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| Thailand's famous Tiger Temple raided for suspected wildlife trafficking | | | Thai officials have raided a Buddhist temple that is home to more than 100 tigers and are investigating suspected links to wildlife trafficking, authorities said on Thursday. Wat Pa Luang Ta Bua, or Tiger Temple, in Thailand's western Kanchanaburi province, is popular with tourists who pet, cuddle and pose for selfies with the big cats. The temple has been dogged for years by talk of links to wildlife trafficking and its maltreatment of tigers. A Thai official said at least 100 tigers had been impounded in raids this week and were being kept at the temple until authorities wind up their investigations. |
| Indian women fight sex pests with smartphones and Internet | | | By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indian women armed with smartphones are using the clout of social media to fight sexual harassment by filming and publicly shaming men who molest them as greater awareness of violence against women spreads. In the latest of a series of incidents, a young Indian woman used her smartphone to shoot video of a man sitting behind her on an IndiGo airline flight who tried to grope her between the seats. The video, posted on YouTube this week, went viral, adding to growing anger over gender violence in the world's second most populous country where women are frequently sexually harassed in public and on transportation. The incident sparked public protests and led to a national debate about the security of women - encouraging victims once embarrassed to come forward to use smartphones to expose perpetrators. |
| Christian protesters clash with police in Delhi | |  Hundreds of Christian protesters clashed with police in Delhi on Thursday as they tried to press demands for better government protection amid concern about rising intolerance after a series of attacks on churches. About 200 police were stationed outside the cathedral while several hundred protesters were inside, a Reuters' photographer said. A spokesman for Delhi police did not respond to a request for comment. The latest was reported on Monday when an individual stole ceremonial items and threw holy water on the altar.In December, a Catholic church in north Delhi was gutted in a fire in a case of suspected arson.
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| Anti-Semitic incidents in UK reach record level - advisory group | | | By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - The number of anti-Semitic incidents in Britain rose to a record level in 2014, more than double the previous year, due to events in the Middle East involving Israel, a Jewish advisory body said on Thursday. The figures, which Home Secretary (interior minister) Theresa May called "deeply concerning", come amid rising safety fears among Britain's estimated 260,000 Jews following the deadly attack on a Jewish supermarket in Paris by an Islamist gunman last month. The Community Security Trust, which provides security advice to Britain's Jews, said there had been 1,168 anti-Semitic incidents last year, a 25 percent increase on the previous record high recorded in 2009. The CST, which began monitoring anti-Semitic incidents in 1984, said the major reason for the rise was fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinians in Gaza which began in July, and led to a record monthly figure. |
| Sprinting for security: police wearing spycams to run in Tokyo marathon | |  Mingling with more than 30,000 runners at this month's Tokyo Marathon will be a small, elite crew of police runners equipped with cameras capturing real-time footage of the course. Japan is stepping up security measures after Islamic State militants in the Middle East said they had beheaded two Japanese hostages, sparking fears of Islamist-linked attacks at home. Security for the annual race had already been tightened after the deadly bombing at the 2013 Boston Marathon, a police spokesman said. The 64 police runners will join thousands of law enforcers and security guards posted for protection along the route of the Feb. 22 race, which is set to draw 36,000 racers and more than 100,000 spectators this year.
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| Food hijack by Islamic State fuels debate over transparency of aid | | | By Chris Arsenault ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The hijacking of United Nations aid deliveries by Islamic State fighters in Syria sparked outrage this week, reviving a debate about how humanitarian groups should work effectively to ensure crucial supplies reach victims in conflict zones. Photos of fighters from the militant Islamic group handing out what appear to be boxes of aid from the U.N.'s World Food Programme (WFP) with "Islamic State in Syria" labels pasted over the WFP logo have been circulating on the Internet. The WFP condemned the "manipulation of desperately needed food aid". |
| U.S. health insurer Anthem hit by massive cybersecurity breach | |  Health insurer Anthem Inc, which has nearly 40 million U.S. customers, said late on Wednesday that hackers had breached one of its IT systems and stolen personal information relating to current and former consumers and employees. The No. 2 health insurer in the United States said the breach did not appear to involve medical information or financial details such as credit card or bank account numbers. The information accessed during the "very sophisticated attack" did include names, birthdays, social security numbers, street addresses, email addresses and employment information, including income data, the company said. Anthem said that it immediately made every effort to close the security vulnerability and reported the attack to the FBI.
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| Exclusive: Obama finds bipartisan support for first 'Big Data' privacy plan | |  By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is working with bipartisan sponsors on a bill to protect data collected from students through educational apps - the first of President Barack Obama's "Big Data" privacy plans to gain traction in the Republican-controlled Congress. Obama has pushed to do more to protect privacy in an age when consumers leave a trail of digital footprints through smart phones, personal devices and social media - information that can be collected, analyzed and sold. "I think there's much more pressure now to move legislation and we're certainly going to use all of the resources we have, including the president's time, to ensure that the Congress takes this up," Podesta told Reuters in an interview. In the next couple of weeks, Indiana Congressman Luke Messer, the chairman of the House of Representatives Republican Policy Committee, and Democrat Jared Polis of Colorado, an Internet entrepreneur who founded a network of charter schools, will unveil a student privacy bill.
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