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Cisco Systems Inc To Invest In Cloud Computing

Cisco Systems Inc To Invest In Cloud Computing

A pledge of $1 billion was made by Cisco Systems Inc in the next two years as the company indicated that it aims to join the market currently dominated by Amazon.com Inc. The company will use the amount in creating data centers that will facilitate the operation of Cisco Cloud Services news service. The company […]

Four Gunmen Attack Hotel In Afghanistan

Four Gunmen Attack Hotel In Afghanistan

A new act of terrorism hit the Afghani capital city Kabul as four armed men attacked a luxury hotel this Thursday. According to a representative of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior all the gunmen were killed while General Mohammad Ayub Salangi confirmed to the media that all guests are safe. According to Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid […]

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Spotted Near The Maldives

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Spotted Near The Maldives

Reports that the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was spotted in the Maldives resulted to a search along the southern part of the Indian Ocean. Residents of the island nation reportedly saw a low-flying jet on the same day the jet dropped out of civilian radar coverage and contact from ground controllers. The jet, which had […]

Barack Obama Invites G7 Leaders To Meet On Ukraine Issue

Barack Obama Invites G7 Leaders To Meet On Ukraine Issue

United States President Barack Obama invited allied leaders to meet in Europe next week to determine any future action in response to Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula. Caitlin Hayden, White House spokeswoman announced the meeting this Tuesday as G7 members as well as European Union leaders meet on a nuclear summit in the Netherlands. […]

Annexation Of Crimea Set

Annexation Of Crimea Set

The process of the annexation of Crimea by Russia has moved forward with the approval of a draft bill that will formalize the process by President Vladimir Putin of Russia. Aside from approving the draft bill, Putin also informed the two chambers of the parliament of Russia and the government of the request of Crimea […]

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Plans US IPO Within The Year

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Plans US IPO Within The Year

An initial public offering is being planned by the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd in the United States by the third quarter, according to sources familiar with the plan. The IPO is expected be valued over $15 billion. The e-commerce giant from China also discussed with Securities and Futures Commission and the Hong Kong exchange for […]

New Russian Military Exercises Ordered On Ukrainian Border

New Russian Military Exercises Ordered On Ukrainian Border

Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin ordered new war exercises on the Russian-Ukrainian border as the standoff between the two countries has not changed since the ouster of pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovich. According to the Russian Defence Ministry, the exercise involved close to 8,500 troops that practiced firing artillery and rocket launchers at an enemy situated […]

Search For Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Facilitated By Crowdsourcing

Search For Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Facilitated By Crowdsourcing

Thousands of volunteers have started to comb part of the search zone of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 using satellite images made available by DigitalGlobe on the internet. The Colorado-based company owns the most advanced commercial satellite network in the world. According to DigitalGlobe’s Luke Barrington, the situation is like an actual needle-in-a-haystack issue with […]

New Zealand May Lose The Union Jack Flag

New Zealand May Lose The Union Jack Flag

A referendum will be held in New Zealand to see if the Union Jack flag will be replaced. Many New Zealanders, including Prime Minister John Key support the change and argue that it should be replaced with the grey fern symbol that the All Blacks wear on their jerseys. Key announced today that a referendum […]

Fingerprints Of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 Passengers To Be Checked In The US

Fingerprints Of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 Passengers To Be Checked In The US

The photos and fingerprints of two men who boarded Malaysian Airlines flight 370 will be sent to the US for comparison against the records of known criminals and terrorists. The disappearance of the plane continues to puzzle investigators even as the investigation is focused on the two passengers who used stolen passports. Azaharuddin Abdul Rahman, […]

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