Malaysia Airlines website targeted by hacker group ‘Cyber Caliphate’
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A group calling itself “Official Cyber Caliphate” said it hacked on Monday the official website of national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS), but the airline said its data servers remained intact and passenger bookings were not …
Two killed as South Africa township looting spree spreads
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Two men have been shot dead and shops owned by immigrants were looted in South Africa’s biggest city, as unrest following the death of a teenager last week spread in Johannesburg townships, police said on Monday.
China hospital staff demand better security after deadly brawl
BEIJING (Reuters) – Hospital staff have demonstrated in China to demand better protection after a doctor and a patient were killed in a fight, media reported on Monday, the latest incident to highlight problems in a system often overwhelmed with patien…
Deputy of Indonesia’s anti-graft body to resign: agency official
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The deputy chief of Indonesia’s anti-graft agency will submit his resignation letter on Monday, days after the police named him a suspect in a false testimony case, an agency official said.
Sales of surveillance cameras surge in South Korea after daycare abuse case
SEOUL (Reuters) – Sales of surveillance cameras are surging in South Korea after a daycare center worker was caught on camera earlier this month knocking a toddler to the floor, spurring calls for closer monitoring of schools and child care facilities….
Greek leftist leader Tsipras scores victory over austerity
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras promised on Sunday that five years of austerity, “humiliation and suffering” imposed by international creditors were over after his Syriza party swept to victory in a snap election on Sunday.
Australia knights Prince Philip, sparking national outrage
PERTH (Reuters) – Conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott has awarded Australia’s highest honor to Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, sparking a barrage of criticism across the country on its national day of celebration.
India turns to corner shops, mobile phones for banking revolution
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – India is betting that mobile phone vendors, fuel stations and corner stores can help it put basic banking within the grasp of hundreds of millions of its poor people living beyond the reach of traditional bank branches.
Morocco arrests suspected Algerian militant tied to Frenchman’s murder
RABAT (Reuters) – Moroccan authorities said on Sunday they arrested a suspected Algerian member of the militant group responsible for kidnapping and beheading French tourist Herve Gourdel east of Algiers in September.
Afghan air force ascent slow, imperiling battle with Taliban
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s armed forces are so short of combat-ready aircraft that, late last year, they began fitting machine guns and rockets to Russian-made Mi-17 transport helicopters, dubbed “flying tractors”, to bolster their air power.
