Iranians face new Internet curbs before presidential election
Iranians are struggling with slower Internet speeds and limited access ahead of an unpredictable presidential election that has put hardline Islamist authorities on alert for possible unrest. Experts and More...
Obama to meet with China’s Xi in California June 7-8
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first meeting since Xi became president in March when they sit down for a June 7-8 summit in Rancho Mirage, More...
Massive tornado rips through Oklahoma City suburbs
A gigantic tornado has ripped through a suburb of Oklahoma City, destroying a school, sparking fires and flattening homes across whole neighbourhoods. The “mile-wide” More...
Two men arrested in Las Vegas in killing over iPad
Two men have been arrested in the killing of a teenage boy over an iPad in Las Vegas, police said Sunday. Jacob Dismont, 18, and Michael Solid, 21, were booked Saturday into More...
Brazilian killed in hot-air balloon crash in Turkey
A hot-air balloon flying over Cappadocia, a tourist destination in central Turkey, crashed after colliding with another balloon on Monday, killing a Brazilian passenger and injuring More...
Pope warns Church against closing in on itself
Pope Francis warned the Catholic Church to not close in on itself at a Mass to mark Pentecost Sunday attended by more than 200,000 people, urging the faithful to be open and More...
Guantanamo wi-fi shut down after Anonymous threat
The American military has turned off its wi-fi service inside the prison at Guantanamo Bay following threats by the hacker More...
Colombia Farc rebels ask for ‘more time’ for peace deal
Colombia’s left-wing Farc rebels have rejected criticism that efforts to end almost fifty years of conflict More...
Iranians face new Internet curbs before presidential election
Iranians are struggling with slower Internet speeds and limited access ahead of an unpredictable presidential election...
Saudi Arabia executes five Yemenis in Jizan
Saudi Arabia has executed five Yemenis convicted of murder and committing a series of robberies. Their...
Syria and Israel in exchange of fire
Israeli and Syrian forces have exchanged fire across the ceasefire line in the occupied Golan Heights....
Algeria’s Abdelaziz Bouteflika ‘improving every day’
Algeria’s prime minister has denied rumours that President More...
Imran Khan walks after rally fall
Pakistani politician Imran Khan has walked a short distance, two weeks after falling and injuring his spine More...
Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president’s landmark visit
President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China’s backyard and trying to defend human..Bangladeshi garment factories reopen
Bangladesh reopened hundreds of garment factories Friday, days after closing them because of workers’ protests over low pay and poor working..Boxing kangaroo stops jogging Australian MP in his tracks
A startled kangaroo knocked an Australian politician to the ground and clawed his leg after its morning graze More...
Australia set to unveil new budget and deficit forecast
Australia’s government is set to unveil its latest budget as it faces questions about its handling of the economy ahead of..Australia gives Holocaust hero Wallenberg citizenship
Australia has made a Swedish diplomat who helped save tens of thousands of Jews from the Holocaust its first honorary citizen...Beyonce is not pregnant with second child
U.S. hip-hop mogul Jay-Z says his wife Beyonce is not pregnant with their second child, despite persistent rumors claiming she is...
Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball lottery sold in Florida
A single winning ticket for a record Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on..
Chinese tourists warned over behaviour abroad
A senior Chinese Communist Party official has called for Chinese tourists to behave more politely when travelling abroad. Wang Yang, one..
UK net firms block pirate movie websites
Big UK net firms have begun blocking access to two sites accused of flouting copyright laws. The blocks were imposed after..
