An air strike by Philippines Armed Forces killed a total of 15 terrorists including 3 of the Most Wanted with links to al-Qaeda. The strike took place in Parang, Sulu killing terrorist leaders from Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). One official said the attack was in retaliation for the deaths of 19 soldiers in October.

Although Russia has had its suspicions about UK intelligence using a fake rock filled with spy technology in Moscow, the British government has been reluctant to admit it. Until now. Footage of alleged spies using the device was first aired on Russian TV in 2006, but the UK denied the claims. Now a BBC documentary has forced government officials to admit the footage is real saying the Russians "had us bang to rights."

RIA Novosti - "[I]n a BBC documentary due to be broadcast later today, Jonathan Powell, then Prime Minister Tony Blair’s chief of staff, admitted the footage was genuine."

Alleged Canadian spy, Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Paul Delisle, once worked in what is being called a clearinghouse for both military and civilian intelligence, and a center for information gathered from the Canadian Coast Guard and the Canadian Border Services Agency. The Halifax facility also serves as the communications and intelligence center for the Royal Canadian Navy's Atlantic operations. Delisle is alleged to have stolen some of Canada's most closely guarded secrets and passed them to a foreigner. If convicted, he faces life in prison.

Israeli websites continue to face the threat of cyber attacks, with some of the most recent and high-profile targets being the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and El Al Airlines. The victimized websites, although affected by the attacks, were not knocked offline or immobilized.

A pro-Palestinian group called "Nightmare" has taken credit for these latest hacks, and warns of more to come. Other groups, like Hamas, are also calling for increased cyber attacks on Israel.

Kabir Sokoto, the suspected leader of Boko Haram and the mastermind of the Christmas Day attack on a Nigerian church that left 37 people dead, escaped from police custody less than a day after being arrested.

Boko Haram, a radical Nigerian Islamist group, claims responsibility for this attack, and others as violence continues between Nigeria's Muslim north and Christian south.

The Guardian - "Suspected Boko Haram chief Kabir Sokoto reportedly behind Christmas Day church massacre flees in handcuffs."

With newly appointed U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey scheduled to visit Israel, Defense Minister Ehud Barak is prepared to provide an intelligence assessment that indicates Iran has not yet decided to make a nuclear bomb. There has been some speculation the U.S. asked Israel to delay any actions against Iran and its nuclear program, and in a radio interview Barak said Israel was "very far off" from any such decision.

In an interview with the Jerusalem Post, a 17 year-old Israeli hacker who has already published hundreds of Saudi credit card numbers on the Internet, claims this is only the beginning of retaliation against hackers who claim to be Saudis who recently also published thousands of Israeli credit card details. On Wednesday (01/11) the alleged Saudi hacker called for other anti-Israel online activists to increase their attacks.

JPost.com - "We have over 300 Saudi credit card numbers in our possession... and the personal details of over 10,000 people in Saudi Arabia, including full names, e-mails and addresses. If they publish one more little detail on Israel, we will attack in full force and publish all of the credit card details."

Accused of committing the largest intelligence leak in American history, Pfc. Bradely Manning is one step closer to facing a military court-martial. If the recent Article 32 hearing findings are approved, where it was found that there are reasonable grounds to believe the accused did commit the alleged offenses, then he would face a court-martial. If convicted it has been recommended he get the maximum sentence of life in prison.