The United States no longer plays home to the world’s fastest supercomputer. That title is now owned by China’s Tianhe-2 (also known as the Milky Way-2) supercomputer which recently produced 33.86 petaflops per second in Linpack according to the Top 500 Supercomputer Sites. … Read More
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Read in Arabic (بالعربية) Reporters Without Borders, which has consultative status with the United Nations, has submitted its observations and recommendations on freedom of Information in Yemen to the UN Human Rights Council ahead of Yemen’s Universal Periodic Review by the council during its 18th session in January and February 2014. In its submission, Reporters Without Borders has expressed concern about the situation of journalists, which has deteriorated steadily in the course of the past (…) … Read More
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In northern India, at least 23 people have been killed with up to 50 others missing after three days of torrential rains and monsoon flooding. Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand state has been hit hard with strong waters sweeping away buildings.
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Fears grow of an escalation in the Syrian conflict
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A booby-trapped car is said to have caused a huge explosion at a military airport on the edge of Damascus killing or wounding at least 20 members of President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
This unverified video is said to show rebel brigades attacking Syrian troops.
In a further escalation of the fighting Lebanon’s Hezbollah are reportedly preparing to help Assad forces re-take the city of Aleppo.
The regime appears to be receiving aid from several quarters – unconfirmed reports claim Iran is to send Assad 4,000 of its troops.
Meanwhile the Pentagon has said a detachment of US F-16s and a Patriot missile battery will stay behind in Jordan at the end of joint military exercises.
Lawmakers in Washington are pressing President Barack Obama to go beyond the recent pledge to supply arms to Syrian rebels – they want him to consider a no-fly zone over the war torn country.
The military hardware left in Jordan could be used to impose the zone should such a decision be made.
More about: Armed conflicts, Attack, Bashar al-Assad, Syria
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Czech PM to quit over graft and spying scandal
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Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas is to resign today over a corruption and spying scandal involving his closest aid.
Although he has denied any involvement, his coalition partners have pulled their support.
The ruling coalition will now try to form a new government led by someone nominated by Necas’s own Civic Democratic Party (ODS)
“I’ve been following the political developments which began last Wednesday and I know full well what the consequences are for me. That’s why I have announced to the Civic Democratic Party management and also to our coalition partners that I will step down as prime minister,” said Petr Necas.
Pressure had been growing on Necas since his chief of staff, Jana Nagyova was charged with bribing members of parliament and ordering intelligence agents to spy on several people.
One of the targets was Necas’s own wife who is divorcing him.
Police who raided government and private offices last week have also detained two former MPs, an ex-minister and the current and former heads of military intelligence.
More about: Corruption, Czech politics, Czech Republic, Political scandal, Prime Minister, Resignation
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Tens of thousands show support for Turkish prime minister
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An estimated crowd of one million gathered on the outskirts of Istanbul to show their support for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party.
It was the second consecutive rally which was planned, it is claimed to kick off the campaign for local elections next year. Instead the rallies have become a defiant show of support to the protesters and the watching world.
“The people are here where are the looters,“chanted his flag waving supporters.
And from the prime minister before he addressed the crowd a challenge to the international media.
“If there is anyone who wants to see an image of Turkey the photograph is here. International media, try to hide this one,” he tweeted.
More about: Clashes and riots, Istanbul, Turkey, Police violence, Protest, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey
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