Edward Snowden reportedly revealed that he took the job at Booz Allen Hamilton to access confidential information in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He said that his position at the contractor gave him access to the list of machines that were hacked by the NSA. This was the reason why he assumed […]
Carl Icahn is seeking a $5.2 billion loan from investors to support his takeover bid for Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL). An unidentified source indicated that the US business magnate approached Jeffries Group LLC for a $2.2 billion loan with a six-year term. Another loan worth $3 billion will have a 3 1/2-year term. The collaboration between […]
China and Russia didn’t seemed too pleased by a recent report the United States released on human trafficking that said both countries have the worst results in battling against sex traffic and forced or underage labor. The report was released this Wednesday and placed Russia and China next to dictatorial countries like North Korea and […]
As the United States is preparing for formal talks with the Taliban, the insurgent group claimed responsibility for an attack that killed four US soldiers in Afghanistan. Two rockets were reportedly fired by into the Bagram airbase, according to the spokesman of the group. Prior to the attack, US officials indicated that direct talks with […]
While Tayyip Erdogan’s government squashed the unrest in Taksim Square protesters in Turkey are far from being done manifesting against what they believe is a bad direction their country is heading in. Erdem Gunduz, is a name that became very popular this Tuesday, as the performance artists inspired protesters with his unusual way of showing […]
Clifford Sloan was tasked by the administration of President Barack Obama to find a way of shutting down the prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. The appointment of the Washington lawyer comes after a measure was passed by the House that supported the continued operation of the prison. The appointment of Sloan was announced […]
A lawsuit was filed by Sprint Nextel Corp (NYSE:S) against Clearwire Corp (NASDAQ:CLWR) and Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH) to stop the acquisition of the wireless broadband provider by Dish. The lawsuit, which was filed at the Delaware Court of Chancery, indicated that the tender offer of Dish violated the rights of the shareholders of Sprint and […]
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister issued another warning this Thursday to protesters in Taksim Square. The Turkish prime minister also commmented on the European Union’s outrage about the way in which security forces dealt with protesters saying it is out of bounds. The PM’s comments seem to suggest that he means to end, in […]
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE agency indicated that a Chinese national who operated a website selling pirated software was sentenced to twelve years in a federal prison. Li Xiang was charged with criminal copyright infringement and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The Chengdu, China resident was arrested by US agents in Saipan […]
A recent anti-gay bill that prohibits children from receiving information on homosexuality has passed with incredible support in the Russian Duma this Tuesday. The bill was supported by the Kremlin and had an overwhelming 436 votes for and 0 against with a single abstention. The bill very ambiguously bans the “propaganda” of homosexual values, as […]
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