Russia denies US claim of 'thousands' of troops in Ukraine

Russian officials on Thursday dismissed a claim by the United States that Moscow has sent "thousands" of troops to fight alongside pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine.

"These figures, which are plucked out of the air, of course demoralise and disorientate the international community," foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said.

US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland on Wednesday told a congressional foreign affairs committee that Russia had deployed "thousands and thousands" of troops to Ukraine, although she said she could not give a precise number.

Russia's deputy defence minister Anatoly Antonov also denied the allegation, as well as that by the head of US Army forces in Europe, Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, who said that there were 12,000 troops in Ukraine.

"I know about the statements by Victoria Nuland and the general about those thousands of Russian servicemen allegedly in Ukraine. But why 12,000. Why are they thinking small? Why didn't they say 20,000 why didn't they say 25,000?" Antonov said at a briefing, according to the RIA Novosti news agency.

Moscow denies any involvement in the conflict, which the UN says has left about 6,000 dead in the past year, although it admits some Russian troops may have volunteered to fight with the rebels while on leave from their regular units.

Sumber : Republika

Apple, Facebook will pay for female employees to freeze their eggs

Apple Inc and Facebook Inc will help pay for female employees to freeze their eggs, signaling a willingness to spend on perks and benefits in a race to acquire top-flight talent.

From January, Apple will pay both full- and part-time employees up to $20,000 for procedure and storage costs for female employees to freeze their eggs.

"We continue to expand our benefits for women, with a new extended maternity leave policy, along with cryopreservation and egg storage as part of our extensive support for infertility treatments," Apple said in a statement.

"We want to empower women at Apple to do the best work of their lives as they care for loved ones and raise their families."

NBC News reported on last Tuesday that Facebook recently began covering egg-freezing for non-medical reasons, making it one of the first major employers in the technology sector to do so. A Facebook spokeswoman confirmed that the company rolled out the benefit in January in response to requests from employees, among other reasons.

Egg freezing is a pricey but increasingly popular option for women. It enables women to delay child bearing. The procedure is also used by women who have to undergo medical treatments that interfere with fertility such as with cancer.

The procedure typically costs up to $10,000, with an additional $500 for storage each year.

In the raging war for talent, Silicon Valley companies are offering an array of new family-planning perks. Apple said it also reimburses eligible expenses associated with the legal adoption of a child.

"Egg freezing gives women more control," said Jennifer Tye, marketing lead for Glow, a mobile application aimed at helping women avoid pregnancy or conceive.

"When I turned 30, I had this notion that my biological clock was ticking, but I didnt know what my options were," said Tye. "These employers should be commended."

The news has sparked debate on social media. Some commentators say these companies should focus their efforts on creating a more balanced culture, with more flexibility for new parents.

Apple recently introduced new benefits including extended parental leave. Facebook said it offers four months of paid leave for both new mothers and fathers.

Source : Antara

Ukrainian Forces Advance in East as Russia, West Squabble

Government forces tightened the noose around the main stronghold of pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine on Saturday and, with diplomacy stalled, Moscow and the West stepped up their war of words, as reported by Reuters. 

The seizure of Krasnogorovka and Staromikhailovka, towns just outside Donetsk, brought the army to the edge of one of the last cities still in rebel hands following its advances in the past month. The other is Luhansk, near the border with Russia.

Shelling near the area where a Malaysian airliner was downed last month forced international experts to stop their search for victims at one part of the crash site, but a local ceasefire enabled them to work unhindered at the main part.

Working with sniffer dogs, they recovered more human remains and personal belongings for examination, officials said.

Diplomatic efforts to end the wider conflict, the worst standoff between Moscow and the West since the Cold War ended in 1991, show no sign of progress.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said NATO must rethink its ties with Moscow and called for it to overhaul itself to be better able to defend member states from a potential Russian military threat.

"Six months into the Russia-Ukraine crisis we must agree on long-term measures to strengthen our ability to respond quickly to any threat, to reassure those allies who fear for their own country’s security and to deter any Russian aggression," he wrote in a letter to fellow alliance leaders and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

U.S. President Barack Obama also vented his frustration with Russia after speaking to President Vladimir Putin by telephone on Friday. 

