The death toll in a series of explosions in the Chinese city of Tianjin has increased to 112. The death toll in a series of explosions that have occurred in the warehouse of hazardous substances in the Chinese city of Tianjin has increased to 112, with the identity of only twenty-four people known so far, Chinese Central Television (CCTV) reported on Sunday. Earlier, it was reported that the death... 

Facial recognition is the automatic identification of a person from a digital image or a video frame. Churches around the world have started to secretly keep tabs on their congregants with facial recognition software. Around 30 churches from countries such as the US, Indonesia, India, and Portugal have started to use Churchix, a specialized program designed for religious institutions by an American-Israeli... 

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has called a location service offered by iPhone handsets, a threat to the country’s national security. The broadcaster attacked the device’s Frequent Locations function for allowing users to be tracked and information about them revealed. The critical broadcast featured an interview with Ma Ding, director of the Institute for Security of the Internet at People’s... 

Greater Manchester police chief constable Sir Peter Fahy Only 40 percent of all reported crimes in Greater Manchester are investigated, leaving a large amount of criminal cases filed by the public unsolved, a high-ranking police officer says. Sir Peter Fahy, chief constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said only the “most serious crimes” and those that have a high likelihood to “produce... 

High–definition CCTV cameras that can identify and track faces from half–a–mile away could turn Britain into a Big Brother society if left unregulated, the first surveillance commissioner has warned. Andrew Rennison said new technology was being rolled out without public consultation. It is so intrusive that Britain may be in breach of human rights laws, he warned, and most people are ignorant... 

Coventry bus driver Michael Shephard says he has been sacked – for eating a grape. Michael Shephard was given the boot by bosses morning after he was spotted popping a grape into his mouth on CCTV. The grandad from Coventry was in his cab at the time but he says he was not driving. The 66-year-old said: “I am so angry. I thought I would be given a disciplinary for eating a grape, but not... 

Killer: Nordine Amrani murdered a cleaning lady in his rented flat before heading off on a bloodthirsty rampage in the center of the Belgian city Liege killer Nordine Amrani murdered four people and wounded 125 others because he feared being sent to back to prison for a sex crime, his lawyer said today. The 32-year-old convicted criminal, who was due to marry his long-term girlfriend, used grenades... 

Apache gunship. (CCTV photo) Computerized simulations feature Apache helicopters. Soldiers in China’s People’s Liberation Army are training for a possible future conflict through the assistance of a video game featuring U. S. soldiers as the enemy. A report by China’s CCTV television shows PLA officers in front of screens that have M16-wielding soldiers and Apache gunships as potential...