North Korea has admitted carrying out a third nuclear test, hours after US seismologists detected a 4.9-magnitude earthquake in the hermit kingdom. The heightened seismic activity came at 11:57 a.m. near the Chinese border. The South Korean Defense Ministry estimates the detonated bomb to have weighed six to eight kilotons. According to monitors at the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban […]
North Korea has admitted carrying out a third nuclear test, hours after US seismologists detected a 4.9-magnitude earthquake in the hermit kingdom. The heightened seismic activity came at 11:57 a.m. near the Chinese border. The South Korean Defense Ministry estimates the detonated bomb to have weighed six to eight kilotons. According to monitors at the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban […]
The U.S. is vulnerable to cyberattacks that could shut down financial services or destroy information that companies need for daily operations, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday. Rep. Mike Rogers says 95 percent of private sector networks are vulnerable and most have already been hit. What’s being stolen? Personal identities, Social Security […]
The U.S. is vulnerable to cyberattacks that could shut down financial services or destroy information that companies need for daily operations, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday. Rep. Mike Rogers says 95 percent of private sector networks are vulnerable and most have already been hit. What’s being stolen? Personal identities, Social Security […]
A Cairo court on Saturday ordered the government to block access to the video-sharing website YouTube for 30 days for carrying an anti-Islam film that caused deadly riots across the world, but the ruling can be appealed and based on precedent may not be enforced. Judge Hassouna Tawfiq ordered YouTube blocked for carrying the film, […]
A Cairo court on Saturday ordered the government to block access to the video-sharing website YouTube for 30 days for carrying an anti-Islam film that caused deadly riots across the world, but the ruling can be appealed and based on precedent may not be enforced. Judge Hassouna Tawfiq ordered YouTube blocked for carrying the film, […]
Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the United States is evaluating new options to halt Syria’s civil war, but he refused to weigh into administration debates over whether to arm the rebels fighting President Bashar Assad’s regime. In his first news conference as secretary, Kerry said the Obama administration was looking at the […]
Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the United States is evaluating new options to halt Syria’s civil war, but he refused to weigh into administration debates over whether to arm the rebels fighting President Bashar Assad’s regime. In his first news conference as secretary, Kerry said the Obama administration was looking at the […]
(MintPress) – Israeli officials are prepping for what could be a full-scale ground invasion of Syria after attacks by Israeli warplanes struck targets deep inside Syrian territory late last month, the first Israeli attacks on Syria in more than five years. Conflicting reports on both sides leave the identity of the targets a mystery. However, the […]
(MintPress) – Israeli officials are prepping for what could be a full-scale ground invasion of Syria after attacks by Israeli warplanes struck targets deep inside Syrian territory late last month, the first Israeli attacks on Syria in more than five years. Conflicting reports on both sides leave the identity of the targets a mystery. However, the […]
During my last visit to Dubai, in November, I took time out to drive around the city and just look at all the changes that have taken place since I first moved there in the 1980s. Back then everything from commerce to tourism was centered around the “Dubai Creek.” Now, I hardly noticed the “creek” […]
During my last visit to Dubai, in November, I took time out to drive around the city and just look at all the changes that have taken place since I first moved there in the 1980s. Back then everything from commerce to tourism was centered around the “Dubai Creek.” Now, I hardly noticed the “creek” […]
A Senate panel on Wednesday abruptly postponed a vote on Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be defense secretary amid Republican demands for more information from President Barack Obama’s nominee about his paid speeches and business dealings. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, had hoped to vote on the nomination on Thursday […]
A Senate panel on Wednesday abruptly postponed a vote on Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be defense secretary amid Republican demands for more information from President Barack Obama’s nominee about his paid speeches and business dealings. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, had hoped to vote on the nomination on Thursday […]
