Hamas Seas Rocket; Taliban Peace; Norway Build Up; China's Inmate Organ; Jerusalem Lost; Patent Drive; Flying Alone; and Pet Luggage

Hamas

Hamas test-fires long-range rocket into sea off Gaza timesofisrael

The jihadist group regularly fires rockets as it works to improve its rocket range and accuracy, a little over two years after it last fought Israel ict.org. In June, it test-fired dozens of short-range rockets inside Gaza, with Israeli sources estimating that at least 30 projectiles were launched.

Monday’s test comes some 10 days after two projectile strikes in two days from Gaza on nearby Israeli population centers. The first attack — in which a rocket hit a street in the city of Sderot — caused some damage to nearby homes and cars, but no injuries. Three people were hospitalized for anxiety following the strike.

Afghanistan

Taliban holds 'informal' peace talks with Afghanistan telegraph.co.uk

"The next step is face to face talks in another month or so. It could be at the highest levels of talks eventually," an Afghan intelligence source told the Telegraph yesterday.

Norway-US

Norway Considers U.S. Marine Presence as Europe Steps Up Defenses wsj

The Norwegian Parliament stortinget.no is weighing having a regular presence of 300 U.S. Marines in the country, part of Western allies’ efforts to increase their defenses in northeastern Europe in the face of stepped-up Russian assertiveness.

China

Doctors praise China's pledge to stop harvesting inmate organs cbsnews

Doubts persist that China is accurately reporting figures or meeting its pledge given its severe shortage of organ donors and China’s long-standing black-market organ trade. By its own figures, China has one of the lowest rates of organ donation in the world, and even the system’s advocates say it needs hundreds of additional hospitals and doctors.

UN

UNESCO’s executive board adopts Jerusalem resolution timesofisrael

“It was adopted,” a UNESCO spokesman said of the resolution, which led Israel last week to suspend its cooperation with the Paris-based agency.

AI

Report: Computers should be named on patent applications to reflect computer inventorship computing.co.uk

That is the suggestion of Ryan Abbott, professor of law at the University of Surrey School of Law surrey.ac.uk, who believes that computers should, increasingly, be named in patent applications and even be legally granted patents.

Automation

Aurora Demonstrates DARPA Aircraft Autonomy Program prnewswire v

According to DARPA documents, the Agency's vision of ALIAS is to create "a tailorable, drop-in, removable kit that would promote the addition of high levels of automation into existing aircraft, enabling operation with reduced onboard crew." The goal for this capability is reduced pilot workload, improved mission performance and increased aircraft safety.

Your luggage could follow you around the airport cnn v