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January 20, 2015

US penetrated N. Korea computer systems in 2010
Washington (AFP) Jan 19, 2015
The United States secretly penetrated North Korea's computer systems four years ago - a breach that allowed Washington to insist Pyongyang was to blame for the recent cyberattack on Sony Pictures, the New York Times reported Monday. Citing former US officials and a newly released National Security Agency (NSA) document, the Times detailed how the US spy agency in 2010 "penetrated directly" into the North's systems via Chinese networks and connections in Malaysia favored by North Korean hackers. ... read more

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McCain urges 'boots on the ground' to combat IS US Senator John McCain on Monday urged the deployment of international ground forces to combat jihadists in Syria and Iraq, as he toured the Middle East with a Senate delegation. ... more		Iran 'backward' after sanctions 'lies': minister A government minister launched a rare attack Monday on Iran's downplaying of the impact of international sanctions, saying that "lying" to the public over the measures had left the country "backward". ... more		Ex-government official recounts risks of leaving NKorea A 50-year-old man who used to work for the North Korean government shares the story of his journey of defection - and being separated from his wife and children since 2006. ... more
				N. Korea repeats call for suspension of US-S. Korea drills North Korea on Monday issued a fresh call for the United States to halt military exercises with South Korea if it wants Pyongyang to suspend nuclear weapons tests. ... more		MUOS-3 satellite ready for launch The third MUOS satellite for improving secure mobile satellite communications for the military is ready for launch in Florida. ... more

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				EU hails 'serious' Iran nuclear talks, says new round in February Negotiators for Iran and six global powers striving to reach a complex deal on Tehran's nuclear programme had "serious and useful" discussions in Geneva Sunday and will meet again next month, the EU said. ... more		Fighting eases in Donetsk after Ukraine claims airport victory Fighting eased in the Donetsk region on Monday after Ukraine launched a major offensive and claimed to clear pro-Russian rebels from most of the airport outside the key eastern city. ... more

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Islamist threat evolving, more dangerous, European officials say European security officials are scrambling to meet a changing and more complex threat from jihadists - both from sleeper cells and fighters returning from Middle Eastern battlegrounds - made clear in the deadly Paris attacks. ... more		Saudi border guards get shoot on sight orders Saudi border guards have been given orders to shoot infiltrators on sight after three troopers were killed on the Iraqi frontier earlier this month, a spokesman said on Monday. ... more		Canada special forces clash with IS in Iraq: military Canadian special forces exchanged gunfire with Islamic State fighters in Iraq in recent days, in the first confirmed ground battle between Western troops and IS, a senior officer said Monday. ... more		Police kill two Uighurs in south China: state media Police in southern China shot dead two Uighurs trying to cross the border into Vietnam, state media reported Monday, with rights groups saying repression at home causes members of the ethnic minority to flee. ... more

	Colombia, FARC 'differences' on post-conflict justice: negotiator Colombia and the FARC have "considerable differences" about what kind of justice should be meted out to rebels who lay down their arms as part of a peace agreement, a top negotiator acknowledged Monday. ... more		No sign of N. Korea nuclear test preparations: US think tank North Korea is showing no signs of preparing for a new nuclear test, a US think tank said Friday, citing recent satellite imagery. ... more

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