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| Islamic State 'brand' gains ground among Asian militants |
| Friday, September 26, 2014 3:11 AM | |
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 By Rosemarie Francisco and Stuart Grudgings MANILA (Reuters) - A threat by Philippine militants to kill a German hostage in a show of solidarity with Islamic State is the latest sign that the Middle East group's brand of radicalism is winning recruits in Asia and posing a growing security risk in the region. Over 100 people from Southeast Asia's Muslim majority countries of Indonesia and Malaysia and the southern Philippine region are believed by security officials and analysts to have gone to join Islamic State's fight in Iraq and Syria. ...
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| Indonesia's parliament puts an end to direct regional elections |
| Friday, September 26, 2014 3:06 AM | |
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 By Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament on Friday approved legislation ending direct elections for governors and mayors, a move president-elect Joko Widodo criticised as a "big step back" for the country. Indonesia introduced direct elections for regional leaders in 2005, allowing for a new breed of politician to emerge that were not linked to the political elite, with Widodo being the best-known example. But direct elections in Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy and the world's third largest democracy, have also proven to be costly and in many cases corrupt. ...
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| Iraqi PM says Islamic State plans subway attacks in U.S. and Paris |
| Friday, September 26, 2014 1:41 AM | |
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 By Arshad Mohammed and Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iraq has "credible" intelligence that Islamic State militants plan to attack subway systems in Paris and the United States, the prime minister said on Thursday, but U.S. and French officials said they had no evidence to back up his claims. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's comments were met with surprise by security, intelligence and transit officials in both countries. New York's leaders scrambled to ride the subway to reassure the public that the nation's largest city was safe. ...
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| Hackers exploit 'Shellshock' bug with worms in early attacks |
| Friday, September 26, 2014 1:32 AM | |
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 By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - Hackers have begun exploiting the newly identified "Shellshock" computer bug, using fast-moving worm viruses to scan for vulnerable systems and then infect them, researchers warned on Thursday. "Shellshock" is the first major Internet threat to emerge since the discovery in April of "Heartbleed," which affected encryption software used in about two-thirds of all web servers, along with hundreds of technology products. ...
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