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Posted: 13 Jun 2009 12:04 AM PDT

U.S. and Italian authorities said Friday they arrested a group
of hackers and conspirators who allegedly stole from phone companies
around the world. The illegal profits funded terrorist activities, Italian
officials alleged.

A federal grand jury in New Jersey indicted three people
Friday, including one man who has been linked to al Qaeda. The three
suspects, who live in the Philippines, are accused of providing Pakistani
nationals in Italy with access to stolen phone lines.

The same company that was used to pay the three hackers also
financed the communications of terrorists in last year’s Mumbai attacks,
in which a small group killed more than 170 people, people familiar with
the matter alleged.

Meanwhile, Italian officials arrested five Pakistani nationals
Friday in an early-morning raid on 10 call centers suspected of
involvement in the alleged scheme. Among those arrested were a
husband-and-wife team who managed call centers in Brescia, Italy —
Mohammad Zamir, 40 years old, and Shabina Kanwal, 38.

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North Korea Threatens Response Within 48 Hours

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 11:19 PM PDT

Kim Jong-il’s embattled regime is expected to deliver a tough,
belligerent response to Friday’s imposition of a raft of new UN
sanctions.

North Korea is expected to launch another long-range test
missile over the next 48 hours according to US intelligence, as the region
is on a heightened state of alert.

Pyongyang is also planning another underground nuclear test
according to leaked briefings given to President Obama, US reports
say.

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Ahmadinejad Wins Election, Rival Warns of Fraud

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 04:56 PM PDT

Iran’s interior ministry said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
took 61 percent of all votes were tallied, but his pro-reform rival
countered that he was the clear victor and warned of possible fraud in the
election.

The dispute rose up even before polls closed early Saturday,
heightening tensions across the capital where emotions have been running
at a fever pitch. Mir Hossein Mousavi, the reformist candidate, suggested
he might challenge the results.

The messy and tense outcome capped a long day of voting —
extended for six hours to accommodate a huge turnout. It raised worries
that Iran’s Islamic establishment could use its vast powers to pressure
backers of Mousavi.

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