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Local Police Departments Have Been Driving Fake Cell Towers Into...
USA Today's John Kelly reports many U.S. law enforcement agencies have accessed cell towers to gather call data from thousands of residents, similar to tactics used by the N.S.A.Approximately...
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Vladimir Putin Just Dissolved A Major State-Run Media Organization That's...
Vladimir Putin just dissolved major state media organization RIA Novosti, which has been around since 1941.In its place will be a new organization run by a TV presenter who had been embroiled in...
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China Expresses Regret Over Extended South Korean Air Defense Zone
BEIJING (Reuters) - China expressed "regret" on Monday that South Korea had extended its air defense zone to partially overlap with a similar zone declared by Beijing two weeks ago that has raised...
View ArticleEight Big Tech Companies Demand That The Government Changes How It Spies And...
Several major tech companies have announced a new initiative, under the banner of Reformgovernmentsurveillence.com, calling on the government to change its spying practices (via NYT). Several tech...
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North Korea News Agency Broadcasts Images Of Kim Jong-Un's Uncle Being...
North Korea's state television showed photos and video of Kim Jong-Un's powerful uncle Jang Song-Thaek being physically removed from a government meeting.Jang, who was often seen by Kim's side, was...
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CHINA: Our Smog Is A Major Defensive Advantage On The Battlefield
Chinese air pollution has been in the headlines for some time now. Earlier this year Beijing announced a massive program that would need 1.7 trillion yuan in investment over the next five years to...
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Why Ukraine Isn't 'The Ukraine,' And Why That Matters Now
Chances are if you find yourself talking about the ongoing protests in Kyiv, you'll slip up and refer to the country in which Kyiv is situated as "the Ukraine."It's an understandable mistake, perhaps —...
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Leaked Document Suggests That Putin Will Release Pussy Riot Members
Russian newspaper Izvestia is reporting that President Vladimir Putin will pardon the punk band Pussy Riot and Greenpeace activists during a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Russian...
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Here's The Moment Barack Obama Shook Hands With The President Of Cuba
Barack Obama shook the hand of Cuban President Raul Castro on his way to speak at Nelson Mandela's memorial service.The moment is special and unprecedented since the U.S. has held an economic embargo...
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Tech Firms Call For NSA Reforms As They Protect Data Mining Profits
Technology powerhouses try to protect financial interests as they fight US government spyingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Even as Silicon Valley speaks out against the U.S. government's surveillance methods,...
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Jarring Image Of A Child Amid Syria's Air War
This is a striking photo by Ammar Abdullah of Reuters showing a little Syrian girl being taken from the site of a government airstrike: Unfortunately scene like this have been all too common since July...
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Nicolas Sarkozy's Naked Wife Used As Bait By G20 Hackers
Suspected Chinese hackers have systematically targeted diplomats working within foreign ministries in European countries, reports Nicole Perlroth of The New York Times.The hackers were hoping to find...
View ArticleMeet The Scary Man In Charge Of Vladimir Putin's New State News Agency
The announcement that Vladimir Putin would be dissolving the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti (and radio station Voice of Russia) took many by surprise. The agency, which had a robust...
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Russia Adds 52 'Alligator' Attack Helicopters As Kremlin Seeks To Strengthen...
The first batch of Ka-52 “Alligator” attack helicopters has been delivered to Russia’s Western Military District (WEST), headquartered in St. Petersburg, reports Russian news agency Ria Novosti.Formed...
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A US Spy Agency Came Up With The Worst Possible Logo — And Jon Stewart Ripped...
Last week The National Reconnaissance Office launched a new satellite called NROL-39 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, and a lot of people noticed a picture of a massive octopus straddling...
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Congress Agreed To Its Annual Defense Bill Yesterday — Here Are The Two Big...
With the House heading home on Friday, Congress is bustling with action to finish up a number of vital bills before the end of the week.The House and Senate negotiators agreed on one such bill, the...
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6 (Somewhat Redacted) Lessons Leon Panetta Gave At The CIA's Classified Bin...
Everyone knows at this point that Bin Laden is dead. Everyone also knows they made a movie about it.That movie drew rebuke from all around about the CIA allegedly leaking information to the movie's...
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Intense Photos From Kiev Show Ukrainian Riot Police Storming Protest Camp
Ukrainian riot police have stormed a protest camp in Kiev, the Associated Press reports. Hundreds of police officers dismantled barricades, tore down tents, and clashed with protesters who fought back,...
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China Puts Former Security Chief Under House Arrest
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has put Zhou Yongkang, one of the most powerful politicians of the last decade, under virtual house arrest while the ruling Communist Party investigates accusations of...
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Iranian Commander Criticizes Rouhani's Government For Being 'Infected' By The...
DUBAI (Reuters) - The commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard force has criticized the government of President Hassan Rouhani as being under the influence of Western ideas, a sign of the growing...
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