Obama told reporters the United States had done "everything that we can do," short of going to war, to persuade Putin of the need to resolve the crisis diplomatically.

"But sometimes people don't always act rationally, and they don't always act based on their medium- or long-term interests," he said.

Source : Tempo

Israel spied on Kerry during peace talks

Israel eavesdropped on US Secretary of State John Kerry during doomed peace talks with the Palestinians last year, German news weekly Der Spiegel reported Sunday.

The article said the Israelis and at least one other secret service listened in on Kerry's conversations as he tried to mediate, in a development that Der Spiegel said was likely to further strain ties between Israel and the United States.

Kerry regularly spoke by telephone with high-ranking officials throughout the Middle East during the negotiations that finally collapsed earlier this year.

Spiegel, which cited "several sources among secret services", said that he used not only secure lines but also normal telephones with satellite connections which were vulnerable to tapping.

"The government in Jerusalem used this information in the negotiations on a diplomatic solution in the Middle East," it said.

Spiegel said Kerry's office and the Israeli government declined to comment on its report.

Kerry made reviving Middle East diplomacy a central priority at the start of his term and coaxed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas back to the negotiating table in July 2013.

But in April this year, Israel made a surprise announcement of plans for 700 new settlements and refused to free a last batch of Palestinian prisoners after earlier releases. Abbas in turn sought Palestinian membership in 15 UN conventions and the peace drive eventually broke down.

Kerry has attempted to mediate during the current Israeli military offensive in Gaza and flew to Israel last week.

But he has failed to bring about a lasting truce in the 26-day confrontation that has claimed more than 1,700 lives.

Source : Republika

China Monitor Strict Microsoft

SHANGHAI - Software Company United States (USA), Microsoft became the latest foreign company under the strict supervision of the Chinese authority since the Beijing government banned the marketing of Windows 8 in the country.  

Microsoft confirmed that on Monday (28/7) evening local time, but without explaining further details.

 "We aim to develop products and provide the latest features, security, and reliability customers as expected. We will answer all the concerns of government (China)," a Microsoft representative said, quoted by the Guardian, Wednesday (30/7).

It comes after China last May banned the use of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system on all computers new government. In the same month, the United States charged five members of the Chinese military on suspicion of being a hacker in American companies and the state to divulge trade secrets. 

Officials Administration for Industry and Commerce of China (Saic) have visited the Microsoft office in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Chengdu. Microsoft operating system software has achieved 95 percent market share in the Chinese market and is thought to form a de facto monopoly. 

Source : Republika

Hamas leader Meshaal demands end to occupation

The leader of Hamas is demanding anew that Israel end its occupation of Palestinian land. 

Khaled Meshaal told CBS News in an interview broadcast Monday that he believed the world hadn't taken an even-handed view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 

He said, quote, "Unfortunately the world doesn't blame the Israelis."

And Meshaal also said Palestinians had to frequently hear pleas for the security of the Jewish state, asking "why don't you give it to Palestinians?"

Asked if Hamas believes there's only a military solution, Meshaal said only, "As a Palestinian, I want to be liberalized. I want to live without occupation."

He asked interviewer Charlie Rose, quote, "Did you not kick the British out?" during the American Revolution. The Hamas leader calls occupation "the worst thing you can imagine."

Sumber : Republika

Indonesia to join team to probe crashed malaysian plane: minister

The Indonesian government through its embassy in Kiev, Ukraine and Moscow, Russia, is prepared to join a team to probe crashed Malaysia Airlines MH17, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa has said.

"Now we come into the effort of investigation in the field as the president has stated that we need an international investigation and Indonesia is ready to sit in it (the investigation team)," Marty said on the Presidential Palace compounds here on Sunday.

According to him, the Indonesian representatives had followed the initial briefing by the government of Ukraine related to the planned investigation.

"In this context, a commission has been established with the deputy prime minister of Ukraine as the chairman. The commission is made up of three working groups which deal with the issues of flight, the investigation of debris, and on the consular," the minister said.

Meanwhile, Malaysia Airlines confirmed that there were 12 Indonesians among 298 passengers, who boarded flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that crashed in Ukraine on Thursday.

There were several passengers from other nationalities such as 192 Dutch nationals, included one US-Dutch citizen, the airlines stated in the press release received by Antara here on Saturday (July 19).

