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US raises cyber concerns with China

President Barack Obama has raised continuing US concerns over China’s cyber activities, as two days of talks between the two nations came to an end. He urged China to act in order to reduce tensions, the White House said. us-chinaThe US has in the past accused China of being involved in hacking government and commercial computer systems. Earlier this month, the Chinese were blamed for a security breach involving the records of four million past and present US federal employees. Speaking in Washington at the end of the talks, US Secre...

Man kills three in Austria

At least three people have been killed, with a child reportedly among the dead, and 50 injured after a man drove deliberately straight through a crowd of shoppers in Graz, Austria, before getting out and stabbing bystanders with a knife. The man is believed to have crashed his SUV at speed into the crowd of people on purpose, sending several shoppers flying into the windshield, before getting out and stabbing bystanders with a knife. [caption id="attachment_17140" align="alignleft" width="300"]Police-investigato_3348263b

Germany outlines Asia aid policy

Germany has unveiled revised development aid goals for Asia. Partner nations will be offered help to safeguard biodiversity, improve work, expand regenerative energy and minimize the numbers of people living as refugees. Development aid minister Gerd Müller declared German know-how and innovative investment models as the key elements in a revised German strategy for Asia on Wednesday entitled “Using Asia’s Dynamism.” muller, germanyMüller, whose official title Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development is supposed to str...

Pakistan to move UN against Indian PM’s statement

After passing unanimous resolution against India in the parliament, Pakistan has decided to move United Nations to condemn Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement in Bangladesh, reported Dawn newspaper. During his visit to Bangladesh, PM Modi had said, “At a time during the liberation war when the ‘Mukti Jodhas’ of Bangladesh were shedding blood, Indian citizens too were fighting side by side with them and in a way helped realised the dream of Bangladesh.” pm-narendra-modi_650x400_51424803339

Cops hunt three Malaysian kingpins for human trafficking

Three kingpins of an international human trafficking syndicate involved in smuggling Rohingya and Bangladeshi illegals are leading Malaysian businessmen, local media reports said today [caption id="attachment_17017" align="alignleft" width="300"]bdmen trafiicking Pictured, Bangladeshis await a court appearance after being rescued in Cox’s Bazar, a southern coastal district, south of Dhaka on May 22.[/caption] A special police team is on their trail, The Star un Malaysia reported. More than 70 suspected working for the syndicate ...

Thai army suspends Manas for suspected trafficking link

Human trafficking suspect Lt General Manas Khongpaen has been suspended from military service, Army Commander General Udomdej Sitabutr said today. Manas, a former special adviser to the Army, would be reinstated and paid retroactively if found not guilty of the various crimes with which he has been charged, said Udomdej. [caption id="attachment_16917" align="alignleft" width="300"]The Senior adviser to the Royal Thai Army Lt. General Manas Kongpaen (C) surrenders at the police headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand on June 3, Wednesday. Photo: AP
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