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Secret ‘Southeast Asian Nations’ human rights document met with outcry

ASEAN said Sunday it would release “key elements” of a proposed human rights declaration after international rights watchdogs slammed secrecy surrounding the document. The decision was reached after Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers met with members of the bloc’s human rights commission, which is drafting the declaration, a…

Panetta says U.S. committed to being Pacific power

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Japan on Monday hoping to persuade Tokyo to relocate a military base whichWashington says is vital to its role as a Pacific power. In his first trip to Asia as Pentagon chief, Panetta is seeking to reassure allies that the US remains engaged in the region as a…

China paper scoffs at suggestion Beijing is hacking villain

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top official newspaper on Friday dismissed as irresponsible suggestions Beijing was the “state actor” behind massive Internet hacking of governments and companies that security company McAfee this week said it had discovered. The report in the People’s Daily, the main mouthpiece of China’s ruling Communist Party,…

State actor seen behind ‘enormous’ wave of cyber attacks

BOSTON (Reuters) – Security experts have discovered the biggest series of cyber attacks to date, involving the infiltration of the networks of 72 organizations including the United Nations, governments and companies around the world. Security company McAfee, which uncovered the intrusions, said it believed there was one “state actor” behind…