Spoof site can plant malware on PCs of people who leave comments on videos, pressure group warns Syrian activists are being targeted by a fake version of Google’s YouTube video site which plants malware on the PCs of people who leave comments on videos shown there, the Electronic Frontier Foundation…
Tight security arrangements made for funeral of Pope Shenouda III, longtime head of Coptic Church who died on Saturday. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/03/201232064428290859.html
A series of explosions have rocked the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and other cities across the country, killing at least 15 people, officials say. from (author unknown) via http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17441751
Syrian opposition forces fought the fiercest battle with government loyalist troops yet on Monday, in the tony El Mezze district of Damascus. Damascus, the capital, has not seen huge demonstrations. This violence is the severest form of opposition that the capital has witnessed. The Free Syrian Army, made up largely…
At least 10 killed as car bombings and roadside blasts hit several cities. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/03/201232055548528660.html
Moscow seeks daily two-hour humanitarian ceasefire, backing Red Cross demands for delivering aid amid raging conflict. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/03/201232041855953883.html
Mining firms decry move as parliament passes 30 per cent tax on iron ore and coal mine profits. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/03/2012320412548636.html
Vigil held for four killed in Toulouse, as police probe links between shooting spree and soldiers’ killings last week. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/03/201232041626420910.html
Barack Obama look-alike contest held in Colombia: ITN: from Juan via http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/juancole/ymbn/~3/QQjhigMIMtU/barack-obama-look-alike-contest-in-colombia.html
Government says it has implemented serious reforms since November, but opposition says major issues unresolved. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/03/2012319183634828574.html