Besides, there were also 15 airplane crew and two babies along with 44 Malaysian nationals who died in the crash. Additionally, there were 27 Australians, ten British nationals, four Germans and four Belgians, apart from three Filipinos, a Canadian and a New Zealander among those who perished on flight MH17.

Malaysia Airlines said they have coordinated with several embassies to communicate the latest information to the passengers families. 

Source : Antara

NASA Celebrates Moon Landing Anniversary

"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," said  NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong from the surface of the moon 45 years ago—signalling the dawn of a new age for the world of science.
 
July 20, 2014 marks the 45th anniversary of the day when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20 1969, along with astronaut Michael Collins.

Apollo 11 spaceflight was the first successful space mission to transport humans to the moon and and bring them back safely to Earth.

Armstrong and Aldrin stayed on the moon for about 21.5 hours, then blasted off to rejoin Collins in the command module. The trio splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969, bringing their historic mission to a successful end.

Controversies have been surrounding Apollo 11 mission as many remain doubtful of its success. 

Those questioning the success of Apollo 11 have been pointing at irregularites on the pictures taken in the mission, such as the waving of the US flag on the moon and the absence of stars when the pictures were taken. 

Source : Tempo

Missile downed Malaysia Airlines jet over Ukraine, US says

A Malaysian airliner crashed in strife-torn east Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board and leaving a horrific trail of carnage on the ground, with US claims it was shot down in a missile attack prompting global consternation.

Kiev accused pro-Russian separatists battling Ukrainian forces of the "terrorist act" as stunned world leaders called for an international inquiry into the disaster, which could further fan the flames of the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War.

The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, enroute from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, also heaps new distress on Malaysia and its flag carrier, which is still afflicted by the trauma and global stigma of flight MH370's disappearance four months ago.

Dozens of mutilated corpses and body parts were strewn around the smouldering wreckage of the Boeing 777, which went down Thursday in a cornfield in the village of Grabove near the Russian border. Shocked residents of the village said the crash felt "like an earthquake".

Malaysia Airlines said 283 passengers and 15 crew were aboard the plane -- including 154 Dutch nationals, 27 Australians and 43 Malaysians.

As many as 100 of those killed in the crash were delegates heading to Australia for a global AIDS conference, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

As Malaysian investigators headed to the scene, the UN Security Council called an emergency session on Friday to discuss the disaster.

President Barack Obama warned evidence among scattered debris must not be tampered with as the United States called for an unimpeded and prompt investigation.

Comments attributed to a pro-Russia rebel chief suggested his men may have downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 by mistake, believing it was a Ukrainian army transport plane.

However Russian President Vladimir Putin's said Kiev bore full responsibility for the crash, saying Ukraine's crackdown on separatist rebels stoked tensions that led to the disaster.


- Global markets tumble -


News of the crash sent European, US and Asian stock markets tumbling. Shares in Malaysia Airlines plummeted almost 18 percent.

Markets were jittery as the crash could worsen geopolitical tensions fuelled by broadened US and EU sanctions aimed at pressuring Russia to force the rebels in Ukraine's east to end their three-month insurgency that has claimed more than 600 lives.

The disaster comes just months after Malaysia's Flight MH370 disappeared on March 8 with 239 on board. That plane diverted from its Kuala Lumpur to Beijing flight path and its fate remains a mystery despite a massive multinational aerial and underwater search.

"This is a tragic day, in what has already been a tragic year, for Malaysia," Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak told a press conference early Friday after announcing an "immediate investigation".

Najib added that a team of disaster response specialists had been dispatched to Kiev and that authorities in Ukraine had agreed to try to establish "a humanitarian corridor to the crash site".


- 'Blown out of the sky' -


In calls with pro-Western Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Obama put down an early marker on the necessary conditions for an air accident investigation that will have to take place in the middle of an escalating civil war.

The White House said that Obama told Rutte the United States was prepared to contribute "immediate assistance" for "a prompt, full, credible and unimpeded international investigation."

Two US officials told AFP that intelligence analysts were reviewing the data to see whether the missile used to down the aircraft was launched by pro-Moscow separatists, Russian troops across the border or Ukrainian government forces.

"We are working through all the analysis," said one official, adding that there was little doubt that the plane was struck by a surface-to-air missile.

