Tue, 1 Jan 2013 15:37 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters ABU DHABI, Jan 1 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has arrested an “Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood cell” that trained local Islamists in how to overthrow Arab governments, a Sharjah-based newspaper… Read More ›
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White House: Health law requires coverage for workers’ children: Not required to be affordable
White House: Health law requires coverage for workers’ children (via Raw Story ) The Affordable Care Act will require employers to offer health insurance that covers their workers’ children too, the Obama administration announced on Monday. While the decision sounds… Read More ›
‘US, Russia plunging into new Cold War’
Published: 29 December, 2012, 10:35 Edited: 30 December, 2012, 00:17 Tit-for-tat moves between Russia and the US are plunging the two nations into a new Cold War, says Russia expert Stephen Cohen. Washington’s longtime policy towards Moscow is to… Read More ›
Report: Russia Sends Landing Ships to Syria
<!—-> Dec. 30, 2012 – 11:39AM By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW— A Russian warship carrying a unit of marines has left its Black Sea port for Syria amid preparations for a possible evacuation of nationals living and working in the strife-torn… Read More ›
Population expected to post largest drop in 2012
Kyodo Japan’s population is expected to have shrunk by a record 212,000 people in 2012, the health ministry said Monday. According to estimates by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, the number of newborns in 2012 was expected to… Read More ›
Energy: Egypt still under blackout due to fuel shortage / 15 power stations shut down yesterday, half of country at risk
28 December, 18:37 (ANSAmed) – ROME, DECEMBER 28 – Over 15 power stations have not produced energy since yesterday due to a lack of fuel (diesel, natural gas and mazut), according to the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company… Read More ›
Silent sub: Russian noiseless Borei class nuclear submarine immersed
Published: 30 December, 2012, 17:26 Edited: 30 December, 2012, 18:20 Super-modern, powerful and almost noiseless Russian nuclear submarine Vladimir Monomakh has been put in water to become the third ship of the Borei project. The cruiser is about to… Read More ›
‘Black Box’ or ‘Spy Box’? US regulators want to make car data recorders mandatory
Published: 29 December, 2012, 00:18 Edited: 29 December, 2012, 00:18 US regulators want to make event data recorders (EDRs), similar to “black boxes” used on planes, mandatory on all cars produced from September 2014. The move has sparked a… Read More ›
China doc recognized islands as Japan’s
News On Japan via presstv.com — Dec 30 A Chinese official document drafted in 1950 recognizes Japan as the owner of a group of islands in the East China Sea, which Beijing also lays claim to. The 20-page… Read More ›
From UFOs to ‘tsunami bomb’: N.Z. archive secrets revealed
A new book has revealed rare historical gems buried in New Zealand’s national archives. -AFP Sun, Dec 30, 2012 WELLINGTON – A new book has revealed rare historical gems buried in New Zealand’s national archives, including a bizarre WWII plan… Read More ›
Egypt opposition says Islamists trying to stifle dissent: Gov’t Critics guilty of sedition, Leaving or entering with more than $10,000 cash is now banned.
Egypt’s opposition accused President Mohamed Mursi’s Islamist allies of trying to muzzle dissent on Friday after prosecutors decided to investigate whether prominent government critics were guilty of sedition. The probe, which comes a month after Mursi replaced the chief… Read More ›
Satellite Wars: China unveils ‘cheaper’ answer to GPS
Published: 27 December, 2012, 22:33 Edited: 27 December, 2012, 22:33 China’s rapidly-expanding rival to GPS, called BeiDou, has become available to customers across Asia-Pacific for the first time. It aims to claim a fifth of the satellite services market… Read More ›
China ‘highly vigilant’ over Japanese fighters flying over disputed islands
AFP Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 BEIJING – China is “highly vigilant” about Japanese jet fighter flights over islands claimed by both countries and Japan must bear responsibility for any consequences, Chinese military and maritime officials said on Thursday. The officials,… Read More ›
New York newspaper draws fire after publishing names and addresses of gun permit holders
World Dec. 27, 2012 – 03:10PM JST ( 8 ) NEW YORK — A New York newspaper has sparked outrage by publishing a detailed map with thousands of names and addresses of gun permit holders in the wake of the… Read More ›
Australian spies tell about their skills and employment on the web
Dec 27, 2012 09:05 Moscow Time © Photo: SXC.hu Professional and social media networking sites like LinkedIn and Facebook are now the places where you can choose between hundreds of former and some present Australian spies if you need to… Read More ›
BBC shuts down Thorn Tree travel forum on Lonely Planet website over ‘uncomfortable themes’
BBC strongly denied speculation discussions concerned paedophilia Andrew Johnson Wednesday 26 December 2012 The message that currently greets visitors on the Thorn Tree forum web page The commercial arm of the BBC has shut down its hugely popular forum for… Read More ›
MI6 codebreaker Gareth Williams ‘probably locked himself into sports bag’
MI6 codebreaker Gareth Williams probably locked himself into the sports bag where his naked body was found and was not the victim of a hit by the security services, Scotland Yard has found after conducting a review of the case…. Read More ›
