The NSA used ‘man in the middle’ hack attacks to impersonate Google and fool web users, leaks have revealed. The technique circumvents encryption by redirecting users to a copycat site which relays all the data entered to NSA data banks. Brazilian television network Globo News released a report based on classified data divulged by former […]
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In accordance with the spirit of solidarity driving all components of the Moroccan nation towards the Malian people, King Mohammed gave his orders to immediately set up a Moroccan field hospital in Bamako. The hospital will be composed of specialized medical units of the Royal Armed Forces, as well as Moroccan civilian physicians and paramedics. […]
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By Sinisa Jakov Marusic The Macedonian authorities plan to add a version of the famous Spanish Steps in Roma to Skopje as part of their efforts to beautify the city. Macedonia’s Transport Ministry has recently issued a tender to choose a firm to build a monumental ourtdoor staircase that Skopje residents have already dubbed the […]
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At least thirty people are dead in a targeted double car bomb attack at and Iraqi mosque in the city of Baquba. The number of injuries is at 24. The worshippers encountered the two roadside bombs as they exited their worship services. While no one claimed responsibility immediately, the bombings are thought to be typical […]
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Is There Life After Facebook? Geopolitics of Technology and Other Foreign Policy Essays (Geopolitics and History) By Anis Bajrektarevic Published by Addleton Academic Publishers, New York Pp. 225. Review by Murray Hunter “For one thing, major world and European powers are often reluctant to engage less prominent stakeholders (nationality, class or generation). Their academic circles […]
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By Michael Lombardi Remember the famous words of Mark Twain: “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.” As readers of Profit Confidential know, it was this kind of mentality that lead me to: 1) turn bullish on gold in 2001; 2) turn negative on housing in 2006; […]
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Suspected militants in Pakistan on Friday attacked trucks carrying fuel for international forces in Afghanistan, killing a driver and destroying nine oil tankers. The attack, in the south-western province of Balochistan, was the first on NATO trucks in around two months and has sparked fears that Islamist militants might be targeting supplies ahead of the […]
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Syrian government and pro-government forces executed at least 248 people in the towns of al-Bayda and Baniyas on May 2 and 3, 2013, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. It was one of the deadliest instances of mass summary executions since the start of the conflict in Syria. The 68-page report, “‘No […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin held the first meeting with his newly elected Iranian counterpart Friday, though both limited themselves to general statements following the talks, including on Syria and Iran’s nuclear program. “Russia’s initiative on Syria, as well as steps taken by the Syrian government gave us hope that we would be able to avoid […]
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By Khadija Habib Many students, teachers and administrators have expressed their dissatisfaction over the lack of preparedness plaguing schools even after the start of the new academic year. An official spokesman for the Ministry of Education, however, said that buildings are ready and fully functional and that they are ready to take in students and […]
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Iran has dismissed the interfering allegations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) with regards to the three Iranian islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb. Iran Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said that the final statement of the 128th ordinary meeting of the GCC foreign ministers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is meddling in […]
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Egyptian forces were on alert Friday ahead of Muslim Brotherhood demonstrations, security sources said. The Islamist group called for demonstrations through the National Alliance for Supporting Legitimacy group at all Egyptian squares, particularly at Raba al-Adawiya square. Egyptian authorities shut down roads leading to the square and the Arab League street as well as other […]
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By Shwe Aung Some 3,000 mostly Muslim residents from Mekhtila remain homeless nearly six months after their homes were burnt to the ground in a deadly bout of religious violence, as a dispute over resettlement plans continues to escalate. The government wants the residents, who are mostly farmers, to move into a series of apartment […]
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While media attention is currently focused on the developments of the Syrian crisis, now become a proxy war between a Western-Arab coalition and a multipolar alliance made up of Iran, Russia and China, much less coverage is given to the ongoing insurgencies in Russian Northern Caucasus and Chinese Xinjiang. And yet a red thread links […]
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By Gurmeet Kanwal The ongoing struggle of people across the Arab world to get rid of military dictators and tyrannical monarchies has led to a new debate about the efficacy of the emerging doctrine of military intervention. The foremost question today is whether the international community should punish the Assad regime in Syria for using […]
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By Claudette Roulo Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived at the International Security Forces Joint Command Headquarters Friday for meetings with senior U.S., NATO and Afghan officials to review the progress of the drawdown. The Afghanistan retrograde is on schedule to meet the December 2014 deadline, a senior defense official said Sept. 10 during a […]
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Pursuant to the fiscal year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, the Defense Department has initiated a study to evaluate five candidate sites in the continental United States for the potential future deployment of additional ground-based interceptors, Pentagon officials announced today. Two missile defense sites with long-range interceptor missiles already are active at Fort Greely, Alaska, […]
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Dozens of Christian families have fled from their homes in a village near Lahore after a pastor was accused of blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad. In a discussion with a Muslim man on August 24, Pastor Sattar Masih, 37, was accused of saying that Muhammad was a brutal man who killed innocent people. Masih denies […]
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Two suspected gunmen responsible for the shootings at the Washington Navy Yard in Southeast D.C. are “down”, US Navy officials report. Four people were killed and eight others, including two police officers, wounded during an attack early on Monday. ABC Channel 7 reports different data on the number of casualties, citing two police sources, claiming […]
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By Sinisa Jakov Marusic Macedonian police have arrested 17 people including the parliamentary speaker’s top aide on suspicion of involvement in an espionage ring working on behalf of a foreign government. “The persons are suspected of espionage and cooperation with a foreign intelligence service, for revealing classified documents… containing state secrets,” police spokesperson Ivo Kotevski […]
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