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3 American students arrested in Cairo back in US
Sat,26 Nov 2011 11:25 PM PST
AP -  One of three American students arrested during protests in Cairo described his first hours in custody as "probably the scariest night of my life ever," saying they were hit, forced to lay in fetal positions and threatened with guns.
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Manila says arrested hackers funded by Saudi group
Sat,26 Nov 2011 05:17 PM PST
Reuters - MANILA/BOSTON (Reuters) - Philippine police and the FBI have arrested four people over a hacking operation that targeted customers of U.S. telecommunications giant AT&T to funnel money to a Saudi-based militant group. Those arrested on Wednesday in Manila were paid by the same group the Federal Bureau of Investigation accuses of having funded the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai, the Philippines' Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said. The hacking activity resulted in almost $2 million in losses incurred by AT&T, the CIDG said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
All 3 arrested US students leave Egypt
Sat,26 Nov 2011 04:14 AM PST
AP -  Three American students arrested during a protest in Cairo caught flights out of Egypt early Saturday, according to an airport official and an attorney for one of the trio.
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2 of 3 arrested US students leave Egypt
Sat,26 Nov 2011 02:10 AM PST
AP - Two of three American students arrested during a protest in Cairo caught flights out of Egypt early Saturday, and the third was scheduled to leave later in the morning, according to an airport official and an attorney for one of the trio.
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Philippines say arrested hackers funded by Saudi group
Fri,25 Nov 2011 11:52 PM PST
Reuters - MANILA/BOSTON (Reuters) - Philippine police and the FBI have arrested four people that Manila said were paid by a militant Saudi Arabian-based group to hack into U.S. telecom AT&T's system, but the company said it was neither targeted nor breached. The Philippines' Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said those arrested in Wednesday's operation in Manila with the Federal Bureau of Investigation were paid by the same group the FBI said had funded the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai. ... Full Story | Top |
"Control Room" director arrested in Egypt protest
Fri,25 Nov 2011 02:53 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jehane Noujaim -- director of "Control Room," a 2004 documentary about Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera -- was arrested and later released after participating in a protest in Egypt, according to multiple reports on Twitter. Noujaim was interviewing a military officer when the arrest took place and was accused of being a spy for Israel and a traitor, according to U.K. newspaper the Guardian. "In solidarity with Jihane Noujaim," wrote journalist Mona Eltahawy, who was also arrested in the protest. "Friends please kick up huge fuss to relesase (sic) her. ... Full Story | Top |
Russian wanted by Lithuania arrested in London
Fri,25 Nov 2011 04:09 AM PST
AP -  A Russian businessman who owns Portsmouth Football Club and has tried to invest in cash-strapped car maker Saab has been arrested in London in connection with a money laundering probe that has rocked Lithuania and Latvia, officials said Friday.
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Ex-Olympus CEO Woodford: No surprise if crime link to scandal
Thu,24 Nov 2011 03:41 PM PST
Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Olympus Corp CEO Michael Woodford said on Thursday he would not be surprised if there was "some criminality involved" in an accounting scandal at the company, as speculation persists of a link between dubious M&A deals and organized crime. Woodford also told an audience of business executives in Tokyo that he had a "dream team" at Olympus he could employ to run the company if he returned as chief executive. Olympus fired Woodford as CEO on October 14, saying he did not understand Japanese culture. Woodford said his dismissal was due to questioning dubious M&A payments. ... Full Story | Top |
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