GENEVA (AP) – Myanmar’s envoy to the top U.N. human rights body says his country rejects any move to bring the issue of alleged rights violations against ethnic Rohingya Muslims to an international legal forum. Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun insisted Myanmar’…
Boy ‘shot dead brother, 4, at their home after finding gun while mum slept
A BOY aged four has been allegedly shot dead by his five-year-old brother who had found a gun in their home while their mum was asleep. Truth Albright was shot at his home in Fort Worth, Texas, and rushed to hospital, but died less than an hour later. No one else was hurt in the […]
Israeli firm Elbit awarded UK Joint Fires Synthetic Training contract
Elbit Systems was awarded a £34 million contract from the MoD to supply comprehensive JFST systems.
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NATO Secretary General in Iraq: training national forces is a key tool in fighting terrorism
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi on Tuesday (17 September 2019) for talks on the Alliance’s new training mission in the country and the security situation in the region. The Secretary General paid t…
New Test Service Launched to Gauge Tech Skills of Job Candidates
TechRank aims to help candidates and companies with job search and hiring processes
Cybercriminals Target The Guardian With a Fake SecureDrop Site
The phishing page harvests the unique ‘codenames’ given for sources who submit information using the SecureDrop service. This phishing page also promotes a malicious Android app that performs various malicious activities on a victim’s device.
Portugal hosts maritime exercise in support of NATO’s Maritime Unmanned Systems Initiative
Dozens of unmanned underwater, surface and air vehicles from NATO countries are gathering in Portugal from 11 to 27 September 2019 to test new technological advances in unmanned maritime systems networks. The exercise is being held in the Sesimbra and …
Iran confirms detention of three Aussies
Iran’s judiciary has confirmed the detention of three Australian citizens that had been announced last week by the Australian government, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency.
Taliban bombs kill dozens as U.S. death toll mounts in Afghanistan
American Green Beret is 17th U.S. troop killed this year in the war-torn country, as the Taliban makes good on the threat it levelled after Trump ended peace talks
More than 30 killed in two Afghanistan bombings
More than 30 people were killed this morning in a pair of bombings in Afghanistan. One of the attacks was in the capital, Kabul. The other was north of the city. The bombings came after the death of another U.S. serviceman. Charlie D’Agata reports.