"Russia unveiled a sign Wednesday that will be used to represent the ruble alongside other major world currencies. The new symbol, which resembles the Latin letter 'P' with a horizontal score through …
Protesters fell Lenin statue, tell Ukraine’s president ‘you’re next’
"Anti-government protesters toppled a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in Ukraine's capital and attacked it with hammers on Sunday in a symbolic challenge to President Viktor Yanukovich …
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How radioactive poison became the assassin’s weapon of choice
"The men eventually left, and Andrade cleared the table. As he poured the remaining tea away, he noticed that the consistency of the liquid that tipped into the sink was strange. Gooey. He couldn’t …
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Gunmen kill two Belarus military instructors in Yemen
"Gunmen on a motorcycle killed two Belarussian military instructors in Sanaa on Tuesday, police and defense ministry sources said, in a shooting similar to other attacks the Yemeni authorities have …
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Merkel’s phone tapped by at least 5 countries
"German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cellphone has been tapped by at least five foreign intelligence agencies, German weekly Focus magazine reports Sunday, citing an unnamed German security official. …
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Mass rallies in Ukraine against government U-turn on EU
"Tens of thousands of Ukrainians marched to President Viktor Yanukovich's office on Sunday, denouncing a U-turn away from Europe and towards Russia in the biggest street demonstrations since the …
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India to induct second aircraft carrier
"Defence Minister AK Antony will commission the much-delayed Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikramaditya, the country’s second aircraft carrier and the largest warship, at a Russian shipyard on …
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Identifying “Insider” Threats in Information Security
Introduction The threat of “insiders” in positions of trust with access to critical aspects of an organization’s Information Technology (IT) infrastructure, whether government, military, or private …
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North Korea developing electromagnetic pulse weaponry
"South Korea's spy agency says that North Korea was using Russian technology to develop electromagnetic pulse weapons aimed at paralysing military electronic equipment south of the border." Source: …
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NATO war games worry Moscow
"NATO is staging its biggest military exercise in seven years this week in the Baltic countries and Poland but its insistence that the drills are not aimed at sharpening defenses against a resurgent …