Police Officials Shoot One Man Dead And Arrest Two More Amid Asia-Pacific Security Summit In Singapore
Police officials shot a man whose car was stopped on Sunday morning at a checkpoint as he, together with two passengers, sped off. The checkpoint was outside the Shangri-La hotel that was the venue for the Asia Pacific-Security Summit.
Jun 01, 2015 6:47 AM EDT
Senate impasse: NSA spy tactics - including phone records collection - expiring: Senate to continue deliberation
Midnight expiration on its verge for the three Patriot Act surveillance measures. The Senate has failed to pass a legislation to extend the said surveillance measure on Sunday. First exposed by Edward Snowden in 2013, The National Security Agency telephone data collection program is considered the most high profile of the three spy tools.
92-year-old Cancer Survivor completes San Diego marathon, sets New record
92-year-old Harriette Thompson sets new record in Sunday as the oldest woman to finish the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego. The Charlotte cancer survivor was accompanied by her son throughout the run and finished within seven hours and 24 minutes.
Security Efforts to Weaken as Patriot Act Provisions Expire; Is the US Less Safe?
The three key parts of the Patriot Act were failed to be saved on Sunday session. Because of this, the powers of the government to uphold security against terrorism will dwindle a little.
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Same Sex Marriage: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten Introduces Bill Federal Parliament; Coalition Members Benches Almost Empty?
Bill Shorten initiates a bill to the house of representative to amend the definition of marriage. His bill gains few support.
Jun 01, 2015 5:09 AM EDT
Senator Sanders Outsmart A Campaign Rally in Iowa; Defies Clinton To Take Off
Senator Bernie Sanders challenged Senator Hillary Clinton during his speaking event in Des Moines, Iowa.
Jun 01, 2015 3:29 AM EDT
European Union expresses anger over recently revealed Russian travel blacklist
The European Union is furious over some of the names included on Russian travel blacklist. Eighty-nine European military leaders and politicians have been included in the Russian travel blacklist, and it's a move that is sparking a lot of anger among the members of the European Union.
Jun 01, 2015 3:13 AM EDT
Silk Road Website Founder Ross Ulbricht Sentenced to Life in Prison For Online Drug Trade
Silk Road website founder Ross Ulbricht has been sentenced to life imprisonment. He was the mastermind in a scheme that enabled more than $200 million of drug sales online using the digital currency bitcoin.
Jun 01, 2015 3:08 AM EDT
China's "Sin City" sex trade trials now officially underway
The sex trade trials surrounding China's infamous "Sin City" are now officially underway.
Jun 01, 2015 2:58 AM EDT
China, U.S. remain far apart on solution to South China Sea issue
The United States and China continue to stand at opposite ends of the spectrum in an attempt to broker a solution to the problem concerning the South China Sea.
Jun 01, 2015 2:52 AM EDT
Yahoo Mail Class Lawsuit: California Judge Lucy Koh Permits A Class Suit Against Yahoo For Violating Stored Communications Act And The Invasion of Privacy Act
Yahoo is being sued by its users in a class action case for breaching their privacy. A judge from the United States ordered Yahoo Inc to face a class-action lawsuit for illegally intruding at the content of emails sent from non-Yahoo Mail accounts and sent to Yahoo Mail subscribers and utilizing the data to boost advertising profit.
May 31, 2015 10:34 PM EDT
Being “social” is what counts in London’s fashion start-ups
Being social is what counts in London’s fashion start-ups. Fashion companies have made success by jumping into the world of social media.
May 29, 2015 4:10 AM EDT
Vladimir Putin wants a Fascist state; thinking about shutting down foreign companies in Russia
President Vladimir Putin wants a Fascist state, but people thinks he only wants the old USSR back. Meanwhile, President Putin is thinking about its foreign competitors if it's already time for them to be "out" of Russia.
May 29, 2015 3:59 AM EDT
Nokia Networks primed to purchase Eden Rock Communications
Nokia Networks is now closing on a deal to formally purchase Eden Rock Communications. The network arm of the Finnish phone company Nokia is now closing on a deal to formally purchase Eden Rock Communications, a known maker of self-organizing networks, otherwise known as SONs.
May 29, 2015 3:52 AM EDT
Turkey’s Stripe-like Iyzico Closes $6.2 Million Series B; supported by World Bank in plans to expand in the Middle East
Iyzico's $6.2 million series B funding will focus on expanding globally and targeting the Middle East. Experts and backers support the plan.
May 29, 2015 3:49 AM EDT
Chinese microblogging site, Weibo, set to invest $142 million in top domestic taxi-hailing apps; Didi Taxi and Kuaidi taxi expects $6 Billion Value
The Chinese microblogging site, Weibo, is now on the verge of investing $142 million into two of China's top taxi-hailing apps.
May 29, 2015 2:09 AM EDT