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North Korea's Internet links restored amid US hacking dispute
North Korea, at the center of a confrontation with the United States over the hacking of Sony Pictures, experienced a complete Internet outage for hours before links were restored on Dec. 23, a U.S. company that monitors Internet infrastructure said.
Rising Tension Between US, North Korea over Controversial Movie, Cyber Attack
The relationship between the US and North Korea has been strained in the past few weeks following the cancelled release of a controversial movie and a cyber attack on producers Sony Pictures.
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US considers 'proportional' response to Sony hacking attack
The United States said on Dec. 18 a cyber attack on Sony Pictures was a serious national security matter and the Obama administration was considering a proportional response, although the White House stopped short of blaming North Korea.
Sony cancels parody film as North Korea suspected over hack
Sony Pictures on Dec. 17 cancelled the release of a madcap comedy about North Korea that triggered chilling threats from hackers, as US investigators reportedly blamed Pyongyang for a damaging cyber-raid on the movie giant.
Hackers invoke 9/11, threatening Sony film release
Hackers invoked the 9/11 attacks Dec. 16 in their most chilling threat yet against Sony Pictures, warning cinema-goers not to see a film which has angered North Korea.
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Kosovo, Albania ‘Most Corrupt Countries in Region’
According to the index published by the Berlin-based watchdog on Wednesday, Albania and Kosovo are ranked joint 110th out of 174 countries around the world that were assessed in the report.
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Greece at the bottom of corruption index among EU peers
Greece scored 43 out of 100 points on the perception of corruption scale published by Berlin-based NGO Transparency International on Wednesday, but showing that it has made some progress from last year when it scored 40 points.
Turkey falls behind in global corruption index
Corruption is feared to be worsening in Turkey, China and other fast-growing economies, an anti-graft watchdog warned on Dec. 3, also urging the world's banking centers to help combat sleaze and money-laundering.
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Albania opens Hoxha's 'five star' top secret Cold War nuclear bunker to public
The massive, top secret Cold War nuclear bunker of former Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha was opened to the public on Saturday, decades after it was built by the paranoid communist regime fearing an attack by the West that never came.
Lavrov accuses West of seeking 'regime change' in Russia
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West on Nov. 22 of trying to use sanctions imposed on Moscow in the Ukraine crisis to seek "regime change" in Russia.
His comments stepped up Moscow's war of words with the United States and the European Union in their worst diplomatic standoff since the Cold War ended.