Residents of Gamboru, a border town between Nigeria and Cameroon in Borno State yesterday said Cameroonian authorities have closed their official borders with Nigeria over fears of the Ebola …
New hacking scenario emerges: Wi-Fi signal-sniffing drones
The next major network security threat could come from the sky, in the form of drones equipped with video cameras and the ability to sniff out mobile devices and their unique identifiers, perhaps even …
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Qatar ‘refuses’ to sign final GCC report
Qatar has reportedly refused to sign the final report prepared by a technical committee set up by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to monitor the implementation of an agreement to end the worst …
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Kuwait beefs up border security amid Isil threat
Kuwait has mobilised military personnel and deployed them at its northern and southern borders to help boost security levels. The extra staff will run patrols along the borders and will be on the …
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Tough UAE anti-terror law gets Shaikh Khalifa decree
A new law to combat terrorism has been endorsed by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The government fast-tracked the law which establishes “terrorist” capital offences which …
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Gaza war rages on, Hamas says Israel tried to kill its military chief
Israeli air strikes killed 11 Palestinians in Gaza, including the wife and infant son of Hamas's military leader, Mohammed Deif, in what the group said on Wednesday was an attempt to assassinate him …
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China rejects Manila protest on ships, complains of detentions
China rejected Philippine complaints on Wednesday about Chinese survey vessels operating in a gas-rich area of Manila's exclusive economic zone, and has lodged a separate complaint about the detention …
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Afghan government bans NYT reporter from leaving country
The Afghan attorney general's office has barred a New York Times reporter from leaving the country after the paper ran a story about ministry and palace officials discussing plans to form an interim …
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China seeks passengers’ ID for buying bus tickets in restive Xinjiang
China will require identification from passengers buying long-distance bus tickets in far-western Xinjiang, state media said on Wednesday, as police seek to monitor travel in a region beset by …
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Landslides hit Japan’s Hiroshima, killing at least 27
At least 27 people, including several children, were killed in Japan on Wednesday, when landslides triggered by torrential rain slammed into the outskirts of the western city of Hiroshima, and the …
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