Did European intelligence agencies partner the U.S. National Security Agency in the mass surveillance program which whistle-blower Edward Snowden exposed? If report in the Wall Street Journal, are to be believed, the millions of European phone records tracked by NSA, now threatening US’ trans-Atlantic relations, were not collected by NSA but by intelligence agencies in those countries itself. This revelation, by WSJ timed before the head of NSA was due to testify before Congress, will help to t...
Sunny Peter
Oct 31, 2013
The police in China arrested five suspects on Wednesday evening in connection with the Monday’s deadly car crash suicide terror attack at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, state media reports. It was also revealed that the SUV used in the attack was registered in China’s restive Xinjiang province. Reports say police also found a petrol container, two knives, extremist flag and religious slogans in the vehicle.
Sunny Peter
Oct 31, 2013
The National Security Agency collects information secretly from the flowing data between Google and Yahoo data centres, according to the Washington Post
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Oct 31, 2013
"Noah's Ark" emerged in Manus Island. It is fully furnished with a large bar, restaurant, gymnasium and a rooftop terrace to complement the relaxing view of the pristine waters of the Manus Island, off Papua New Guinea.
Athena Yenko
Oct 31, 2013
China, invoking transparency, has given the world a glimpse of its military strength and capability when it decommissioned on Tuesday its first nuclear-powered submarine after 40 years of service.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Oct 31, 2013
Whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed that Australian embassies were U.S.’ spy across Asian nations
Athena Yenko
Oct 31, 2013
After more than a year, the World Trade Organisation has finally ruled that the rare earths exports restrictions placed by China, the world's dominant supplier of the precious elements, defies the very core rules of the organisation. The ruling, however, comes a tad late just when the world has learned to adjust to the apparent supply nightmare, including recycling the precious commodity and scouting other potential suppliers, effectively lessening dependence on China.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Oct 31, 2013
Authorities in China are looking out for two men belonging to the country’s ethnic Uighur Muslim minority from the country’s restive Xinjiang province on suspected terror charges as they investigate whether the SUV which crash and then caught fire at Beijing's historic Tiananmen Square on Monday killing its three occupants and two tourists, and injuring 38 others, was actually a suicide attack.
Sunny Peter
Oct 30, 2013
Terming, the recent killing of Iranian border guards on its border with Pakistan, as a terror attack, Iran has demanded that Pakistan identify and extradite the perpetrators. On Oct 25, 14 Iranian border guards were killed and three others wounded by "armed bandits" in the border region of Saravan in the country's south-eastern province of Sistan-and-Baluchestan. In retaliation, meanwhile, on Saturday, Iran executed 16 people, said to be elements belonging to the "terrorist" group...
Sunny Peter
Oct 30, 2013
Tasmanian Greenpeace activist Colin Russell, arrested by the Russian authorities along with 29 others from the Greenpeace vessel, the Arctic Sunrise has been formally charged in Russia. Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed the Mr Russell had been formally charged with hooliganism.
Sunny Peter
Oct 30, 2013
Chemical Weapon inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) – the international chemical weapons watchdog - have completed verification activities at 21 of the 23 sites. The other two sites are located in conflict zones where conditions necessary for safe access could not be ensured. The U.S., however, remains skeptical on the actual number of chemical weapon sites, say reports.
Sunny Peter
Oct 30, 2013
Apple Inc (AAPL) wants better sales of its iPhone and iPad devices in China in 2014, and has specifically targeted to sell them in the country's outskirts to achieve the goal.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Oct 30, 2013
The timing of his first visit as Prime Minister to Afghanistan has given Mr Abbott the chance to declare an end to Australia's longest military engagement. Mr Abbott said the longest war of Australia has finally reached an end.
Reissa Su
Oct 29, 2013
In the latest attack by Chinese media on global companies, Starbucks and Samsung have both come under fire for allegedly bullying Chinese customers and over-charging them. Leading the charge China Central Television (CCTV) and the China Daily. This comes after iPhone maker Apple was blasted by CCTV earlier this year for not repairing customers' iPhones for free.
Sunny Peter
Oct 29, 2013
New Zealand and the United States have agreed to their military relations after nearly 30 years as the U.S. is increasing its presence in the Asia-Pacific region to counter the growth of China.
