Officials and rebels spar over attacks targeting government positions as UN envoy suspects 'spoilers' behind violence.

Officials and rebels spar over attacks targeting government positions as UN envoy suspects 'spoilers' behind violence.

angry tapir writes: A group of film studios is undertaking what is set to be the most significant use so far of Australia's anti-piracy laws, which allow rights holders to apply for court orders that can compel ISPs to block their customers from accessing certain piracy-linked sites. A pair of rights holders last year successfully obtained court orders forcing Australia's most popular ISPs to block a handful of sites including The Pirate Bay. Now Village Roadshow wants to have 41 more sites blocked. Village Roadshow joined six other studios in requesting an injunction Friday in federal court, reports Computerworld. And meanwhile, "a separate site-blocking application has been launched by Australian music labels, which are seeking to have Telstra, Optus, TPG and Foxtel's broadband arm block access to Kickass Torrents."

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International flight of Pakistan's national carrier with seven passengers on board without seats comes under scrutiny.

International flight of Pakistan's national carrier with seven passengers on board without seats comes under scrutiny.

Ex-Obama administration official defeats Congressman Keith Ellision to become chair of party's administrative arm DNC.

lxw56 writes: Garmin engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was shot and killed at a local bar in Olathe, Kansas, the U.S. headquarters of Garmin. Co-worker Alok Madasani was also injured along with bystander Ian Grillot, who attempted to help the men. "The suspect in the shooting, Adam Purinton, was drinking at the bar in Olathe, Kansas, at about 7:15 p.m. that night," reports The Verge. "A witness said he yelled 'get out of my country' to two of the victims, reportedly saying the men, believed to originally be from India, were 'Middle Eastern.'" In 2015, Garmin employed 2,700 workers in Olathe and has plans to double this number, which the article notes has led to "increasing diversity" in the community.

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Capture STDOUT and STDERR from Perl, XS or external programs

Capture STDOUT and STDERR from Perl, XS or external programs

Validates user input (usually from an HTML form) based on input profile.

CallBackery is a Mojolicious+Qoodoo Framework for building Web Applications

A series of attacks targeted foreign workers and their businesses across South Africa.

A series of attacks targeted foreign workers and their businesses across South Africa.

Between February and September of 2016, there were 1,274 reports of drones near airports -- versus just 874 for the same period in 2015, according to newly-released FAA research. "The report detailed more than 1,200 incidents of airplane pilots, law enforcement, air traffic controllers, and U.S. citizens reporting drones flying in places they shouldn't," writes Fortune. An anonymous reader quotes their report: One of takeaway of the report was that while the FAA has received several reports from pilots that drones may have hit their aircraft, the administration was unable to verify any such claim. "Every investigation has found the reported collisions were either birds, impact with other items such as wires and posts, or structural failure not related to colliding with an unmanned aircraft," the FAA said in a statement... Although a drone hasn't smashed into an airplane yet, the FAA "wants to send a clear message that operating drones around airplanes and helicopters is dangerous and illegal. Unauthorized operators may be subject to stiff fines and criminal charges, including possible jail time," the FAA said.

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Adel al-Jubeir, kingdom's first foreign minister to visit since 1990, promises build ties and install new ambassador.