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| Three U.S. contractors killed in "insider attack" in Afghanistan | | | An Afghan soldier killed three U.S. contractors and wounded a fourth on Thursday at Kabul's military airport, an Afghan air force official said. An increase in so-called insider attacks in Afghanistan eroded trust between government forces and their international allies in the final years of the combat mission that ended in 2014, prompting foreign forces to scale back interaction with Afghans. The Afghan air force official said it was not clear why the attacker had killed the advisers. "An investigation has been opened." The international force in Afghanistan confirmed the shooting took place on Thursday evening. |
| S.Africa's 'Prime Evil' apartheid killer de Kock up for parole | |  Apartheid death-squad leader Eugene de Kock, dubbed 'Prime Evil' for his role in the torture and murder of black South African activists in the 1980s and early 1990s, will learn on Friday whether he will be released on parole after 20 years in prison. Justice Minister Michael Masutha is due to announce his decision on de Kock's application for parole at 0730 GMT at a news conference in Pretoria. Masutha will also announce his decision on the medical parole application of right-wing politician Clive Derby-Lewis, who masterminded the 1993 assassination of South African Communist Party leader Chris Hani. As head of an apartheid counter-insurgency unit at Vlakplaas, a farm 20 km (15 miles) west of Pretoria, de Kock is believed to have been responsible for more atrocities than any other man in the efforts to preserve white rule.
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| Justin Bieber says dropping 'arrogant' and 'conceited' attitude | |  Pop star Justin Bieber said he was leaving behind his "arrogant" and "conceited" attitude after bad behavior in the past year damaged his image while he makes the transition from teen idol to adult performer. The 20-year-old "Boyfriend" singer said in a video posted on his Facebook page late on Wednesday that he was "afraid of what people are thinking about me right now." Bieber's image was hurt by incidents involving careless driving, pelting a neighbor's home with eggs and an alleged assault following an altercation with a photographer. "I'm not who I was pretending to be." Bieber has not had a U.S. top 10 hit since 2012 and last released a new music album in 2013. Bieber, who shot to prominence as a teenage heartthrob discovered on YouTube , called his behavior a "cover up" of his emotional state.
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| China's new tech rules play to local firms' strengths | | | By Gerry Shih, Michael Martina and Joseph Menn BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Draft Chinese government regulation would force technology vendors to meet stringent security tests before they can sell to China's banks, an acceleration of efforts to curb the country's reliance on foreign technology that has drawn a sharp response from U.S. business groups. Western companies say the rules have not yet been formally adopted, and some said they believed Beijing would retreat on some of the most onerous ideas, including demanding that firms' proprietary source code be reviewable. On Wednesday, 18 American business groups urged Beijing to postpone rolling out the regulation, which they argued were motivated by protectionism as well as security concerns that intensified in the wake of disclosures of U.S. spying techniques by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden. |
| Rap mogul Suge Knight suspect in fatal hit-and-run | | | Rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was named as a suspect in a hit-and-run that killed one person near Los Angeles on Thursday, officials said. The incident occurred in the city of Compton around 3 p.m. local time, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lieutenant John Corina. Corina said that a man fitting Knight's description drove up to a burger shop, began arguing with two people outside, and ran the two over with a red pickup truck before fleeing the scene. Corina added that Knight was involved in an earlier altercation with the same two people. |
| Canada spy agency given more powers to disrupt terror attacks - media | | | Canada's main spy agency will get new powers aimed at disrupting potential terror attacks under security legislation to be unveiled on Friday, Canadian media said on Thursday. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), which currently only gathers information and then hands it over to police for action, will be given powers to act itself to prevent potential attacks, Canadian media said. Under the new law, which will be presented in Parliament, CSIS will be able to block financial transactions, stop people from travelling abroad to join extremist groups and intercept material that can be used in an attack. "The goal is for CSIS to move from an intelligence-gathering service to an agency that will have the power to disrupt or diminish potential terrorist threats under appropriate judicial oversight," CBC News quoted an unnamed source as saying. |
| Exclusive: U.S. armed drone program in Yemen facing intelligence gaps | |  By Mark Hosenball, Phil Stewart and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is facing increasing difficulty acquiring intelligence needed to run its stealth drone program in Yemen, undermining a campaign against the most lethal branch of al Qaeda after Houthi rebels seized control of parts of the country's security apparatus, U.S. officials say. Gaps in on-the-ground intelligence could slow America's fight against a resurgent al Qaeda in Yemen and heighten the risk of errant strikes that kill the wrong people and stoke anti-U.S. sentiment, potentially making the militants even stronger in areas where al Qaeda is already growing.
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| Delhi Uber passenger who alleges driver rape sues in U.S. | |  By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A passenger who said she had been raped by an Uber driver in New Delhi sued the online car service in U.S. federal court on Thursday, claiming the company failed to maintain basic safety procedures. In the lawsuit, the woman, who resides in Delhi and was not named, called Uber the "modern day equivalent of electronic hitchhiking." "Buyer beware - we all know how those horror movies end," the suit stated. In a statement, Uber did not directly address the lawsuit but said it is cooperating fully with the authorities to ensure the perpetrator is brought to justice. India is Uber's largest market outside the United States by the number of cities covered, and the country's radio taxi market is estimated to be worth $6 billion to $9 billion.
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