Typhoon Haiyan left nearly half a million people displaced in one of the worst natural disasters that struck the Philippines in history. Mass burials have been undertaken in Tacloban City, one of the most affected cities in the region. Unidentified bodies have been buried by workers in a hillside location as authorities and volunteers alike […]
The relief effort of the US military in the Philippines is expected to increase once the extent of the damage wrought by Typhoon Haiyan is fully assessed. This comes as a US Navy aircraft carrier made its way to the archipelago. The Pentagon revealed that around 250 US Marines and service personnel are already in […]
A lockup was implemented on the shares of Twitter following its initial public offering recently. Ordinary employees of the company will be allowed to start selling around 9.9 million shares on February 15, 2014 in order to deal with income tax expenses for their shares of the company. However, this represents only one percent of […]
North Korea released a statement last week in which it stated that a South Korean spy was arrested and is being investigated on charges of espionage. While both countries have had a number of spies infiltrated in various government and private establishments since the end of the war back in 1954, the cases of spies […]
A recent survey revealed that a number of Americans and Europeans are against the espionage activities of their government against their citizens and citizens of its allies. This showed an increasing concern on the spying activities revealed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Protests resulted from the revelation that internet information and private phones were […]
Mullah Fazlullah was named the new leader of the Taliban in Pakistan after a U.S. drone attack killed former leader Hakimullah Mehsud. The attack took place in the North Waziristan region early this November and succeeded to kill Mehsud by firing missiles at his vehicle. Mullah Fazlullah is a man with a reputation in Pakistan, being […]
An international protest against corruption was launched by members and supporters of Anonymous as it held the “Million Mask March” on Tuesday. The protest coincided with the commemoration of Guy Fawkes Day, which was named after a Catholic terrorist arrested on November 5, 1605 by British authorities. Fawkes was in the middle of a plot […]
The initial public offering or IPO of Twitter was increased by 25 percent, which will allow the microblogging website to raise around $1.75 billion. Seventy million shares, priced between $23 and $25, are being offered in the IPO of Twitter based on a recent regulatory filing. An earlier proposal of the company was between $17 […]
An electronic spy post network is reportedly being operated by the surveillance agency of Britain basing in documents divulged by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Reports indicated that the network was close to the office of the German chancellor and the Bundestag. The documents hinted at the operation of a covert listening station by Britain […]
A court in Bangladesh sentenced 152 people to death this Tuesday for their actions in the 2009 mutiny orchestrated by unsatisfied border guards. In the events that took place the border guards killed several dozen military commanders over the course of two days. The accused border guards come from a paramilitary group that is known […]
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