Amnesty International has said that an employee was targeted by a sophisticated Israeli-made spyware, stressing that it was “a deliberate attempt” to snoop on the group by a government “hostile” to the organization’s work. The incident took place in June this year when an unnamed Amnesty employee received a cryptic message via WhatsApp messenger. It […]
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US blames 'bad actor' Russia for Douma 'chemical attack,' no timetable for response – White House
The White House has refused to clarify if Donald Trump’s belligerent tweets signal a planned strike on Syria, but insisted that Moscow is responsible for last week’s alleged chemical attack, as it failed to rein in Bashar Assad. Asked to respond to Moscow’s claims that the “civil defense” group White Helmets, which has links to […]
UNSC fails to pass 3 resolutions on Syria 'chem attack' as Russia calls for restraint
The Russian envoy to the UN called on the West to “refrain from plans” it might be harboring for Syria, after three consecutive resolutions to investigate the alleged recent chemical attack near Damascus failed to pass. The latest resolution to fail was a Russian-sponsored draft backing an Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) […]
Red Crescent found no trace of previous 'Ghouta chem attack' used by US to blame Damascus & Moscow
A former US secretary of state famously blamed Moscow for being ‘ultimately responsible’ for every chemical incident in Syria, after reports of a chorine attack in Ghouta in January. The incident, it now turns out, never happened. The reports about an alleged chlorine gas attack that, supposedly, affected more than 20 civilians on January 22, […]
US downsizes Cuba embassy for good amid 'sonic attack' mystery
The US will keep the staff numbers at its embassy at Havana at the minimum level after an emergency departure, ordered in September, expires. The step was taken after 21 staff members suffered from a so far unexplained ailment. The State Department announced on Friday it would permanently scale back the operations of its Cuba […]
Roger Federer: Stefan Edberg issues controversial statement over 'sneak attack'
Back in 2015 Federer debuted a new manoeuvre to his game which has been labelled the SABR (sneak attack by Roger). It features Federer moving up the court on an opponent’s second serve to hit a half-volley in an attempt to throw them off guard. It works in large effect because Federer’s opponents never know […]
'It was an intentional attack': Eyewitness describes deadly Charlottesville car plowing incident
Published time: 12 Aug, 2017 21:04 An eyewitness who saw a car plow into dozens of protesters at a far-right rally and counter-demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia described the crash involving one car plowing into protesters and crashing into another as “intentional” while speculating that it was a “terrorist attack.” “It backed up and hit everyone […]
New York police officer shot and killed in 'unprovoked attack'
A New York City police officer was ambushed and fatally shot in the Bronx, while sitting in a marked police vehicle. The attacker was later killed by officers, according to NYPD. Officer Miosotis Familia was wrapping up her shift in a mobile command unit early Wednesday when the gunman walked up to the vehicle and […]
British Airways cancels ALL flights from Heathrow and Gatwick over 'cyber ATTACK'
Reports claim the airline has been victim of a cyber attack, although BA has denied there is any evidence of this. The outage comes as scores of Britons are headed overseas for the long weekend and half-term school holidays on Saturday morning. BA has now confirmed all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick will be cancelled […]
Exercising in the sunshine 'reduces risk of heart attack'
Scientists have discovered that physical activity teamed with naturally-generated vitamin D delivers a potent health boost to the body and can even protect the heart. A large-scale study of more than 10,000 people found those who took regular exercise and had the highest vitamin D levels were 23 percent less likely to have a stroke […]