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Shoot 'em up video game a refuge for war-scarred Afghans
AFP, Published on 05/06/2022
» KABUL: The crackle of gunfire. A gasp of a stranger. Explosions rumbling in the distance. In the Afghan capital of Kabul, such sounds would normally prompt panic.
Nigeria demands MTN pay $3.9 bn telecoms fine as deadline expires
AFP, Published on 31/12/2015
» ABUJA - Nigeria said it was expecting telecoms giant MTN to meet a deadline for paying a record $3.9 billion fine which expires Thursday, despite the South African operator challenging the penalty in court.
Facebook activates safety feature after Nigeria bombing
AFP, Published on 18/11/2015
» LAGOS - Facebook has activated its "Safety Check" feature for the first time in Nigeria, after a bombing likely carried out by Boko Haram killed more than 30 late on Tuesday.
Hackers target Ukraine's election website
AFP, Published on 26/10/2014
» KIEV - Hackers attacked Ukraine's election commission website Saturday on the eve of parliamentary polls, officials said, but they denied Russian reports that the vote counting system itself had been put out of action.
Pakistan's 'cyberwar' for control of the web
AFP, Published on 12/09/2013
» In a dingy Internet cafe, Abdullah gets round the censors with one click and logs onto YouTube, officially banned for a year and at the heart of Pakistan's cyberwar for control of the web.
Twitter hack exposes Africa's cyber weaknesses
AFP, Published on 06/03/2013
» Hackers have claimed the scalp of the South African Ministry of State Security's Twitter account, underlining concerns that Africa may be the soft underbelly of global cyber security.
Facebook removes Taliban recruitment page
AFP, Published on 13/12/2012
» Facebook has taken down a page used by the Islamist guerrillas of the Pakistani Taliban to recruit new fighters, a spokesman for the US-based social network site told AFP on Wednesday.
Pakistan mobile networks suspended on security fears
AFP, Published on 21/08/2012
» Pakistan shut down mobile phone networks overnight in major cities to prevent Taliban and Al-Qaeda attacks as celebrations began for the biggest Muslim festival of the year.
Kadhafi using technology to beef up PR arsenal
AFP, Published on 08/03/2011
» Moamer Kadhafi is exploiting technology in a bid to persuade both his own people and the world at large that Libya, rocked by three weeks of insurrection, is the target of a media and Islamist plot.