News Corp. Hacked Computers in U.S. Ad Wars, Dial Soap Says: ” “Mr. Carlucci threatened to fire any News employee (‘concerned about doing the right thing’)”
DETROIT (CN) – Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. used Al Capone’s tactics and computer hacking to monopolize the market for promotions in 40,000 retail stores, and coupon inserts in “scores of newspapers nationwide,” the maker of Dial Soap claims in a… Read More ›
The internet is leaving children brain-dead: Inventor warns ‘Google generation who spend life in front of screens are losing creativity and skills’
By John Stevens PUBLISHED: 17:30 EST, 25 December 2012 | UPDATED: 17:30 EST, 25 December 2012 One of Britain’s leading inventors has warned that a ‘Google generation’ who rely on the internet for everything are in danger of becoming… Read More ›
Maybe it’s time for a little human enhancement – Morally enhancing drugs added to our Water Supply
Sam de Brito Published: December 23, 2012 – 3:00AM ‘There’s something in the water.” That’s what we say when we observe a bunch of locals behaving in the same, odd way, but maybe it’s also the answer to… Read More ›
Russians man Syrian air defences
Russian military presence in Syria poses challenge to US-led intervention Advisers deployed with surface-to-air systems bolster President Assad’s defences and complicate outcome of any future strikes Julian Borger The Guardian, Sunday 23 December 2012 16.30 EST Syria crisis –… Read More ›
Linguist in State Secrets Jam Gets House Arrest
By RYAN ABBOTT WASHINGTON (CN) – A federal judge ordered home arrest for an American linguist accused of stealing national security secrets while working at a U.S. Navy base in Bahrain. James Hitselberger, 56, is fluent in Arabic,… Read More ›
Sheldon Adelson Made Them Sterile, Security Guards Say
By NICK DIVITO LAS VEGAS (CN) – Two security guards for casino mogul Sheldon Adelson claim in court that they became sterile after being required to use an X-ray machine to inspect the billionaire’s daily mail. Vincent Burlingame… Read More ›
Did general David Petraeus grant friends access to top secret files?
Petraeus was forced out of the CIA in part because his mistress read sensitive documents. Now it is alleged he granted two friends astonishing access to top secret files as he ran the Afghan surge. In a painstaking investigation, Rajiv… Read More ›
Twitter suspends Anonymous account
Dec 19, 2012 21:10 Moscow Time © Collage “The Voice of Russia” YourAnonNews, a Twitter account used by members of Anonymous to relay messages pertinent to the hacktivist movement, has been suspended. Twitter users aligned with Anonymous and other online… Read More ›
Northern European nations most democratic on planet/ U.S.A. down to 19th place below Czech Republic (16th), Uruguay (17th), :(
Wednesday, 19 December 2012 The Democracy Index 2011, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, listed Norway as the most democratic nation in the world. The top 10 spots in this year’s index were occupied mostly by European countries. Following Norway… Read More ›
Judge overrules mother over cancer treatment for boy, 7: She just wanted another Expert Opinion
Doctor said highly likely that Neon Roberts would die withiin relatively short period’ without further surgery, but mother wanted more expert advice Brian Farmer Tuesday, 18 December 2012 A High Court judge today said a seven-year-old boy at the centre… Read More ›
Making Millions Is Easy if You Cheat, SEC Says
LOS ANGELES (CN) – An L.A.-area investment adviser cherry-picked trades to scoop up $2 million for himself, while losing $4.4 million for his customers, the SEC claims in court. The SEC sued Aletheia Research and Management… Read More ›
Stolen NASA laptop contained private info on 10,000+ employees
By Stephen C. Webster Monday, December 17, 2012 15:55 EST A laptop computer stolen from a vehicle of a NASA employee on Halloween contained sensitive, private information on more than 10,000 current and former NASA employees, an internal report… Read More ›
Terry Family Sues Feds for Fast & Furious Bungle: Claims Gov’t took affirmative actions to ensure that the illegal weapons purchases and transfers of those weapons to Mexican drug cartel operatives were allowed to continue
Terry Family Sues Feds for Fast & Furious Bungle PHOENIX (CN) – The family of a slain Border Patrol agent wants damages from the U.S. government, saying it put the murder weapon in the hands of a Mexican… Read More ›
China detains 93 for doomsday rumors
Chinese authorities have detained 93 people accused of spreading doomsday rumors and arrested a man who slashed 23 children at a school after he was “psychologically affected” by such predictions, the Xinhua state news agency reported on Monday. The 93… Read More ›
Spaniards ditch mobile phones in record numbers
Reuters | 17-12-12 MADRID – Recession-hit Spaniards ditched mobile phone lines in record numbers in October, with the two biggest operators continuing to haemorrhage market share to smaller rivals offering subsidies on handsets. Spain, where there are more mobile phones… Read More ›
Korean Cyber espionage attack Targets Russia
Ask an expert on cyber espionage and he for sure he will speak of China, the most active and advanced country in this sector, this time a clamorous campaign apparently originated from Korea has been discovered. . Security company FireEye… Read More ›
Full AR5 draft leaked here, contains game-changing admission of enhanced solar forcing (( Please Review, In case it gets Censored ))
