Somali leader says threat of al-Shabab is global

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtEfpCOdlIf5ZFcRiGyCy2ZXAHAxeea9I_EAhiCedQ22Ymr79fxfjVoI9WupB8hROHODf82bQfdA7u3poYTEkz0svcOkt4sxuYEwr-2jPq6IzpxJlrr3FrWpDy0A_pIY4dIPtaOlWA2U/s1600/Shababstory2.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Somali leader says threat of al-Shabab is global" border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtEfpCOdlIf5ZFcRiGyCy2ZXAHAxeea9I_EAhiCedQ22Ymr79fxfjVoI9WupB8hROHODf82bQfdA7u3poYTEkz0svcOkt4sxuYEwr-2jPq6IzpxJlrr3FrWpDy0A_pIY4dIPtaOlWA2U/s320/Shababstory2.jpg" title="Somali leader says threat of al-Shabab is global" width="400" /></a></div> <h2 style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://www.newsupdate360.com/2013/09/somali-leader-says-threat-of-al-shabab.html">Somali leader says threat of al-Shabab is global</a></h2> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <div>  The Islamic extremist group claiming responsibility for the weekend terrorist attack at a Kenyan mall presents a threat not just to the region or Africa but to "the world at large," the president of Somalia said Monday.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said reports that some of the attackers may have been Somalis who lived in the United States illustrate the global nature of al-Shabab.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "Today there are clear evidences that Shabab is not a threat to Somalia and Somali people only," Mohamud said in a speech at Ohio State University. "They are a threat to the continent of Africa, and the world at large."</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Kenyan authorities say dozens of people have died in the attack. Mohamud said he has spoken with the president of Kenya and plans to visit the country.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Mohamud said his government is committed to uprooting al-Shabab. He said maintaining security is his top priority as Somalia rebuilds after decades of civil war and terrorist threats. But a relapse is a possibility, he warned.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> In his speech, he called on people from Somalia who are living in Ohio to consider coming home to help rebuilding efforts. Central Ohio has the second-largest number of Somalis in the U.S. after the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., area. The president said his current government has Somalis from the U.S., Australia, Britain, Canada, Sweden and elsewhere. Many more have returned to set up businesses.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "The government will prepare the ground for you to come," Mohamud said.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The president pledged to continue the policy of creating a unified country bringing together all regions. He also promised free elections in 2016. The key to success, he said, is a country stable in all ways.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "Stable in terms of security, stable in terms of politics and stable in terms of economy," Mohamud said.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Mohamud started his U.S. visit in Washington, then planned to travel Monday to New York for a speech at the United Nations.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday praised Mohamud's efforts building a government.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "There's work yet to be done in Puntland and Somaliland, and we encourage you to continue the work of reaching out, of reconciliation and rebuilding the democracy, and I know he's committed to that," Kerry added.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Outside Monday's university event and at another speech Sunday night, a few dozen Somali protesters challenged Mohamud, saying he was not committed to the constitution or creating a unified country, and he was siphoning too much international aid to the capital of Mogadishu.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "We would like him to unify the country, not separate the country," said Liban Abdi, who runs a health care business in Columbus and has lived in the city for 14 years.</div> </div> </div>

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New hi-tech hacks target locks, webcams and TVs

