Obama turns focus to Internet security, privacy
Reuters, Washington :President Barack Obama will highlight plans next week to protect American consumers and businesses from cyber threats, a month after the most high-profile...
International
Merkel presses Putin, Ukraine leader on peace efforts
AFP, Berlin :German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke Saturday to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko in a bid to arrange a mini-summit that...
New Delhi imposes direct rule in Indian-held Kashmir
AFP, Srinagar :Indian-held Kashmir was brought under New Delhi’s direct rule Friday after political rivals failed to agree on a power-sharing coalition, more than two...
FBI recommends charges against ex-CIA chief Petraeus
The FBI and US Justice Department prosecutors have recommended bringing felony charges against retired General David Petraeus for allegedly providing classified information to his former...
2,000 killed by Boko Haram in Nigeria town, say reports
AP, Nigeria :Hundreds of bodies – too many to count – remain strewn in the bush in Nigeria from an Islamic extremist attack that Amnesty...
Yemeni al-Qaeda claims French magazine attack
AP, Saana :Al-Qaeda figure says in audio recording that attack on Charlie Hebdo was meant to show France limits of press freedom.Al-Qaeda’s Yemeni branch has...
US issues global travel warning after Paris terror attacks
The United States has issued a global travel warning after recent terror attacks in France, Australia and Canada. (French End Two Sieges, Killing Massacre Suspects...
Repairing diplomatic image and war-torn economy top targets
AFP, Colombo :New Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena began assembling a cabinet on Saturday on his first day in office as he looks to deliver...
Police surround two Paris attack suspects
BBC Online :French police have surrounded a building in a northern town where two men suspected of the Charlie Hebdo massacre are said to have...
Pings detected in AirAsia search
Reuters, Jakarta :The tail of a crashed AirAsia jet has been found upturned on the sea bed about 30 km (20 miles) from the plane’s...
Al Qaeda in Syria plotting mass attack in West
Reuters, London :Al Qaeda militants in Syria are plotting attacks to inflict mass casualties in the West, possibly against transport systems or “iconic targets”, the...
Thai legislature begins impeachment hearing against ousted PM
AP, Bangkok :Thailand’s military-appointed legislature began impeachment hearings Friday against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a move analysts say is aimed at ensuring the ousted...