anti-gay law: activists draw G20 attention
St Petersburg: About two dozen activists have rallied in St Petersburg to protest a new Russian law banning gay “propaganda” and attract attention of the leaders of the world’s 20 leading economies.
NSA cracked online encryption
Washington: US and UK intelligence agencies have teamed up to crack the encryption technology designed to provide online privacy that guards global commerce and banking systems and protects sensitive data.
7 Taliban fighters arrested in lahore
lahore: Pakistani police on Friday said they had arrested seven suspected Taliban fighters from a slum here and seized suicide vests, explosives, guns and maps of important installations from them.
drone strike kills Haqqani leader
Peshawar: A senior leader of the Haqqani network was among six militants killed by a US drone targeted at Pakistan’s lawless North Waziristan tribal region, officials said on Friday.
North reopens military hotline to S korea
Seoul: North Korea on Friday reconnected a military hotline to the South that was cut earlier this year at the height of cross-border tensions, Seoul’s Government said.
Fiji’s new constitution raises hopes, concerns
Suva (Fiji): Fiji’s military regime passed a new constitution on Friday; which is raising both hopes and concerns among many who want democracy restored to the Nation.
Morsi supporters stage new protests
Cairo: Thousands of supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi turned out for protests in Cairo after friday’s prayers, despite a sustained crackdown on Islamists by the country’s new authorities.