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MI5 chief warns al Qaeda in Syria planning mass attacks on West

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By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – Al Qaeda militants in Syria are plotting attacks to inflict mass casualties in the West, possibly against transport systems or “iconic targets”, the head of MI5 Security Service said on Thursday. Speaking after gunmen killed 12 people in an assault on a French satirical newspaper, MI5 boss Andrew Parker warned a strike on the United Kingdom was highly likely. “A group of core al Qaeda terrorists in Syria is planning mass casualty attacks against the West,” Director General Parker said in a rare public speech at MI5 headquarters in London

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MI5 chief warns al Qaeda in Syria planning mass attacks on West

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Media embracing digital TV with strings attached

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By Jennifer Saba and Lisa Richwine NEW YORK/LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Media companies that are starting to allow their programs onto Internet-delivered TV and mobile devices are putting limits on digital rights as a safety hatch if problems arise with the new distribution systems, executives say. The debate over digital rights that determine how and when content is consumed is adding a new layer of complexity to negotiations between media companies and distributors, leading to drawn-out wrangling and programming blackouts in some cases. …

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Media embracing digital TV with strings attached

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Starboard reiterates Yahoo should combine with AOL

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(Reuters) – Activist-investor Starboard Value LP has reiterated that Yahoo Inc should consider a merger with AOL Inc and cut costs to improve profits, spurred by media reports that Yahoo is exploring other large-scale acquisitions. Starboard, in September, urged Yahoo to consider merging with AOL on the grounds that a deal could create up to $1 billion in “synergies” by reducing overlaps in online display advertising and other overhead costs

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Starboard reiterates Yahoo should combine with AOL

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Intelligence director calls Sony attack most serious against U.S

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Intelligence director calls Sony attack most serious against U.S

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S.

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German government websites, including Merkel’s page, attacked: spokesman

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BERLIN (Reuters) – German government websites including Chancellor Angela Merkel's page have been attacked, rendering them inaccessible at times since 10.00 a.m. (4.00 a.m