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Global companies to hike security spending as threats rise – survey
Almost half of security chiefs at the world’s biggest companies expect to increase their budgets significantly in the next year as they see economic and social unrest driving more cases of theft, fraud and the leaking of sensitive information. A survey of 1,775 chief security officers in 30 countries found their companies had lost more…
Read MoreThe United States Marks 22 Years Since 9/11
Americans are looking back on the horror and legacy of 9/11, gathering Monday at memorials, firehouses, city halls and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Commemorations stretch from the attack sites — at New York’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania — to Alaska and…
Read MoreTerrorism suspect who escaped from London prison is captured while riding a bike
A former British soldier facing terrorism charges who snuck out of a London prison on a food delivery truck was captured Saturday, police said. Daniel Abed Khalife was nabbed while riding a bicycle along a canal path west of London after a four-day manhunt. Khalife escaped from the Wandsworth Prison kitchen Wednesday and got outside…
Read MoreTrial of accused London terrorist Nathaniel Veltman begins Monday
Two years after a Muslim family was killed in an attack allegedly motivated by extremist views associated with white supremacy, the trial for the man accused in their murders is set to begin. Nathaniel Veltman, 22, is scheduled to appear in Windsor Superior Court Monday on four counts of terrorism-motivated first-degree murder and one count…
Read MoreRoadside bombing in northwestern Pakistan kills a security officer and wounds 9 people
A roadside bombing targeted Pakistani security forces Monday in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing a security officer and wounding nine people, including three civilians, police said. The Pakistani Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack. The improvised explosive device went off near a van belonging to the Frontier Corps as it was driving along…
Read MoreAt least 35 killed in market bombing in Sudan’s capital
A bombing at a market in the capital city of Sudan has killed at least 35 people and left more than 60 wounded on Sunday. The Gorro market in Khartoum, Sudan, was hit with explosive weapons on Sunday at about 7 a.m., according to Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders. The organization…
Read MoreFarmer reveals near miss with Nazi gunman after Kellerberrin shooting
A farmer fired at by a gunman on the loose in a WA Wheatbelt town has said he is lucky to be alive, with the bullet coming within centimetres of his head. Roy Linto, a farmer in the region, told ABC he was driving north of Kellerberrin on Thursday when he crossed paths with shooter…
Read MoreDriver arrested after car hits several pedestrians in Melbourne CBD
A driver has been arrested after a car ran into pedestrians in Melbourne’s CBD. Police say a vehicle struck several pedestrians before colliding with two vehicles near Russell and Bourke streets about 6pm. Paramedics were called to a report of “a car versus pedestrians” a police statement said. “At this stage it appears five people…
Read MoreBoy arrested in Birmingham [UK] on suspicion of terrorism offences
A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of encouraging terrorism and distributing extreme material. The 17-year-old was detained at an address in Birmingham on Thursday. He was arrested under Section 1 and Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006 and taken to a police station. Following the planned operation – part of an investigation…
Read MoreMali Military Camp Is Attacked A Day After 49 Civilians And 15 Soldiers Were Killed In Assaults
A military camp in Mali’s restive north was attacked Friday, a day after two separate assaults by al-Qaida-linked insurgents killed 49 civilians and 15 government soldiers, the military said. “Response and evaluation in progress,” the armed forces said in a brief statement about Friday’s attack on a Malian military camp in the Gao region. Thursday’s…
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