Wikileaks’s online archive of hacked Sony docs
New York: Sony’s hacking problems aren’t over yet. Whistleblower site Wikileaks has put hundreds of thousands of emails and documents from last year’s crippling cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment into a searchable online archive.
NASA spacecraft to crash into Mercury in 2 weeks
Washington: After more than four years of orbiting Mercury, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft will crash into the solar system’s innermost planet in two weeks when it runs out of propellant.
Turkish plane returns over hoax bomb threat
Ankara: Turkish Airlines says a Basel, Switzerland-bound flight returned to Istanbul after a note saying there was a bomb on board was found in a toilet.
Oz woman defends Muslim couple from abuse
Sydney: A Muslim couple racially abused by a Sydney train passenger have thanked another commuter who defended them, with a video capturing the incident going viral on social media as police launched an investigation.
‘Terror suspects’ killed near Vietnam border
Beijing: Chinese authorities and state media say two terrorism suspects have been killed near the Chinese-Vietnamese border after an intense clash with armed forces.
Pak, Afghanistan discuss security, defence issues
Islamabad: The army chiefs of Pakistan and Afghanistan held a meeting and discussed security issues and measures to enhance defence ties and training cooperation between the two armies.
New Thai constitution draft ready for review
Bangkok: Thailand’s constitution drafters have submitted the draft of a new national charter to an advisory council for review, nearly a year after the military took power from an elected Government.
Thousands flee fighting in Iraq’s Ramadi: UN
Baghdad: Thousands of civilians have fled escalating fighting between pro-Government forces and jehadists in the Iraqi city of Ramadi over the past week, the United Nations said on Friday. The UN office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs said 4,250 families had fled their homes in the Ramadi area since April 8.