News Headlines - 02 March 2014
▽Ukrainian Troops in Crimea Side with Pro-Russia Forces | RIA Novosti
Ukrainian servicemen stationed in Crimea are leaving en masse their military units and handing over weaponry and arsenals to local pro-Russia authorities and militia, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported Sunday.
Over 10 knife-wielding assailants stormed through a railway station in south-west China on Saturday, killing 29 and injuring 143, in what officials said was a terrorist attack by ethnic separatists from the far west of the country.
Four of the group were shot dead by police and a fifth was captured after the group stabbed and slashed people at random late on Saturday at the Kunming train station in Yunnan province. The remainder are being searched for.
▽BBC News - Scottish independence: Campaigns mark 200-day milestone
Both sides of Scotland's independence debate have marked the campaign entering its final 200 days.
On 18 September, voters in Scotland will be asked the straight Yes/No question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"
▽Liverpool researchers create 'contagious' WiFi virus - Telegraph
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have demonstrated that WiFi networks can be infected with a virus that can move through densely populated areas as efficiently as the common cold spreads between humans.
The team designed and simulated an attack by a virus, called Chameleon, and found that not only could it spread quickly between homes and businesses, but it was able to avoid detection and identify the points at which WiFi access is least protected by encryption and passwords.
▽BBC News - Gamblers need more protection, says culture secretary
A voluntary code of conduct for the gambling industry is to be compulsory and needs toughening up, the Culture Secretary Maria Miller has said.
The voluntary code includes setting limits for the amount of money and time customers spend on machines.
But Ms Miller wants the Gambling Commission to look at tougher rules, including forcing customers to set spending limits before they play.