In Detroit, US Vice President Joe Biden said the plane was "apparently... and I say apparently because we don't have all the details yet... shot down. Not an accident. Blown out of the sky."


- Shot by mistake? -


There were conflicting claims of responsibility after the shocking new development in crisis-torn Ukraine, where fighting between separatists and the Western-backed government has claimed over 600 lives.

Poroshenko's spokesman said he believed pro-Russian insurgents downed the jet.
"This incident is not a catastrophe. It is a terrorist act," the spokesman, Svyatoslav Tsegolko, said on Twitter.

A flurry of comments on social media by rebel chiefs claiming they had shot down a Ukrainian army plane in the exact spot the Malaysian plane went down were hastily removed as they appeared to realise their error.

Alexander Borodai, prime minister of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic", meanwhile told AFP that separatist forces would be ready to commit to a truce for several days to allow full access to the site.

The shooting down of civilian aircraft is extremely rare, and if proved the case, the downing of the MH17 would be one of the deadliest yet. In 1988, 290 were killed when an Iran Air plane was shot out of the sky and 269 died when Soviet fighter jets downed a South Korean Boeing 747 in 1983.

Sumber : Surf

Amazon Strikes Deal

The U.S. International Trade Commission (FTC) cast his complaint to Amazon's online selling sites.  

The government is suing Amazon because the company did not authorize the purchase of an official application.  

The multi-million dollar applications downloaded by the children to their mobile phone. BBC reported the FTC is now billing process to parents whose children download the application. reject Amazon's own settlement offered by the FTC.  

Amazon and make a letter containing a statement that the company was not able to accept strict control. In January, Apple approved negotiations with the FTC on the basis of the same case.  

"Applications Amazon allows children to shop without limits without permission of their parents through the account," said the head of the FTC Edith Ramirez.  

"Even the employees at Amazon are aware of it but they do not do anything about it." In response to the case, a spokesman for Amazon to send a letter to the FTC on behalf of the company. 

 Letter sent on July 1 that contains the statement "deep dissatisfaction" at the request of the FTC. "Our case is different with Apple, but the attitude of the FTC brought this case to the legal domain it can not be used as a model," Amazon wrote. At the protest, the FTC took the example gaming applications boy named Ice Age Village.

Source : Republika

Military: Israeli aircraft attack 10 targets in Gaza

Israel said its aircraft had attacked 10 sites in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in response to rocket strikes. 

Yet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signalled that broader action in the Palestinian enclave was not imminent.

In remarks to his cabinet on Sunday, Netanyahu pledged "to do whatever is necessary" to restore quiet to southern Israeli communities that have come under rocket attack. But he also cautioned against any rush toward wider confrontation with the Hamas Islamist group, the dominant force in the Gaza Strip.

Tensions were also high in Arab towns and villages in northern Israel and in East Jerusalem, after the kidnap and killing of a 16-year-old Palestinian on Wednesday. An autopsy showed he had been burned alive, the Palestinian attorney-general said. 

Israel has arrested some suspects in the case, Israeli media reported on Sunday. Palestinians believe the teen was the victim of right-wing Jews avenging the abduction and killing of three Israeli teenagers who disappeared while hitchhiking in the occupied West Bank on June 12 and whose bodies were found on Monday.

Police said East Jerusalem and flashpoints in Israel's Arab community in the north were quiet on Sunday after protesters throwing stones and burning tyres clashed with Israeli police late on Saturday.

Palestinian-American Tariq Khdeir (15 years), a cousin of the Palestinian teen, was arrested by Israeli border policemen, who his family said beat him severely, during a protest on Thursday in East Jerusalem. The United States has called for an investigation.

An Israeli court on Sunday ordered Khdeir released from jail and placed under house arrest for nine days. His mother said the family planned to return to Tampa, Florida on July 16.

 Sumber : Republika

Japan Will Expand 100 Type Robot

OSAKA - A total of 300 Japanese companies will collaborate to develop 100 kinds of robots.  

This robot will help the targeted tasks and daily activities from 2020. 

Consortium calling self i-RooBO Network Forum was launched on Tuesday (2/7).  

they plan to make robot that has the ability to talk, they will make the robots as nurses caring for hospital patients. This robot is designed to communicate over the internet. 

