The Pentagon has announced a huge expansion of their Cyber Command division as the number of attacks on U.S. government computer networks skyrocket.
The news comes amid reports of a successful attack on a Saudi oil company that destroyed 30,000 computers. Continue reading
French politicians have been rushing to the country’s media outlets to rebut a statement made by the country’s Labour Minister that France is “totally bankrupt.”
Labour Minister Michel Sapin replied to a question during a radio interview by saying France “is a state totally in bankruptcy.” He later tried to claim his comments were only made in jest but economists outside the nation believe he could have been revealing information the French government has been trying to suppress. Continue reading
Two security guards were killed and another wounded when an ex-Islamist militant, recently fired from a job with the government, blew himself up at a checkpoint in the Somali President’s compound.
Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon was unhurt in the attack. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is out of the country. Continue reading
“Do not wait. Move now. Yr life depends on it”
The chilling message sent on twitter by the Queensland police commissioner revealed the severity of the flooding emergency facing the Australian state. The flooding in the state due to a cyclone bringing heavy rain has already killed three people. Continue reading
Two guards were killed and seven other wounded when Islamic terrorists attacked a gas pipeline in the Djebahia region of Algeria.
The area is considered a stronghold of al-Qaeda in the region but the militants rarely make attacks in the area. The attack comes less than a month after an attack on a gas plant in eastern Algeria that killed 37 foreign workers. Continue reading
“There is definitely a glimmer of hope,” Greek finance minister Yannis Stournaras told the BBC. “Light at the end of the tunnel.”
Greece is still receiving a large amount of bailout money from the European Union amid austerity measures that have caused massive strikes among public sector employees. The money is expected to continue being given to the country through the first half of the year. Continue reading
The historic city of Timbuktu, under Islamic terrorist control for almost a year, has been taken by French and Malian troops facing “little resistance.”
However, before the terrorists left the city, the Islamists torched the library destroying thousands of ancient manuscripts.
French President Francois Hollande said that the troops were “winning the battle” against the terrorists and continue in their movement north through the country. The troops seized the largest city in northern Mali on Saturday. Continue reading
Some residents of northern Italy were forced into the street after an earthquake rocked the region.
The 4.8 magnitude quake was less than 10 miles deep just north of the city of Lucca. The quake was felt as far away as Milan and Florence. Continue reading
French and Malian forces captured another city in the northern part of the country as the momentum in the civil distress swings away from the Islamic terrorists trying to overthrow the government. Continue reading
Spain’s unemployment rate has set a new record with 55 percent of the nation’s youth unable to find work.
The unemployment rate for the entire country rose to 26 percent with almost six million out of work. Continue reading
