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Report: Plans for Australia spy HQ hacked by China

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 28th

By ROD McGUIRKAssociated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australian officials on Tuesday refused to confirm or deny whether Chinese hackers had stolen the blueprints of a new spy agency headquarters as a news report claims. A tiny party essential to the ruling coalition's government demanded

Richard Carrion declares IOC presidential bid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By STEPHEN WILSONAP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) - Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico entered the IOC presidential race Wednesday, promising to use his business experience to guide the Olympics through the world's troubled financial times and proposing to deploy IOC staff permanently in host cities to

ESPN cutting workforce, 'smartly managing costs'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

By RACHEL COHENAP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) - ESPN is cutting its workforce, the latest Disney division to reduce staff. "We are implementing changes across the company to enhance our continued growth while smartly managing costs," the sports media giant said in a statement Tuesday. "While

Slim, broadcasters take fight to soccer field

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th

By CARLOS A. RODRIGUEZAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexicans often feel that billionaire Carlos Slim owns everything in their country, from telephone and Internet companies to banks and chain stores, but his latest acquisitive foray is meeting resistance after touching a national passion:

Obama to name Crocker to broadcast governing board

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 10th

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he will nominate former U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker to the Broadcasting Board of Governors. The independent agency oversees U.S.-supported, civilian international broadcasts such as the Voice of America. Crocker cited health issues when he retired last

Indians angry at convicted spy's death in Pakistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By ASHOK SHARMAAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) - Indians expressed outrage at the Pakistan government Thursday over the death of a convicted Indian spy who had been attacked with a brick by two fellow inmates in a Pakistan prison, a development New Delhi said has damaged relations between the

Australia tax revenue falls as mining boom cools

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

By ROD McGUIRKAssociated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's government said Monday that its tax revenue has continued to fall in recent months as company profits declined and the mining boom that kept the nation out of recession cools. Prime Minister Julian Gillard said revenue for

Australian charged with hacking government site

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

By KRISTEN GELINEAUAssociated Press SYDNEY (AP) - Australian police have arrested a man they say is affiliated with international hacking collective Lulz Security on a charge of attacking and defacing a government website, officials said Wednesday. The 24-year-old senior IT worker, whose name was

TV-over-Internet service Aereo expands to Boston

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 23rd

By ANICK JESDANUNAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Aereo, the television-over-the-Internet service that is threatening the broadcast and cable TV industries, is expanding to Boston on May 15. With prices starting at $8 a month, Aereo will offer 28 Boston-area broadcast channels, plus the cable

Woodside shelves $47 billion Australian LNG plant

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 12th

PERTH, Australia (AP) - Woodside Petroleum's chief executive said he is confident that a major gas field off the northwest Australian coast will be exploited despite the energy company on Friday shelving plans for a 45 billion Australian dollar ($47 billion) plant to process the gas for export