SECURITY

U.S. security think tank Strategic Forecasting Inc said its website had been hacked and that some of the names of corporate subscribers had been made public.

Iran has moved most of its government websites from foreign-based hosting companies to new computer facilities inside the country, to protect them against cyber attacks, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Gold prices rose more than 1 percent and silver popped nearly 2 percent Tuesday on fresh evidence the struggling U.S. housing industry is recovering plus rising German business sentiment that boosted investors' risk appetite.

Shares of silver mining companies got hammered Monday as the futures price of the metal fell on dimming prospects from China and Europe that next year will bring any improvement in demand.

The Internet must be subject to reasonable regulation, the head of Russia's Security Council said in remarks published on Wednesday, a fresh sign of Kremlin concern about the use of social networks to promote anti-government protests.

At least four people are reported dead and dozens to include a 2-year-old girl were injured after a gun and grenade attack in Belgian city of Liege.

A grenade attack in a central square in Liege, Belgium has left at least two people dead and about a dozen injured on Tuesday.

New York Senator Charles Schumer and state Senator Michael Gianaris wrote a letter to Homeland Security and the TSA stating that an on-site passenger advocate would help strike a balance between security and the protection of vulnerable travelers.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which was under fire after two elderly travelers accused it of strip searches, has announced a “hotline” assistance to the passengers in need.

Blue Coat Systems Inc., a maker of equipment that secures, monitors, and speeds Internet traffic, has agreed to be taken private for $1.1 billion in a deal that throws a lifeline to a company beset by falling sales and a U.S. government probe into use of its products by Syria.

Yet the New York Police Department has warned all banks in the city to beef up mailroom security in light of the episode. The package in Germany was made of explosives and shrapnel, and it was discovered in the mailroom at Deutsche Bank's headquarters. The package was detected by X-ray technology, police said. It did not detonate.

There is nothing more unromantic than performing background checks on a potential date, but tales of dating abuse continue to horrify us, prompting governments across the world to introduce controversial regulations which mandates criminal background checks for every user signing up with dating agencies. The potential for abuse in state regulation of dating agencies is huge, as people could demand confidential information of others without proper justification.

Two elderly women claim TSA agents strip searched them at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport last week.

India gold, which traded steady Monday, is likely to near the all-time high helped by safe haven buying, and silver is likely to follow suit, analysts said.

Gold prices barely moved Monday, as weak physical buying and easing investor interest offset anticipation of good economic news from the U.S. and hope that this week's big European meeting aimed at solving the debt crisis will not disappoint.

In most cases, the victims of honor-related violence are young women who behave in a way that is perceived to bring ‘disgrace’ to her family and community.

At least two dozen people have died in renewed fighting in the northern part of Syria between security forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and members of the Free Syria Army (FSA), amid fears the country is descending into a state of civil war.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) detained pregnant teen Vanessa Gibbs over her pistol purse at an airport security check before a flight from Virginia to Florida.

The United States and Canada are scheduled to announce a new security agreement next Wednesday designed to lower obstacles between the two nations while ensuring the perimeter around them is secure.

A bill to let U.S. spy agencies share intelligence on cyber threats with private companies was backed by a House of Representatives intelligence panel on Thursday.

New satellite images of Iran show just how serious the explosion at a military base on Nov. 12 really was.