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Security stepped up as Australia orders siege probe
AFP, Published on 17/12/2014
» Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday ordered an urgent enquiry into why a deranged Islamic gunman was not under surveillance and how he obtained citizenship, as security was stepped up after a fatal cafe siege.
Sydney hostage drama: a jihadist propaganda win?
AFP, Published on 16/12/2014
» PARIS - His motives are a mystery and his acts described as random and deranged, but analysts say the gunman who took a Sydney cafe full of terrified people hostage could still score a propaganda coup for jihadists.
DR Congo's insect cuisine: nutritious and delicious
AFP, Published on 27/07/2014
» KINSHASA - In Kinshasa's Gambela market shoppers can find insects for every occasion -- from unctuous white weevil larvae for fancy dinners to crispy caterpillars and snacky termites that stick in your teeth.
China blogger 'fired' after John Kerry meeting
AFP, Published on 25/05/2014
» A Chinese blogger who called on US Secretary of State John Kerry to push for Internet freedom in China has been fired by his employer, he told AFP on Sunday.
Defiance as Ukraine rebels press on with referendum plan
AFP, Published on 09/05/2014
» Sitting in front of a scrum of television cameras on the top floor of their occupied headquarters, east Ukraine separatists in Donetsk Thursday defied Russian leader Vladimir Putin by insisting they will press on with a referendum for independence.
'Sorry brother': Ukraine marines betrayed by Russian raid
AFP, Published on 25/03/2014
» Just a year ago, Ruslan, a marine in Ukraine's top battalion stationed in the Crimean port of Feodosiya, helped Russian soldiers paint their armoured personnel carrier for a military parade.
Ada Colau: hardened fighter for Spain evictees
AFP, Published on 23/03/2014
» Enemies have branded her a "terrorist" and sent her death threats, but 40-year-old mother Ada Colau keeps on fighting for thousands of families facing eviction in Spain's economic crisis.
Hundreds held in global investigation of Canada child porn site
AFP, Published on 15/11/2013
» Toronto police said a global investigation into a Canadian child porn website had led to the arrest of 341 people including teachers, doctors and police officers, and the rescue of 386 sexually abused children.
'Bazooka' attacks slowing Internet: security experts
AFP, Published on 28/03/2013
» A "bazooka" cyber attack described as the most powerful ever seen has slowed traffic on the Internet, security experts said, raising fresh concerns over online security.
Syria, China worst for online spying: RSF
AFP, Published on 12/03/2013
» Syria, China, Iran, Bahrain and Vietnam are flagrantly spying online, media watchdog RSF said, urging controls on the export of Internet surveillance tools to regimes clamping down on dissent.