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"Como copresidentes del Grupo Internacional de Apoyo a Siria, Rusia y EE.UU. hemos aprobado las declaraciones conjuntas sobre el cese de los combates en este país", ha anunciado el presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin. Las autoridades de Rusia y EE.UU. firmaron un acuerdo que establece el inicio del alto el fuego en Siria el 27 de febrero a las 00:00 (hora local).

John McAfee Explains Why If Apple Does What The FBI Wants It's A Security Risk For Everyone!

WASHINGTON — Russia will ask permission on Monday to start flying surveillance planes equipped with high-powered digital cameras amid warnings from U.S. intelligence and military officials that such overflights help Moscow collect intelligence on the United States. Russia and the United States are signatories to the Open Skies Treaty, which allows unarmed observation flights over the entire territory of all 34 member nations to foster transparency about military activity and help monitor arms control and other agreements. Senior intelligence and military officials, however, worry that Russia is taking advantage of technological advances to violate the spirit of the treaty. Russia will formally ask the Open Skies Consultative Commission, based in Vienna, to be allowed to fly an aircraft equipped with high-tech sensors over the United States, according to a senior congressional staffer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the staff member wasn't authorized to discuss the issue publicly. The request will put the Obama administration in the position of having to decide whether to let Russia use the high-powered equipment on its surveillance planes at a time when Moscow, according to the latest State Department compliance report, is failing to meet all its obligations under the treaty. And it comes at one of the most tension-filled times in U.S.-Russia relations since the end of the Cold War, with the two countries at odds over Russian activity in Ukraine and Syria. "The treaty has become a critical component of Russia's intelligence collection capability directed at the United States," Adm. Cecil D. Haney, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, wrote in a letter earlier this year to Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., chairman of a House subcommittee on strategic forces. "In addition to overflying military installations, Russian Open Skies flights can overfly and collect on Department of Defense and national security or national critical infrastructure," Haney said. "The vulnerability exposed by exploitation of this data and costs of mitigation are increasingly difficult to characterize." A State Department official said Sunday that treaty nations had not yet received notice of the Russian request, but that certification of the Russian plane with a "digital electro-optical sensor" could not occur until this summer because the treaty requires a 120-day advance notification. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss the issue publicly. © AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual end of year news conference in Moscow, Russia. Russia will ask permission on Monday, Feb…The official also said that the treaty, which was entered into force in 2002, establishes procedures for certifying digital sensors to confirm that they are compliant with treaty requirements. The official said all signatories to the treaty agree that "transition from film cameras to digital sensors is required for the long-term viability of the treaty." In December, Rose Gottemoeller, undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, sought to temper concerns about Russian overflights, saying that what Moscow gains from the observation flights is "incremental" to what they collect through other means. "One of the advantages of the Open Skies Treaty is that information — imagery — that is taken is shared openly among all the treaty parties," she said at a joint hearing of the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees in December. "So one of the advantages with the Open Skies Treaty is that we know exactly what the Russians are imaging, because they must share the imagery with us." Still, military and intelligence officials have expressed serious concern. "The open skies construct was designed for a different era," Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, told lawmakers when asked about the Russian overflights during a congressional hearing. "I'm very concerned about how it's applied today." Robert Work, deputy secretary of defense, told Congress: "We think that they're going beyond the original intent of the treaty and we continue to look at this very, very closely." Steve Rademaker, former assistant secretary of state for the bureau of arms control and the bureau of international security and nonproliferation, told Congress at a hearing on security cooperation in Europe in October that Russia complies with the Open Skies Treaty, but has "adopted a number of measures that are inconsistent with the spirt" of the accord. The treaty, for instance, obligates each member to make all of its territory available for aerial observation, yet Russia has imposed restrictions on surveillance over Moscow and Chechnya and near Abkhazia and South Ossetia, he said. Russian restrictions also make it hard to conduct observation in the Kaliningrad enclave, said Rademaker, who believes Russia is "selectively implementing" the treaty "in a way that suits its interests." http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-wants-to-fly-over-us-with-advanced-digital-camera/ar-BBpNLsh

Australia issues a security alert, warning that terrorists may be planning attacks in and around the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. It also recommended that Australians avoid travel to the coastal region of eastern Sabah, where the beaches and islands are popular with foreign tourists.

Thousands protest outside the Japanese parliament in Tokyo against the relocation of a U.S. military base on Okinawa Island. Residents cite noise, pollution, and crime as reasons for not wanting a new base built.

Thousands of soldiers have been deployed to Haryana state in northern India where protesters have been killed in riots.Jats - a traditionally rural community of farmers - are demanding more government jobs and places in state-run universities.They complain of discrimination because of India's caste system, not because they're from a lower caste but from a higher one.The Jat say they are being shut out because of a quota system that gives more opportunities to Indians from lower castes.Why are they demanding more opportunities? And what are the roots of the caste system?Presenter: Mike HannaGuests:Jaspal Singh - professor of political science at Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityDipankar Gupta - sociologist and author of Interrogating Caste: Understanding Hierarchy and Difference in Indian SocietyDiego Maiorano - specialist on poverty and inequality in India and fellow at the University of Nottingham

A group of rebels exchange fire with Indian Armed Forces forces for the second consecutive day in Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least five soldiers and one civilian have been killed.

The Libyan National Army says it has taken control of the town of Ajdabiya and several areas of Benghazi following heavy clashes with Islamist militant groups.

Twin bomb blasts hit the Syrian city of Homs with at least 62 people reportedly killed and more than 100 injured. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility.

