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Zuckerberg saddened as judge orders WhatsApp to be shut down for 48 hours
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg says he is saddened after a court in Brazil ordered WhatsApp to be shut down for 48 hours.
DNA tests confirm remains of Russia’s murdered tsar are genuine
Fresh DNA tests have confirmed that the exhumed remains of Russia’s murdered Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, are genuine.
Never mind the tsar: Russia exhumes Nicholas II remains for new probe
Russian investigators on Wednesday exhumed the remains of the country’s last emperor Nicholas II and empress Alexandra as part of a new probe into...
Facebook’s WhatsApp hits 900 million monthly worldwide users
Messaging app WhatsApp keeps growing more popular with users each month. The Facebook-owned app, which is used by people around the world to send texts...
With 900M users, WhatsApp solidifies Facebook’s dominance over social apps
Messaging app WhatsApp keeps growing more popular with users each month. The Facebook-owned app, which is used by people around the world to send texts...
TSA fallout: Major changes coming after report finds lapses
The TSA’s acting administrator, Melvin Carraway, is being reassigned to a different job in the Department of Homeland Security — one of a number...
U.S. tightens airport security after screeners fail undercover tests
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says he has ordered improved security at U.S.
Ex-in-law testifies from Kazakhstan in Boston Marathon trial
A former brother-in-law of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev testified Wednesday from Kazakhstan about the role of a conservative Muslim convert...
Jury to begin deliberations on accused Boston Marathon bomber’s fate
Almost two years after twin bombs exploded near the Boston Marathon’s finish line on April 15, 2013, and killed three people and wounded more than...
Fate of Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev entrusted to U.S. jury
The fate of Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be entrusted to jurors Tuesday when they start deliberating the guilt of the 21-year-old American accused...
Fate of Boston bomber entrusted to U.S. jury
The fate of Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be entrusted to jurors Tuesday when they start deliberating the guilt of the 21-year-old American accused...
Witnesses relive ‘war zone’ scenario in Boston Marathon bombing trial
The Boston Marathon bombing trial continues today, with more witness testimony about the twin blasts that killed three people and injured 264 when they...
WhatsApp adds messaging from Web - but only for Android users
Popular mobile messaging application WhatsApp, acquired by Facebook last year for £14.5bn, has unveiled a new service for sending messages from a Web...
WhatsApp adds messaging from Web - for Android users
The popular mobile messaging application WhatsApp, acquired by Facebook last year for nearly $22 billion, unveiled a new service Wednesday for sending...
TSA: Passengers on U.S.-bound flights must turn on phones, electronics
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration will not allow cellphones or other electronic devices on U.S.-bound planes at some overseas airports if...
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