* EEV: I saved the whole Adobe file, if any links become broken please inform me. I will then gladly publish the whole file online, as a backup. Posted by Alec Rawls, 12/13/12 I participated in “expert review” of the… Read More ›
Landmark climate change report leaked online
Draft of IPCC’s fifth assessment, due to be published in September 2013, leaked online by climate sceptic Alex Rawls Leo Hickman guardian.co.uk, Friday 14 December 2012 09.07 EST The BoA coal-burning power plant, which went into operation in August 2012… Read More ›
Egyptians hand Islamists narrow win in constitution vote
EEV: Unfortunately it will now most likely lead to a reign of terror, or civil war. Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:59 GMT Reuters * Second stage of referendum to be held on Saturday * Islamists say constitution vital to move forward *… Read More ›
WHO downplayed health effects of nuclear crisis on Fukushima residents : German physician
Jiji BERLIN — A German doctor and member of a Nobel Peace Prize-winning physicians’ group has criticized a World Health Organization report on the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe for underestimating its impact on human health. In a research paper, Alex Rosen… Read More ›
Russia Developing New Long-Range Ballistic Missile: “able to overcome any existing missile defense system”
Dec. 14, 2012 – 08:21AM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | 1 Comments MOSCOW — Russia is developing a new intercontinental ballistic missile, the military announced Dec. 14, in an apparent attempt to remind the United States of Moscow’s rocket capacities…. Read More ›
Complete Genomics CEO rebuts warnings of national security risks / “a world in which a virus engineered to kill a specific individual can be ordered online for $500 “?
14 Dec 2012 | 20:53 GMT | Posted by Monya Baker | In a letter to employees, sequencing company Complete Genomics CEO Cliff Reid predicts that the acquisition of his company by Chinese sequencing giant BGI will win approval by… Read More ›
McChrystal Working for UAE-Owned Arms Brokerage
Dec. 13, 2012 – 11:23AM | By ARAM ROSTON | Gen. Stanley McChrystal is on the strategic advisory board of Knowledge International LLC. (Defense Department) From an office park a few miles south of Washington’s Reagan National Airport, a little-known… Read More ›
Japan scrambles fighter jets after Chinese plane seen near disputed islands
News On Japan via CNN — Dec 14 Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Chinese plane was seen Thursday near small islands in the East China Sea that are claimed by both countries. This is the first time the dispute… Read More ›
Central bankers gone wild
Central bankers rarely do radical, or even surprising, things. This week it happened twice. Hold on to your pinstripes. Thomas MuchaDecember 14, 2012 06:19 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke holds a press conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting… Read More ›
Mistakes found in all radiation projections
Kyodo The Nuclear Regulation Authority said Thursday a thorough review of its mistake-plagued projections for the spread of radiation turned up errors in the data for every atomic power plant in Japan. The regulatory body examined the data in detail… Read More ›
Jackie Chan: Hong Kong should restrict anti-China protests
Posted By Associated Press On 9:02 PM 12/13/2012 @ 9:02 PM In AP,Entertainment,World | HONG KONG (AP) — Jackie Chan suggests in a recent interview that protests should be restricted in the freewheeling Chinese city of Hong Kong. The action… Read More ›
Hacker ruined Australian military security in 3 Minutes
Author : Mohit Kumar on 12/12/2012 06:25:00 AM Some 22,300 purported student and staff records held by the Australian Defence Force Academy were stolen and published online last month. A member of the Anonymous group, known as Darwinaire, is claiming responsibility… Read More ›
MPs condemn Spanish ‘act of war’ over Gibraltar
Theo Usherwood Thursday, 13 December 2012 Spain was accused of an “act of war” today after its naval ships repeatedly entered the territorial waters of Gibraltar. Bob Stewart, Tory MP for Beckenham, said the British Government needed to “respond… Read More ›
For North Korea, next step is a nuclear test
Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:09 GMT Reuters By David Chance SEOUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) – North Korea rattled the world on Wednesday by putting a satellite into orbit using the kind of technology that appears to demonstrate it can develop… Read More ›
Japan scrambles fighters after Chinese plane enters disputed airspace
Dec 13, 2012 10:21 Moscow Time Photo: EPA Japan scrambled fighter jets on Thursday after at least one Chinese state-owned aeroplane entered airspace over the islands at the centre of a dispute between Tokyo and Beijing. F-15 jets were mobilized… Read More ›
MPs: ‘Chilling’ new libel law will CENSOR THE TRUTH online
We’re not trolling, you can silence a site with an email By Kelly Fiveash, Networks Correspondent Posted in Law, 12th December 2012 13:57 GMT Free whitepaper – A Paradigm Shift in Digital Asset Storage A proposed overhaul to the UK’s… Read More ›
Nuclear submariner jailed for eight years for trying to pass on naval secrets to men he believed were Russian spies
Edward Devenney was told he had betrayed his country and his colleagues John Hall Wednesday, 12 December 2012 A nuclear submariner caught trying to pass on naval secrets to Russian spies has been jailed for eight years. Communications engineer Edward… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 