China is refuting a report that names its military as the source of recent cyberattacks against the U.S.A report released this week by U.S. security firm Mandiant linked the People's Liberation Army to a large number of cyberattacks against U.S. corporations, government agencies, and other organizations. The report specifically pointed the finger at Chinese military Unit 61398, noting that digital...
Pistorius prosecution: Error in "testosterone" testimony
Labels: Health PRETORIA, South Africa The spokesman for the state prosecutor in the Oscar Pistorius case says there was an error in a detective's testimony when he identified a substance police found in the athlete's bedroom as testosterone. 19 PhotosOlympic athlete charged with murderMedupe Simasiku, a spokesman for South Africa's National Prosecution Agency, said it is too early to identify the substance as...
Pistorius Shots Said to Come From High Angle
Labels: Business At the second day of a bail hearing for Olympian Oscar Pistorius, a South African investigator who arrived at the scene of the Feb. 14 fatal shooting said that Reeva Steenkamp was shot from a high angle, which prosecutors say contradicts the runner's account that he was not wearing his prosthetics when he shot his girlfriend to death.Pistorius, a double-amputee who runs on carbon-fiber...
Bulgarian government resigns amid growing protests
Labels: WorldSOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's government resigned on Wednesday after violent nationwide protests against high power prices, joining a long list of European administrations felled by austerity during Europe's debt crisis. Prime Minister Boiko Borisov, a former bodyguard who swept to power in 2009 on pledges to root out corruption and raise living standards in the European Union's poorest member,...
Fare structure of high-speed rail will determine impact on buses, airlines
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE: Travellers have welcomed the move to build a high-speed rail link between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.Industry players, however, said the impact on buses and airlines will depend on the future rail link's fare structure.Presently, those travelling by bus between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur pay as little as $25 per trip for the five-hour ride.This is in contrast to just 90 minutes...
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Apple: Employee computers were hacked in targeted attack
Labels: LifestyleApple's Cupertino campus.(Credit:James Martin/CNET)Apple today said it too was targeted as part of the string of hacking efforts on companies and news agencies. The iPhone and Mac maker today told Reuters that hackers targeted computers used by its employees, but that "there was no evidence that any data left Apple."In a statement, Apple said it discovered malware that made use of a vulnerability...
Pistorius' account of shooting, in his own words
Labels: Health Oscar Pistorius in court following his bail hearing in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. / AP Photo Oscar Pistorius, the famed double amputee South African Olympian, has been charged by prosecutors with intentionally murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his Pretoria home. Play VideoPistorius: I thought girlfriend was a burglarHe has said it was an accident, that he mistook...
Oscar Pistorius Describes 'Sense of Terror'
Labels: Business Olympian Oscar Pistorius today denied that he willfully killed his girlfriend, telling a South African court that he shot the woman through his bathroom door because he believed she was an intruder.Pistorius, 26 and a double-amputee Olympian, was charged today with premeditated murder, or a Schedule 6 offense, which under South African law limits his chances for parole if convicted."I...
Venezuela's Maduro would win if Chavez goes: poll
Labels: WorldCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro would comfortably win a presidential election should his boss Hugo Chavez's cancer force him out of power, according to an opinion poll. The first survey on such a scenario, by local pollster Hinterlaces, gave Maduro a potential 50 percent of votes, compared to 36 percent for opposition leader Henrique Capriles. ...
BMW recalls 750,000 cars worldwide
Labels: Technology FRANKFURT: German luxury car maker BMW is recalling about 750,000 cars worldwide over potential electrical problems, a spokesman said on Tuesday.The recall affects mainly about 500,000 cars in the United States, specifically various versions of its 1-Series and 3-Series cars built between March 2007 and July 2011 and its Z4 model built between March 2009 and June 2011.Cars sold in Canada,...
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