 "We hope to create a robot that can serve according to international standards, using the latest technology and know standardization," said Professor Hideyuki Tokuda, Keio University who asked as the head of the consortium is to Nikkei . 

consortium is composed of leading companies and organizations such as Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Toyota Motor, and Toshiba. The company also brought along a robot development company and small companies.  

Consortium will receive orders through the website is managed jointly by the member companies. The project will utilize crowdfunding indivdu involving internet users to come to collect the funds.

Source : Republika

NASA Test Plane Landing on Mars

The U.S. space agency NASA successfully tested a new technology that can be used to land a spacecraft on Mars.  

A helium balloon launched experimental saucer-shaped aircraft called Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) at speed 

supersonic up to 55 kilometers above the earth, where the environment is similar to the thin Martian atmosphere.  

A donut-shaped shield and a large parachute opened to slow the speed of the flying saucer before landing in the Pacific Ocean. It is expected that this system will allow the spacecraft heavier and even astronauts to land on Mars. 

launch conducted from Hawaii was delayed six times this month due to high winds. NASA engineers said before the trial that they will collect valuable data to determine whether the LDSD technology can work well or not. The spacecraft is expected to return to Hawaii next year to conduct two further test flights.

Source : Republika

US Marijuana Users Increase

Increasing number of Americans consuming marijuana raises concern among United Nations member states, especially when consuming marijuana has been legalized in several states. 

"We have an increase in harmful use of marijuana in the United States," said Angela Me, Chief Researcher of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Thursday, June 26, 2014. 

In a meeting about marijuana discrimination, Angela said that more people in the world, whether in United States or Europe, are searching for treatment for health disorders due to the misuse of marijuana.

The high consumption of marijuana is balanced by the legalization is several areas in Washington and Colorado, and the South American country of Uruguay. It was still too early to understand the impact of recent legalization moves.

In this year's celebration of the International Anti-Drug Day, UNODC campaigned that drug users can be treated in the hopes that all parties can prevent the use of marijuana, especially on young generations that are more likely to be exposed to drugs.

Source : Tempo

S. Sudan, UN vow to end use of children in armed conflict

South Sudan has renewed is commitment to the Action Plan signed in 2012 with UN to end the recruitment and use of children in government armed forces and other grave violations, the UN said on Wednesday.

Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Leila Zerrougui who witnessed the agreement late Tuesday said using children in conflict has a shocking impact on their lives and their protection is essential to build the future of their country.

"The promise of the Action Plan is that children will be protected from recruitment and use and other grave violations at all times, including during periods of instability or conflict," Zerrougui said in a statement.

"Accountability is key. If those who recruit, kill, maim and rape boys and girls, attack schools and hospitals never face justice, no lasting peace will be possible."

South Sudan is one of the eight countries involved in the campaign "Children, not Soldiers" launched in March.

The campaign aims to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children by Government security forces listed by the Secretary- General in his annual report on children and armed conflict.

"I am very pleased that South Sudan government has now recommitted to the Action Plan, which is an important step towards restoring the rights of children in this country and averting the loss of another generation," said Toby Lanzer, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the UN Mission in South Sudan.

The Action Plan, originally signed in 2009 and renewed in 2012, resulted in the release of more than 1,000 children, command orders banning child recruitment and use, as well as the creation of a SPLA unit dedicated to the protection of children.

Source : Republika

US Blacklists Malaysia, Thailand over Trafficking

Failure to meet minimum standards in fighting human trafficking has landed Thailand and Malaysia on a State Department blacklist, a move that could strain relations with two important U.S. partners in Asia, as reported by ABC News. 

The department, however, improved its rating of strategic rival China, citing Beijing's steps to abolish re-education through labor camps.

Secretary of State John Kerry launched the annual U.S. assessment of how 188 governments around the world have performed in fighting the flesh trade and other forms of exploitative labor.

Thailand had mounted a determined campaign to prevent a downgrade that could hurt the reputation of its lucrative seafood and shrimp industries, for which the U.S. is a key market.

Thai Ambassador Vijavat Isarabhakdi expressed disappointment, saying the report did not recognize "our vigorous, government-wide efforts that yielded unprecedented progress and concrete results." But he said Thailand would continue to collaborate closely with the U.S.

