| Latest crime news headlines from Yahoo India News. Find top stories, videos, pictures & in-depth coverage on crime news from national news section.
| U.S. sues Amazon for kids' charges without parental consent | |  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asked the court in a lawsuit filed against the online retailer on Thursday to refund the money spent without parental authorization and to end the practice of allowing unlimited purchases without requiring a password or other mechanism to give parents control over their accounts. The unauthorized charges are generally associated with children's apps, such as games, which can be free to download but allow players to buy "coins" or other digital products with the credit card associated with the device, the FTC said in its complaint. The FTC said in its complaint that Amazon responded to complaints about unauthorized charges by requiring passwords to be used for large purchases starting in 2012. Apple agreed to refund consumers at least $32.5 million in unauthorized charges made by children and agreed to change its billing practices to require consent from parents before charging for such in-app spending.
|
| Hundreds of U.S. lawmakers seek role in Iran nuclear talks | |  More than three-quarters of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter sent to President Barack Obama Wednesday, insisting that lawmakers play a role in any decision to offer Iran long-term sanctions relief in connection with negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program. The letter noted that the U.S. Congress played a central role in enacting sanctions against Iran and insisted Congress be involved in any decision to ease sanctions. Three hundred and forty-four of the chamber's 435 members, both Republicans and Democrats, signed the letter, which was released Thursday by California Republican Representative Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and New York Representative Eliot Engel, the panel's top Democrat.
|
| Baghdad halts Kurdish cargo flights after ministers' boycott | |  By Raheem Salman and Isabel Coles BAGHDAD/ARBIL (Reuters) - Kurdish ministers boycotted Iraq's caretaker cabinet and authorities in Baghdad halted cargo flights to two Kurdish cities on Thursday in an escalating feud between the Kurds and the Shi'ite-led central government. The dispute, linked to an Islamist insurgency raging in Sunni Muslim provinces of Iraq, is likely to complicate efforts to reach agreement on a new government in Baghdad to help tackle the violence. The four Kurdish ministers withdrew from cabinet meetings in protest at Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's "provocative" branding of their provincial capital Arbil as a haven for the Sunni militants who have seized much of north and west Iraq.
|
| Berlin tells CIA station chief to leave in spy scandal | |  By Madeline Chambers BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany told the CIA station chief in Berlin to leave the country on Thursday in a dramatic display of anger from Chancellor Angela Merkel at the behaviour of a close ally after officials unearthed two suspected U.S. spies. The scandal has chilled relations with Washington to levels not seen since Merkel's predecessor opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. It follows allegations that Merkel herself, who grew up in Stasi-ridden East Germany, was among thousands of Germans whose mobile phones have been bugged by American agents. Today there are completely new threats," Merkel said in Berlin, once a key CIA listening post behind the Iron Curtain during the superpower duel with Moscow and now the reunited capital of Europe's most powerful economy.
|
| Japan cyber attacks on govt sites surge, govt mulling steps to respond | |  Japan has seen a surge in cases of irregular access to government computer systems and cyberattacks on operators of critical social infrastructure, and Tokyo is considering ways to respond, a top official said on Thursday. Japan is striving to harness information technology to help revive the economy as well as looking to bolster cyber security in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. In the fiscal year to March 31 there were 5.08 million cases of irregular access to central government information systems, including outright cyberattacks, up from 1.08 million cases the previous year, Japan's first white paper on cyber security showed on Thursday.
|
| Symantec in talks with Chinese government after software ban report | | | By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. security software maker Symantec Corp said it is holding discussions with authorities in Beijing after a state-controlled Chinese newspaper reported that the Ministry of Public Security had banned use of one of its products. The China Daily reported last week that the ministry had issued an order to its branches across the nation telling them to uninstall Symantec's data loss prevention, or DLP, products from their systems and banning their future purchase, saying the software "could pose information risks." The vaguely worded report did not explain why the ministry believed Symantec's software presented a security threat. Symantec is the latest large U.S. technology company to encounter challenges in China since last year when former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden began leaking details about U.S. surveillance programs. |
| U.N. urges Saudi Arabia to release activists, halt lashings | | | By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The top United Nations human rights official called on Saudi Arabia on Thursday to release activists she said had been arrested for peacefully demanding freedoms, halt the use of lashings and investigate their alleged ill-treatment. Navi Pillay, in a rare statement critical of the kingdom, currently an elected member of the U.N. Human Rights Council, voiced dismay at the conviction and "harsh sentencing" of Walid Abu Al-Khair. "Abu Al-Khair's case is a clear illustration of the continuing trend of harassment of Saudi human rights defenders, several of whom have been convicted for peacefully promoting human rights," Pillay said. "I urge the Saudi authorities to immediately release all human rights defenders held in connection with their peaceful advocacy of human rights," she said. |
| EU imposes sanctions on South Sudanese military leaders | | | By Carl Odera JUBA (Reuters) - The European Union announced travel bans and asset freezes on Thursday on two South Sudanese military leaders it said were violating ceasefire agreements put in place to stop fighting that has killed thousands. The Council of the European Union said it would name the two individuals on Friday when the sanctions come into effect. The United States has already imposed similar measures against leaders on both sides. Fighting erupted in Juba in December, pitting the government forces of President Salva Kiir against supporters of Riek Machar, his former deputy and long-time rival. |
| Modi budgets $33 million to help build world's tallest statue | |  By Frank Jack Daniel NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set aside $33 million of government money to help fund the construction of the world's tallest statue, a project close to the newly elected leader's heart. Modi launched the project to build the bronze-and-iron statue - which aims to be twice the height of the Statue of Liberty at 182 metres - half a year before he was elected prime minister in May to honour one of the country's founding fathers Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The tribute was widely seen as a bid to break the grip over India's post-independence history of the Nehru-Gandhi ruling dynasty that Modi sought to unseat in the election. Patel was the deputy of first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as well as his home minister, but was often at odds with him.
|
| U.S.: Important that German cooperation continue despite spy row | | | The White House said on Thursday it was essential that the United States and Germany continue to cooperate after Germany took the unusual step of asking a American intelligence official at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin to leave the country. "We have seen these reports and have no comment on a purported intelligence matter. However, our security and intelligence relationship with Germany is a very important one and it keeps Germans and Americans safe," White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said. |
|
No comments:
Post a Comment