Reissa Su
Oct 29, 2013
It is news that could prove damaging to the Pakistan government and its intelligence agency, the ISI. Even as the Pakistan government publicly condemns incidents of U.S. drone strikes in its territory, new reports in the U.S. media reveals that top officials in the Pakistani establishment are regularly briefed by U.S. agencies of such strikes. These strikes are being carried out under top secret agreement reached between both governments since the time of George W. Bush and Pervez Musharraf.
Sunny Peter
Oct 29, 2013
China has suspended one of its high-flying officials for allegedly spending an accumulated unpaid bill of $115,080 (700,000 yuan) at a specialty pig trotter restaurant.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Oct 29, 2013
In an obvious effort to curb anti-American sentiments, Iranian officials pulled down a bunch of new anti-American billboards that had come in the country's capital city Tehran. The reason it said was that the poster were pulled down because they were put up without the permission of the city’s municipal authorities.
Sunny Peter
Oct 29, 2013
Israel came under attack by an unidentified collective of hackers who managed to shut down traffic on the busy Carmel Tunnels toll road in Haifa, the country's third-largest city. The latest cyber-attack on the Carmel Tunnel which happened on Sept 8 and 9 was first reported as a traffic control system malfunction.
Sunny Peter
Oct 29, 2013
An expedition into a hidden rainforest in Queensland, Australia has yielded some interesting mix of new creature species. The three vertebrate species were a bizarre looking leaf-tailed gecko, a gold-coloured skink which is a type of lizard, and a brown-spotted, yellow boulder-dwelling frog.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Oct 29, 2013
At least 13 people have reportedly died from Stormageddon St Jude that blasted Britain and western Europe on Monday. It also toppled trees, inundated lowlands and forced power supply operators to cut supply, leaving thousands without electricity.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Oct 29, 2013
Explosive remnants of the World War 2 will be detonated safely from Solomon Islands says the Australian Defence Force
Athena Yenko
Oct 29, 2013
Following reports that the U.S. government eavesdropped on the phone conversations of 35 world leaders, particularly German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Berlin is considering setting up its own Internet system to prevent a repeat of foreign espionage.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 29, 2013
The National Security Agency (NSA) has reportedly been spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other high-ranking officials from other nations. The leaked data prompted Merkel to confront U.S. President Obama over the phone.
Sigrid Salucop
Oct 28, 2013
The much awaited occasion in the world’s history took place on Oct 23, 2013. The world through various mediums witnessed royal christening of Prince George, the future of England’s royal throne. First-time royal parents Kate Middleton and Prince William released their official family photos from Prince George’s christening day recently.
Jaskiran Kaur
Oct 28, 2013
Israel has warned that it will not hesitate to act alone against Iran, based on the findings of a recent report, which says that Iran has the capability to produce sufficient weapons-grade uranium to build a nuclear bomb in less than a month. Israeli government said, the report issued Thursday by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) is further justification why Israel will initiate military action before Iran can build its nuclear bomb.
Sunny Peter
Oct 28, 2013
The National Security Agency (NSA) snooping muddle seems to grow murkier by the day. Causing further embarrassment to the Obama administration, new revelations say that U.S. may have been listening into German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone calls for over a decade. Reports said President Barack Obama apologised to the German leader and told her he would have ended it had he known about it.
Sunny Peter
Oct 28, 2013
Protesting Russian action against the Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise, an activist of the organisation, staged a two-hour protest inside a tent hanging from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower, on Saturday. Reports said the Greenpeace activist who climbed atop the Eiffel Tower, unveiled a banner which read "Free the Arctic 30" and "Militants in prison, climate in danger.”
Sunny Peter
Oct 28, 2013
Lakhdar Brahimi, the United Nations envoy for Syria, said Saturday that Iran should be invited to participate in the proposed Syria peace talks in Geneva, as reported in Iran's Press TV.
Sunny Peter
Oct 28, 2013
Former, ousted Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, on Friday said he feared that al Qaeda agents were plotting to kill him. Maldivian authorities are investigating the matter.
Sunny Peter
Oct 28, 2013
