drive some degree of sanctions” without a deal, Stavridis said. “There are cyber options to pursue. There are clandestine options to pursue. There are Special Forces options to pursue. I reject a notion that the choice is simply between this deal and going to war.”
The U.S. public is increasingly wary of the Iran nuclear deal as the congressional review period drags on. A CNN poll released Tuesday found that a majority of Americans want Congress to reject the deal.
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HACKING MAP: Watch live as 'China launches countless hack attacks on UK and USA'
Express.co.uk ... of 1980s Michael J Fox Hacking movie War Games. According to self-proclaimed "spooky company" Norse Corp, which is staffed by ex-NSA (National Security Agency) and US military staff, this is how global cyber warfare plays out on a daily basis in 2015. |
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Panel assesses future role of Army in Europe
The National Commission on the Future of the U.S. Army is now on a fact-finding mission in Europe to assess what role U.S. troops should have in Europe in the years ahead.
Akron can give bonus points for military service to firefighters, judge rules
The Akron fire union challenged the city's plan to award 20 bonus points each for both military service and residency, bonuses that were included in a charter change in 2010.WWII vet who flew missions in darkness over Pacific dies
John Petty earned four air medals, two Gold Stars, a Distinguished Flying Cross and a Presidential Unit Citation for his service.VA and Fayetteville to host homeless stand down event
Two-day event will offer homeless individuals and those facing homelessness an opportunity to connect with resources from the VA as well as the community at large.
Iconic military truck makes last ride to museum at Warner Robins
The M35 is a military icon that for decades has hauled troops and supplies in combat zones around the world.
Navy to commission attack sub John Warner
The Navy took delivery of the sub in June. Its homeport will be Norfolk.
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Ex-Kadena striker taking his game to the world stage
2006 Kadena grad, three-time Far East champ Zendejas selected for Team USA to play in military games in October in Korea.Pacific Storm Tracker
JTWC eyeing tropical disturbance northwest of Kwajalein
JTWC rates new disturbance’s chance of forming into a tropical cyclone as “medium.”
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FBI: Islamic State sympathizer charged in backpack bomb plot
Fox News MIAMI – A man described by the FBI as an Islamic State sympathizer who hoped to mount attacks on U.S. soil was charged Tuesday with plotting to detonate a nail-filled backpack bomb on a Florida beach. A criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday charges ... FBI: Key West man charged with trying to use backpack bomb in terror plotMiami Herald Florida Man Arrested in ISIS-Inspired Backpack Nail Bomb Plot, FBI SaysNBCNews.com Key West ISIL supporter planned to detonate backpack bomb, says FBINEWS10 ABC all 250 news articles » |
Stolen fingerprints, blown spy covers: The risks to national security from the ...
Washington Post (blog) The research services noted that Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. and others have even expressed grudging admiration for the OPM hack, saying U.S. spy agencies would do the same against other governments. [U.S. decides against ... and more » |
July 29, 2015, 11:38 AM (IDT)
Although Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Beijing Wednesday with 100 business executives, his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping will also hinge on Ankara’s tentative $3.4 bn transaction for the purchase of a Chinese missile defense system. The deal was delayed by intense pressure from fellow NATO allies to buy their products, including the US Raytheon’s Patriots and the French-Italian Eurosam's GIE. But the Chinese system is much cheaper. Most importantly, Erdogan seeks to attract Chinese investment in Turkey to close the trade gap between them.
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Majority of local authorities aren't secured against cyber threats
IT PRO That's the worrying picture painted by a SophOS study, which surveyed just shy of 3,000 local government and police workers about their attitudes towards cyber threats and security. The results revealed that although the possibility and variety of ... and more » |
Turkey has arrested more than 1,000 people across the country in "anti-terrorist" operations launched after a recent deadly bombing in the border town of Suruc.
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U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday charged a professed admirer of Islamic State with plotting to bury a bomb on a Florida beach and blow it up by remote control.
Ukrainian forces will withdraw weapons less than 100mm caliber from the line of contact in southeastern Ukraine conditional to signing a buffer zone agreement and its implementation by the Donbas militia, head of Kiev special operations in southeastern Ukraine Andriy Lysenko said Tuesday.
The United States says Russia 'continues to fuel the conflict' in Ukraine despite a cease-fire agreement signed in February in Minsk.
Members from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) blew up two bridges on the highway linking the cities of Diyarbakir and Mus in Turkey.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Ankara will continue its military operations against the Islamic State (ISIL) jihadist group and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Turkey's two-pronged campaign against Islamic State (IS) militants and Kurdish PKK forces is provoking mixed reactions from U.S. lawmakers.
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Until about a week ago, the buzz around Turkey was whether a coalition government could be formed ahead of an early August deadline, precluding the president from calling for new elections.
The United Nations Human Rights Office reports the Islamic State group is clamping down on Iraqis trying to flee areas under its control.
An increasing number of people in Iraq, including families with children and the elderly, have encountered deadly ambushes as they try to escape areas controlled the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levan (ISIL) by risking their lives on a treacherous mountain journey to safety, the United Nations human rights office reported today.
As the Islamic State militant group struggles to hold ground and seize more, it is trying to either forge alliances with other militant groups or defeat them. These shifting relationships are altering the battle lines in the Middle East.
Russia's new-generation anti-aircraft missile systems S-400 (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) have been deployed on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, Pacific Fleet spokesman Roman Martov said on Tuesday.
Russia's Defense Ministry has started forming a new large air group, which will be based in East Siberia, Eastern Military District spokesman Alexander Gordeyev said on Tuesday.
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Russia's emergencies ministry has started preparations for an international exercise to drill operations to cope with the aftermath of emergency situations in the Caspian Sea, Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov said on Tuesday. The exercise will be held in 2016.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the organization does not take part in the creation of a buffer zone in Syria's northern regions.
A Florida man has been charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, an inert bomb that he had been given by undercover F.B.I. agents, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
That’s an odd situation to be in as the U.S. puts the first of its trained-and-equipped opposition fighters into Syria and finalizes an agreement with Turkey to back a “safe zone” on the Syrian border.
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FBI: Key West man charged with trying to use backpack bomb in terror plot
Miami Herald In April, the FBI got a tip from someone who had received a Facebook friend request from a person by the name of “Almlak Benitez.” Benitez wrote that he wanted to recruit the “friend” for a U.S.-designated terrorist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and ... Florida Man Arrested in ISIS-Inspired Backpack Nail Bomb Plot, FBI SaysNBCNews.com FBI: Islamic State sympathizer charged in backpack bomb plotFox News Florida Resident Charged with Attempting to Use Weapon of Mass DestructionFederal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog) all 158 news articles » |
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