Militanta talibaner har skjutit ihjäl 21 soldater som kidnappades i nordvästra Pakistan i torsdags.

Presidenten i Centralafrikanska republiken har infört nattligt utegångsförbud i Bangui, när medlemmar i en rebellgrupp närmar sig huvudstaden.

Polisen sköt ihjäl fyra misstänkta medlemmar i knarkkartellen Zetas när de försökte lägga beslag på en lokal ledares döda kropp, uppger poliskällor.

SternisheFan writes "Salvador Rodriguez and Deborah Netburn of The Los Angeles Times have a rundown of the top 10 tech gaffes of 2012. From their article: 'As 2012 comes to a close we take a look back at the biggest "oops" moments of the last year. Whether it was an advertising misstep (Facebook's "Chair" commercial), or a product released before it was ready (Apple Maps), or just an idea that was ill-received (homeless men as Wi-Fi hotspots), we tried to compose a list of the times when the major players lost control of the narrative. It's also a reminder that everyone makes mistakes--even exacting tech companies.'"

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At least 21 troops believed to have been kidnapped by Taliban have been found shot dead in Peshawar, officials say.

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An anonymous reader writes "Criminals are using a new Internet Explorer security hole to attack Windows computers in targeted attacks, though the vulnerability could end up being more widely exploited. While IE9 and IE10 are not affected, versions IE6, IE7, and IE8 are. It's great to see that the latest versions of IE are immune, but this new vulnerability is still bad news for Windows XP users and earlier since they cannot upgrade to more recent versions of Microsoft's browser. "We are actively investigating reports of a small, targeted issue affecting Internet Explorer 6-8," Dustin Childs of Microsoft Trustworthy Computing told TNW. "We will take appropriate action to help keep customers protected once our analysis is complete. People using Internet Explorer 9-10 are not impacted.""

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Army blames spate of attacks including live fire, explosives and burning of buildings on Boko Haram.

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