Tuesday

October 11, 2016

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Afghanistan, Violence against Shia Muslims

A gunman, reportedly wearing an Afghan police uniform, kills at least 14 people and wounds dozens more in the Shiite Karte Sakhi shrine in Kabul on the beginning of Ashura. Police kill the attacker. (UPI), (Reuters)

Rohingya insurgency in Western Myanmar

In a third day of fighting, an attack in Rakhine State kills four Myanmar soldiers. (BBC)

Yemeni Crisis

The Obama administration through the U.S. Defense Department says it will take appropriate action against those responsible for October 9 unsuccessful cruise missile attack, apparently fired from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen, upon the USS Mason. (Reuters)

Syrian Civil War

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and a rebel official report that Russian jets have resumed heavy bombing, and, in total, have now killed at least 50 civilians in villages surrounding rebel-held eastern Aleppo. (Reuters), (Sky News United Kingdom)

Business and economy

Samsung announces an end of production of the Galaxy Note 7 after continued problems with its battery. (The Verge)

Following the Brexit vote and the subsequent drop in the exchange rate of the British pound to U.S. dollar, the FTSE 100 Index reaches an all-time intra-day high of 7,129. (Sky News United Kingdom)

Computer security firm Symantec warns a second hacking group, going by the name Odinaff, is trying to rob banks using fraudulent SWIFT messages, the same approach that yielded U.S.$81 million in February's attack on Bangladesh's central bank. So far, the group has infected 10 to 20 organizations with this malware. (Reuters), (Investopedia)