Brazilian police are investigating possible connections between the organized crime groups controlling illegal gambling in Rio de Janeiro and Russian and Israeli mafias, with casinos in Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay. According to daily newspaper O Globo, the legal casinos play a key role in laundering money for operators of illegal lotteries and slot machines in [...]
Next Monday is Cyber Monday! And as online shoppers take to the Web this Cyber Monday hunting for bargains and holiday deals, the U.S. Homeland Security reminds everybody about the campaign Stop.Think.Connect.™ This Campaign reminds online shoppers to be prepared and fully aware of the cybersecurity risks of theft, fraud and abuse. While many businesses [...]
Mexico’s General Prosecutor’s Office for Morelos is warning against criminal groups specializing in robbery and “express kidnapping”, operating both inside and outside of Cuernavaca nightclubs. Ministerial Police coordinator Jose Robles Quintana said that bands are most active on weekends on Playa de Ayala and Teopanzolco Avenues, targeting youngsters, tourists and people with luxury vehicles. “Early [...]
U.S. movie actor Andrew Keegan was tasered and then handcuffed by California police on Saturday night after taking part in a dispute with police officers, according to a report from Toronto Sun. Andrew Keegan is best known for his role in 1994’s Camp Nowhere. On Saturday night, Keegan was hosting a party in Marina Del Rey-California, and [...]
Irish band U2 performed near the U.S. mexican border as part of their 360 Tour on May 11, 14, and 15 , as lead singer Bono met with President Felipe Calderon to discuss the nation’s growing drug-related violence and poverty. In their final concert on Sunday , lead singer Bono send a message to the [...]
Away from the historical empathy for decades the Uruguayan left joined with the carnival, the powerful voices of the carnival artists (so called “murguistas”) are focusing their repertoire of this year to realize harsh criticism of the leftist government and its president, former guerrilla Jose Mujica. With Carnaval Satire on the corruption in the Navy, [...]
In feature films about John F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon and George W. Bush, Oliver Stone gave free rein to his imagination and was often criticized for doing so. Now, in “South of the Border,” which opened on Friday, he has turned to Hugo Chávez, Venezuela’s controversial populist president, and his reformist allies in South [...]
Officials in Quintana Roo, Mexico, have initiated the extradition process in the case of the slain Los Angeles resident and restaurant owner Monica Beresford-Redman, according to the LA Times. The suspect is her husband, reality television producer Bruce Beresford-Redman, who left Mexico against orders during the investigation of his wife’s April murder. Monica Beresford-Redman [...]
The Oscar-winning director is reported to be considering a film about the triple border region, where Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil meet. The area is a major focus of smuggling, as well alleged fundraising for Islamic militant groups. But it is also home to Iguazu Falls, dramatic waterfalls that are a popular tourist attraction. Paraguayan and [...]
During the Tv programa “El Gordo y La Flaca” (Univision-sister network Telefutura) they said that crooner Luis Miguel , that in 19 days will be 40 years old, was hospitalized last week at Cedars-Sinai of Los Angeles. The reason was a complication due to a liposuction. “The artist spent several days in hospital and his brother [...]
Joe Parry says: In Intelligence Infographics ” a good sketch is better than a long speech”.
EISIC, Dr. Nasrullah Memon and Computational Criminology: Early Warning Informatics System could predict Terrorist Threats
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Athens Cyber Security Conference, Dr. Thuraisingham´s “Data Mining for Security”.
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