US defense giant Raytheon has developed a controversial software that uses social networking sites to track your movements, able to predict where a person will be and their future behavior. The program has drawn criticism from civil rights groups. A video obtained exclusively by The Guardian shows how software developed by the US defense contractor Raytheon, can gather vast amounts of personal information... 

Buzz Feed reported today that Obama secretly signed a long awaited executive order on Cyber Security, then issued an embargo to all news organisations NOT to cover the developments. The report states: Shortly before 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, the White House emailed reporters that President Obama had signed a highly anticipated Executive Order aimed at protecting cyber security. The order — setting up new... 

This undated photo released by the Los Angeles Police Department shows suspect Christopher Dorner. A former Los Angeles police officer accused of three murders has been surrounded by police inside a mountain cabin after shooting deputies during a fierce gunfight, reports say. On Tuesday evening, Christopher Dorner exchanged fire with police in the US state of California’s Big Bear Lake area,... 

A new genetically-engineered virus has been developed to kill cancer tumors and prevent the growth of new ones, according to a study. It was tested in 30 terminally-ill liver cancer patients and proved to significantly prolong their lives. ­The study, which was recently published in the journal Nature Medicine, describes a four-week trial of the vaccine Pexa-Vec or JX-594 marking a step forward towards... 

US President Barack Obama is expected to announce in his upcoming State of the Union Address that 34,000 US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan within a year, according to a White House official. Obama plans to deliver his State of the Union Address at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time (0400 GMT) on Tuesday, an administration official said, adding that the troop pullout announcement falls in line with... 

The Conservative Canadian government is abandoning its much-criticized internet surveillance bill, which would have allowed the government to keep tabs on its citizens and was disguised under the cloak of fighting child pornographers. ­Justice Minister Rob Nicholson announced that Bill C-30, which caused public ire over privacy, is dead. “We’ve listened to the concerns of Canadians,” Nicholson... 

Military leadership worries over loses to Russia and China – As the United States reduces its military budget due to the economic crisis, the country’s main competitors do not. It has made Washington raise concerns for fear of losing its leadership in this area. Although it remains unclear whether Washington can overcome the deadline to avoid the automatic military cuts planned for early... 

The UN Security Council is expected to hold a meeting on the nuclear activities of North Korea following a confirmation by Pyongyang that it had “successfully” carried out its third underground atomic test. “A third nuclear test has been successfully staged,” the state-run North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Tuesday. It added that the nuclear test was of a “miniaturized” device... 

Christopher Dorner is seen on a surveillance video at an Orange County hotel on January 28, 2013 in this still image released by the Irvine Police Department. Amid a massive manhunt for the fugitive LA ex-cop suspected of having killed three people, authorities announced a reward of $1 million for information leading to his arrest. “Hopefully, the reward will motivate people that may be involved... 

Unable to reach a deal with Congress, President Obama plans to use his power to exert executive actions against the will of lawmakers. The president will issue orders addressing controversial topics including cybersecurity. Although President Obama has issued fewer executive orders than any president in over 100 years, he is making extensive plans to change that, Washington Post reports quoting people... 

British Foreign Secretary William Hague has accused Argentina of “bullying and intimidatory” behavior following his Argentine counterpart Hector Timmerman’s comments that the Malvinas Islands (Falklands) will be controlled from Buenos Aires in 20 years. Hague insisted that the South Atlantic islands will remain under British rule for centuries, labeling Timmerman’s remarks as “fantasy”... 

Every indication clearly suggests that authorities in the United States are preparing for widespread civil unrest. This trend has not emerged by accident – it is part of a tried and tested method used by the banking elite to seize control of nations, strip them of their assets, and absorb them into the new world order. There is a crucial economic imperative as to why the elite is seeking to engineer... 

China has passed the US as the world’s biggest trading nation as measured by the sum of exports and imports in 2012. It’s a position the US has held for over six decades. ­US exports and imports of goods last year amounted to $3.82 trillion, the US Commerce Department said last week. China’s trade in goods was $3.87 trillion, according to the country’s customs administration report in January. While... 

Cars are seen covered with snow in Hartford, the US state of Connecticut, February 10, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses are still without power in the northeastern parts of the United States, following a massive snowstorm that almost paralyzed the region. The storm on Friday dumped almost one meter (about three feet) of snow. Hurricane-strength winds were also reported. More than... 

Pope Benedict XVI, the spiritual leader of Catholic Church, says he intends to resign from his position on February 28 since he is no longer able to carry out his duties. The 85-year-old Pope announced the decision during a meeting with cardinals on Monday. He claimed that the strength “has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry...