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LinkedIn Blocked in Russia After Violation of Personal Data Law

Russian internet providers blocked access to the LinkedIn professional networking site on Thursday, following an order from the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Communications (Roskomnadzor). Roskomnadzor did so because of LinkedIn’s failure to comply with Russian law on the localization of personal ...

November 18, 2016

African countries

Sri Lanka Arrests ex-US Envoy for Graft

Sri Lanka’s former ambassador to Washington was arrested on Friday accused of misappropriating more than $350,000, the latest member of strongman ex-president Mahinda Rajapakse’s family to be investigated for corruption in office. Jaliya Wickramasuriya, a cousin of former president, was detained at Sri Lanka’s main international airport as he tried ...

November 18, 2016

Americas

US Intelligence Chief Clapper Resigns

US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Thursday that he had submitted his resignation, stepping down as President-elect Donald Trump begins to assemble his new administration. Clapper, whose job is to coordinate the work of 17 disparate agencies like the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, said ...

November 17, 2016

Europe

Russia Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova

Zakharaova: Washington Statements about Russia’s Violation of Laws in Syria “Unjustified”

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said Thursday that US statements on the campaign of the Russian aerospace forces in Syria and that it intends to violate international law, are not justified. “I would like to draw your attention to the statements by the US State Department representatives for being ...

November 17, 2016

African countries

DR Congo Appoints New Prime Minister

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s president on Thursday named an opposition lawmaker as prime minister following a controversial deal struck between the government and fringe opposition groups that effectively extends the president’s term in office. Samy Badibanga has been named prime minister, according to a presidential decree read on state ...

November 17, 2016

African countries

Around 100 Missing after Migrant Boat Capsize in Med: MSF

Around 100 people are missing feared drowned in the Mediterranean after a migrant dinghy capsized off Libya, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Thursday, citing testimony from 27 survivors. “The 27 men now on board the Argos were on board a boat carrying 130 people. They are the only survivors. This ...

November 17, 2016

Asian Countries

South Korea’s Park Seeks More Time from Prosecutors

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye will not be ready to appear before prosecutors until next week despite their demand to question her sooner over a snowballing political scandal, her lawyer said Thursday. Park, who would be the first sitting president to be interrogated in a criminal case, has seen her ...

November 17, 2016

Europe

French PM Says ‘Possible’ Le Pen Could Win in 2017

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Thursday that far-right leader Marine Le Pen had a chance of winning next year’s presidential election, boosted by the momentum of Donald Trump’s shock win in the United States. “It’s possible,” Valls said in response to a question at an economic conference in ...

November 17, 2016

Live News

Philippines Ready to Join New World Order Created by Russia, China: President

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday his country was ready to join a new world order, should it be established by Russia and China. “If China and Russia will decide to create a new order, I will be the first to join,” Duterte said in remarks broadcast by CNN ...

November 17, 2016

Europe

Five ISIL Members Arrested in Russia’s Ingushetia

Five ISIL members have been ordered to be detained in the Russian Republic of Ingushetia on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks, regional prosecutors said Thursday. “The Magas district court detained five members of the group associated with the Daesh terrorist group, banned in Russia, following a request submitted by the ...

November 17, 2016