At least 60 people are killed in a series of bombings in the Damascus suburb Sayyidah Zaynab, Rif Dimashq Governorate. ISIL again claims responsibility.

On the night of February 20–21, 2016, six people were killed and two others injured in a series of seemingly random shootings that took place at an apartment complex, outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant, and a car dealership in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Police have detained a "strong suspect," later identified as Jason Dalton The shootings began around 5:45 p.m. when a woman was shot multiple times in a Richland Township apartment parking lot; the woman survived but is in critical condition. About three hours later, the shooter arrived at a Kia dealership in Kalamazoo, where he shot and killed two people. This was followed by a third shooting outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Texas Township,[8] where four people seated inside two vehicles were killed and one other person was wounded. Police believe none of the victims at the separate scenes were connected. Police have identified the suspect in the shootings as Kalamazoo resident Jason Brian Dalton, age 45. Police detained the suspect around 12:40 a.m. after pulling over his vehicle, a black Chevrolet HHR, which matched the description of the getaway vehicle in the shootings. Police found a semi-automatic handgun in the car.[2] Police indicated that Dalton had no known criminal history. According to documents released by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, Dalton was born on June 22, 1970. Dalton is believed to have attended Comstock High School in Kalamazoo, graduating in 1989. Dalton worked as a driver for Uber and purportedly took fares between shooting incidents. An Uber representative stated that Dalton had passed company background checks. Dalton was married and had two children at the time of the shootings The fatalities include a father and his 18-year-old son; and four women aged 60, 63, 68, and 74. A 14-year-old girl who was with the four women was initially included in the fatalities, but later confirmed to have survived. Name Age Notes Mary Jo Nye 60 Killed at Cracker Barrel Mary Lou Nye 62 Killed at Cracker Barrel Dorothy Brown 74 Killed at Cracker Barrel Barbara Hawthorne 68 Killed at Cracker Barrel Tyler D. Smith 17 Killed at Kia car dealership Richard E. Smith 53 Killed at Kia car dealership Governor Rick Snyder expressed his condolences on Twitter, writing, "The families of Kalamazoo victims are in our thoughts today. Grateful to @KalPublicSafety @MichStatePolice @KzooSheriff for a quick arrest." Joe Sullivan, Uber's Chief Security Officer, released a statement reading, "We are horrified and heartbroken at the senseless violence in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Our hearts and prayers are with the families of the victims of this devastating crime and those recovering from injuries. We have reached out to the police to help with their investigation in any way that we can."

Kalamazoo County, Michigan authorities say last evening's shooting spree resulted in six deaths with two others seriously wounded. Each victim was shot multiple times. Police acknowledge that an earlier report that a 14-year-old girl died is incorrect; she is alive, but "severely, gravely" injured. The suspect, a 45-year-old man who is a Uber driver without a prior criminal record, was taken into custody without a struggle.

The death toll in Fiji rises to ten as authorities continue to assess the damage.

At least five people are reported dead and entire villages have been flattened after Cyclone Winston hits Fiji.

haha.... yes... as in products should not spontaneously burst into flames.

Bernie Sanders "We Will Not Allow Billionaires And Their Super PACs To Continue To Buy Elections!"

He lost badly to Donald Trump in South Carolina today.... And what is with this modern... "I"m suspending my campaign" stuff. It's over... call it. I don't remember so many candidates "suspending" in the past such as this year. As if they are holding out hope of returning this year?

Donald Trump won.

Watch Chinese soldiers polish combat skills in drills – footage includes action cam POV video and even 'military archers' training.

Asda has decided that "unmanned" donation points where customers pledge money or give food to charity will no longer be allowed in its supermarkets.

Scientists have discovered a link between people who own cats and the development of mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, and believe a parasite may be to blame. In a study published in the journal 'Schizophrenia Research', experts wrote that cat ownership is “significantly more common” in families where a child is later diagnosed with "schizophrenia or another serious mental illness”, the Huffington Post reported. By analysing a previously unused questionnaire of from 1982 filled in by 2,125 families that belonged to the National Institute of Mental Illness, scientists discovered that 50.6 per cent of people who developed schizophrenia owned a cat in childhood. These results were similar to two other studies in the 1990s, experts said. Around 1 in 100 people will experience schizophrenia in their lifetime, but it is most commonly diagnosed between the ages of 15 and 35, according to the NHS. Schizophrenia is a long-term mental illness that can cause symptoms including hallucinations, delusions, and changes in behaviour. And while the overall instance of schizophrenia from the study is low, scientists will now attempt to understand why this link exists. However, researchers believe that Toxoplasma gondii, a single-cell parasite present in some cats, may be the cause. E. Fuller Torrey, a researcher from the Stanley Medical Research Institute who took part in the study, told the Huffington Post: “T. gondii gets into the brain and forms microscopic cysts. We think it then becomes activated in late adolescence and causes disease, probably by affecting the neurotransmitters.” Mental Health Awareness: Facts and figures A previous study showed T. gondii can get inside the human brain by using a type of white blood cell in the immune system as a Trojan horse to enter the central nervous system. Toxoplasma gondii can live in many different species but it can only complete its life cycle in cats, as the animals secrete the parasite in their faeces. Studies have also revealed that Toxoplasma is beneficial to cats, in that it changes the behaviour of mice and makes them more likely to be eaten, thereby completing parasite’s complex life-cycle. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/scientists-find-link-between-cat-ownership-and-schizophrenia-10316366.html