“A piracy watchdog group says armed pirates raided a cargo ship anchored off the coast of Guinea in West Africa.” Source: Pirates off the coast of Guinea in West Africa attack, rob cargo ship – The Washington Post
“A Mexican judge has indicted 10 Federal Police officers in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez on a raft of charges, including extortion and kidnapping, officials said. Judge Carlos Miguel Garcia Treviño formally accused the officers Wednesday after finding sufficient evidence of their involvement in crimes that also included causing bodily injury, abuse of [...]
“American-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who preached terror as the public face of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has been killed in Yemen, the nation’s Defense Ministry said Friday. The United States regards al-Awlaki, who was believed to be hiding in Yemen, as a terrorist and the biggest threat to its homeland security. Western [...]
“Damage inflicted by corporate data breaches this year pales in comparison to what might happen if a power grid or chemical plant were targeted by hackers or malicious software, a top U.S. cybersecurity official said. A cyber attack on the nation’s critical infrastructure “could have cascading effects across multiple sectors” and is “another order of [...]
“Decapitations as part of ongoing drug wars has become a common news item in Mexico. Now these beheadings, murder-as-message, are appearing in Puerto Rico. As the drug war violence in Mexico escalates to horrifying levels, spreading beyond the rival gangs to encompass government officials, members of the media, schools and civilians, the murder level in [...]