The Trafficking in Persons Report is one of several annual assessments issued by the department on human rights-related topics, but it's unusual in that it ranks nations, which can ruffle diplomatic feathers. 

It is based on the actions governments take, rather than on the scale of the problem in their countries. Globally, more than 20 million people are believed to be affected in industries such as mining, construction, the sex trade, and domestic service.

"There cannot be impunity for those who traffic in human beings. It must end," Kerry said, describing it as slavery in the 21st century and an illicit business generating annual profits of $150 billion.

Thailand and Malaysia are among 23 countries to receive the lowest ranking, "tier 3." Incumbents at that level include Iran, North Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Zimbabwe.

Source : Tempo

US Mulls Over Airstrike Plans to Iraq

United States Secretary of State John Kerry, said on Monday, June 16, 2014, that the US is considering to launch air strikes to help the Iraqi government in stopping the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) militia. 

The statement was delivered after ISIL claimed to have executed 1,700 Iraq security forces last week. 

Kerry said that the militia have gone too far and must be stopped. "When you have people murdering, assassinating in these mass massacres, you have to stop that. And you do what you need to do if you need to try to stop it from the air or otherwise," he said as reported by Reuters yesterday.

ISIL's Sunni militia, familiarly known as ISIS, claims to have executed 1,700 Iraq security forces. In their Twitter account, the group uploaded pictures of people lined up by a hole before executing them. The location is said to be in Mosul and Tikrit.

Although the truth behind the pictures is yet to be verified, the US condemns the massacre. Jen Psaki, US State Department spokesperson said that ISIL’s claims explains what the group is all about, bloodthirsty.

President of Iran Hassan Rouhani surprisingly said that he is ready to work together with the US. He also stated that he is ready to assist Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki, who is a Shi'a. He said that if the government of Iraq asked for assistance, he will consider it. But so far there have not been any requests.

Source : Tempo

US Ready to Help Iraq Drive Out ISIL

The United States is prepared to support Iraq to help drive out Al-Qaeda fighters who have occupied a number of cities in the country, President Barrack Obama told the media on Thursday, June 12, 2014. 

Obama said that the US may be prepared to launch airstrikes and it would be the first military intervention in Iraq since 2011, when they overthrew Saddam Hussein.

Obama's statement on Thursday was a response to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) action, which has already taken control over main areas in the northern part of the country, and vowed to continue their attack to the capital Baghdad.

"Iraq is going to need more help. It's going to need more help from us, and it's going to need more help from the international community," Obama said as reported by Al Jazeera.

Amid their ambition to establish an Islamic state in the border of Iraq and Syria, ISIL had launched a military campaign in nearly one-third of Iraq territory with a number of other armed groups.

On Wednesday, June 11, 2014, the armed fighters took over Tikrit, a region located 140 kilometers northwest of Baghdad. They also captured the Mosul, Falujjah and other pockets of the Sunni-dominated Anbar province to the west of Baghdad.

Source : Tempo

One dead in Seattle campus shooting: hospital

One person was killed and three injured in a shooting at a Seattle college campus on Thursday, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Those injured, including one critically, were being treated at the Harborview

Medical Center after the shooting at Seattle Pacific University, the spokeswoman told local KIRO 7 television.

Source : Ultrasurf

Turkey blocked access to YouTube unplug

Turkish telecommunications regulator revoked the official order blocking access to YouTube on Tuesday after the country's constitutional court last week ruled that the ban was a violation of human rights.  

these video-sharing pages can be accessed again in Turkey on Tuesday night, officials said at the office of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told Reuters.  

"Because the Constitutional Court's decision received today, YouTube access will be re-opened today," he said.  

blocking access to YouTube and Twitter enacted after the advent of sound recording, as if exposing corruption in the inner circle Erdogan, leaked through the page.blocking access to Twitter was revoked in April. 

Prohibition YouTube enacted on March 27, ahead of a general election, after the voice recording security official who discussed the possibility of military intervention in Syria leaked.  

Erdogan condemned the advent of sound recording, which was followed later by a series of leaked wiretapping, and call it an act of treason. He rose from the election on March 30, with the popularity that barely faltered.  

accept Turkey's highest court complaint filed against individuals of the ban, and last week decided that the blockade is a violation of free speech rights.

Source : Antara