John Walker, Spy For Soviet Union, Dies in North Carolina Prison
RALEIGH, N.C. — A former American sailor convicted during the Cold War of leading a family spy ring for the Soviet Union has died in a prison hospital in North Carolina, officials said Friday. Retired Navy Warrant Officer John A. Walker Jr. died Thursday at the Federal Medical Center in Butner,... read more »
Obama, in Estonia and at NATO summit, to send strong message to Putin
U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Estonia and attend a NATO summit in Wales next week to send a strong message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that his incursion into Ukraine must be reversed and to keep his hands off the Baltic nations. A fresh move into eastern Ukraine by Russian forces... read more »
Israel releases footage of rocket launchers in Gaza
The Israeli army has released footage it says shows the targeting of rocket launchers in Gaza. The army says the video was filmed on Monday. It says the attack followed rocket attacks from a school compound in the Shejaia neighbourhood and from a concealed launcher west of Khan Younis. Early on... read more »
Russian Hackers Said to Loot Gigabytes of Big Bank Data
Russian hackers attacked JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM:US) and at least four other banks this month in a coordinated assault that resulted in the loss of gigabytes of customer data, according to two people familiar with the investigation. At least one of the banks has linked the breach to Russian... read more »
2G case: A Raja, Kanimozhi, seven others seek bail
Former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and seven other accused, chargesheeted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a 2G scam-related money laundering case, today moved bail... read more »
Narendra Modi swearing-in LIVE: Nawaz Sharif arrives with ‘message of peace’
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has arrived at the technical Air Force base in Palam in Delhi to attend Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony. He is accompanied among others by his... read more »
Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam arrives in Delhi for Narendra Modi’s swearing in
Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam arrived here today with a delegation to attend prime minister-designate Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony. All arrangements for the... read more »
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to attend Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend the inauguration of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi, his spokesman said on Saturday. A statement from Mr. Sharif’s office said the... read more »
Wigneswaran declines Rajapaksa’s invitation
The Chief Minister of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, C.V. Wigneswaran, on Friday declined to join a delegation headed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to participate in the swearing-in ceremony of... read more »
