At embezzlement trial, Peru’s Fujimori testifies that $15M payoff avoided coup by spy chief

LIMA, Peru — Former President Alberto Fujimori said Friday during his embezzlement trial that an illegal $15 million payoff he made went to stave off a military coup plotted by his powerful spy chief.

International cyber attack broader than suspected; White House, Pentagon among targets

WASHINGTON — The powerful attack that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies for days was even broader than initially realized, also targeting the White House, the Pentagon and the New York Stock Exchange.

Justice Department on mysterious wiretap: California congresswoman not under investigation

WASHINGTON — California Rep. Jane Harman is not the subject or a target of an ongoing criminal investigation, according to the Justice Department.

Sources say former US cybersecurity chief is top candidate to head Internet oversight agency

NEW YORK — Rod Beckstrom, the former U.S. cybersecurity chief who resigned in March amid persistent turf battles, is the leading candidate to run an international organization with oversight of the monikers behind every Web site and e-mail address, The Associated Press has learned.

Officials say Pakistani Taliban chief just missed suspected US missile that killed 80

ISLAMABAD — The head of Pakistan’s Taliban had joined a funeral procession targeted in a suspected U.S. missile strike, but left before the attack that killed 80 people mourning those struck down by an earlier barrage on a militant training camp, intelligence officials said Wednesday.

New financial sanctions could hit shadowy businesses that funnel money to North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — Room 39 is one of the most secret organizations in arguably the world’s most secretive state. Its mission: Obtain foreign currency for the regime of North Korea’s authoritarian leader Kim Jong Il.

Alleged RAW agent arrested for criminal conspiracy in Pak

LAHORE - The Lahore police has registered a case of criminal conspiracy against an alleged RAW spy, Behram Khan.

40 killed as car bomb reduces Lahore building to rubble (Third Lead)

LAHORE - Terror revisited Lahore Wednesday when a massive car bomb exploded outside a building in the busy Civil Lines area killing an estimated 40 people and injuring over 100.

Duffy to sing ‘Bond’ movie title song?

LONDON - Welsh singer Duffy may record the title song for the follow-up to Bond movie ‘Quantum of Solace’.

Somnath congratulates ISRO scientists

NEW DELHI - Somnath Chatterjee, the speaker of the outgoing Lok Sabha, Monday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful launch of the RISAT-2 spy satellite and an educational satellite.

Scarlett Johansson getting rid of her famous curves

NEW YORK - Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson seems to have forced herself into a rigid diet regime to get rid of her famous curves.

‘India, Pakistan were close to Kashmir accord’

WASHINGTON - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf were close to signing an accord to end the decades-old conflict over Kashmir after three years of secret talks but failed to achieve the vital breakthrough, media reports here said.

Three India-trained spies held in Pakistan, says media report

LAHORE - Three people, allegedly trained by Indian intelligence agency, were arrested Thursday, media reports here said.

Biden discusses Mumbai attacks with Zardari: NYT

WASHINGTON - US Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden has discussed the Mumbai terror attacks blamed on Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad, the New York Times reported Saturday.

Terror, not India Pakistan’s enemy: ISI chief

ISLAMABAD - Categorically stating there would not be a war with India in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks, the head of Pakistan’s spy agency says Islamabad’s enemy is not its eastern neighbour but terrorism.