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkji9dhaers57Y5IkBBy-Ct5-TsvD-pszkfXAegukniIK7X05dqO7nKsCpn4xMp5N3kV5NvX22KBrSiAGEdonKg4trqaszK7crbVH0hpfPqfsUppTPDlyhPe7A8_t606N7_sLLgsxmoaE/s1600/New+hi-tech+hacks+target+locks,+webcams+and+TVs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="New hi-tech hacks target locks, webcams and TVs" border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkji9dhaers57Y5IkBBy-Ct5-TsvD-pszkfXAegukniIK7X05dqO7nKsCpn4xMp5N3kV5NvX22KBrSiAGEdonKg4trqaszK7crbVH0hpfPqfsUppTPDlyhPe7A8_t606N7_sLLgsxmoaE/s400/New+hi-tech+hacks+target+locks,+webcams+and+TVs.jpg" title="New hi-tech hacks target locks, webcams and TVs" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">New hi-tech hacks target locks, webcams and TVs</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h2> <a href="http://www.newsupdate360.com/2013/08/new-hi-tech-hacks-target-locks-webcams.html">New hi-tech hacks target locks, webcams and TVs</a></h2> At this year's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, hackers have turned their attention to the home - showing how to control everything from burglar alarms to TVs.<br /> <br /> “You are about to enter one of the most hostile environments in the world,” says the ticket. “Do not use the Wi-Fi network. Change your passwords immediately after leaving Las Vegas.”<br /> <br /> The annual Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas is a Mecca for hackers - where security researchers and self-styled hackers show off vulnerabilities in everything from PCs to hotel door lock systems.<br /> <br /> This year, hackers have turned their attention on the home - hacking everything from door locks to burglar alarms to televisions. One group even showed how to hack an electronic toilet.<br /> <br /> One researcher showed off an Ocean’s Eleven-style hack that allows people to “replace” the video in surveillance cameras.<br /> <br /> <b>Is your smart TV watching you? </b><br /> <br /> “Smart TVs” - internet-connected televisions - can be hacked, according to researcher SeungJin Lee, allowing attackers to “watch” families through webcams, and working even if the victims try to turn the set off.<br /> <br /> More than 80 million Smart TVs sold around the world in 2012, Lee says - but, “we hardly see security research on Smart TVs.” Lee showed off an attack on a Samsung television that allowed him to insert fake news stories into a Smart TV’s internet browser.<br /> <br /> <b>Hacking your front door</b><br /> <br /> There are 200,000 “home automation systems” in UK homes, allowing people to unlock their front door with a touch of a button - but researchers warn that it’s all too easy for hackers to do the same.<br /> <br />  “Connecting things to a network opens up a whole range of vectors of attack, and when you are talking door locks, garage doors, and alarm controls it gets scary,” says Trustwave consultant Daniel Crowley. “If someone can access your home network, but doesn’t have a key to your home, they can still unlock your door and get in,” Crowley said of what he found in gear on the market.<br /> <br /> All  hacker needs to do is break into a home network - either through badly protected wireless routers, or malware on a PC.<br /> <br /> The “Black Widow” iPhone charger which hacks your phone in 60 seconds<br /> <br /> Watch where you charge your iPhone. Georgia Tech researchers have shown off a charger which silently hacks any iPhone plugged into it, inserting an infected version of the Facebook app which then spies on users.<br /> <div> <br /></div> </div>

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Footman who announced royal baby returns to India

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinl2Rl2bCs3581LiFxDbANn0E6GfG4QSqhjnrXFoYL_EOTqb7AESDnXAVptRbRODRryQMwoKjRK4UeHEPmL0Ba4XXDhSnqiuLVOtfUqSPFPngFYl_4WI2UHr3_Q8ZVeQkFTx7g9wy42Nc/s1600/royal+baby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Footman who announced royal baby returns to India" border="0" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinl2Rl2bCs3581LiFxDbANn0E6GfG4QSqhjnrXFoYL_EOTqb7AESDnXAVptRbRODRryQMwoKjRK4UeHEPmL0Ba4XXDhSnqiuLVOtfUqSPFPngFYl_4WI2UHr3_Q8ZVeQkFTx7g9wy42Nc/s400/royal+baby.jpg" title="Footman who announced royal baby returns to India" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Footman who announced royal baby returns to India</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h2> <a href="http://worldofnews360.blogspot.com/2013/08/footman-who-announced-royal-baby.html">Footman who announced royal baby returns to India</a></h2> <br /> The 25-year-old royal footman who helped announce the birth of Britain's Prince George<br /> has returned home to India.<br /> <br /> Badar Azim joined Queen Elizabeth II's pre<br /> ss secretary at Buckingham Palace's front court on July 22 to post the traditional bulletin announcing the birth of the third in line to the British throne.<br /> <br /> On Wednesday, Azim returned to his home in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata after his work visa expired.<br /> <br /> He told India's New Delhi Television on Thursday that announcing the prince's birth was an "amazing" experience and that one day he would love to return to work at the palace.<br /> <br /> Azim said he did not seek a visa extension and wanted to spend time with his family after being away for four years.<br /> <br /> "If I have a new visa, then why not," he said of possibly returning to work at the palace. "It would be a privilege to work with the royal household."<br /> <br /> Azim's parents, who like millions of people were glued to their TV ahead of the royal birth, said they were extremely proud of their son. A day after the prince was born, many newspapers carried photographs of Azim walking at Buckingham Palace with the press secretary, Alisa Anderson, carrying the birth announcement.<br /> <br /> For now, Azim is back in the one-room apartment he shares with his parents and brothers, returning in time to celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid, NDTV reported.<br /> <br /> His father, an iron welder, struggled to put Azim and his siblings through school.</div>

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