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US Army, governors heighten Ebola precautions despite science
Governors of the US states of New York and New Jersey are standing by their intensified Ebola precautions, even after a 5-year-old boy who arrived from...
Secular party upbeat as Tunisia awaits ‘milestone’ election results
Tunisia’s main secular party was in a confident mood Monday with vote counting underway following a general election seen as critical for democracy...
Thousands to march against proposed internet tax in Hungary
Tens of thousands are expected to march on Sunday against a proposed Hungarian tax on internet usage.
U.S. Vice President’s son discharged from Navy after failing cocaine test
Hunter Biden, the youngest son of U.S. Vice President - and possible 2016 presidential candidate - Joe Biden was discharged in February from the U.S.
Police make ‘hundreds of arrests’ to foil deadly UK terrorist attacks
Police have foiled several potentially deadly attacks and arrested hundreds of suspected terrorists so far this year, Britain’s counter-terrorism...
Turkey fails in bid to join U.N. Security Council
Turkey failed in its effort to join the U.N.’s most powerful body on Thursday, while Venezuela, New Zealand, Spain, Angola and Malaysia were elected...
N. Korea’s Kim Jong-Un reappears after extended absence
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visited a residential district and a scientific establishment, state media said early on Tuesday, ending a lengthy absence...
New star shines in North Korea amid speculation over ‘missing’ leader Kim
He’s climbed from an obscure desk job in North Korea to the most powerful position outside the ruling Kim family.
Samsung expects lowest profit in three years due to weak smartphone sales
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday flagged a near 60 percent year-on-year plunge in its third quarter operating profit, as its key smartphone sector continued...
Samsung to invest $14.7 billion in new South Korea chip facility
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd plans to invest $14.7 billion to construct a new chip production plant in South Korea, a major bet on its semiconductor business...
North tells South: There is ‘no problem’ with Korean leader Kim Jong Un
A senior North Korean official has denied reports that the country’s leader Kim Jong Un is ill, saying there is “no problem at all,”...
Huge boost for U.S. as unemployment rate hits six-year low
The unemployment rate in the United States fell to below 6 per cent for the first time since July 2008, an extremely positive sign, and one likely to be...
Ebola: U.S. patient faces possible charges as Texas monitors 100 people
Liberia could prosecute Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan for making a false declaration on his travel document.
Fears over fresh Japan volcano eruption forces end to search operation
Increased seismic activity has raised concerns about the possibility of another eruption at a Japanese volcano where 36 people were killed last week, forcing...
AC/DC’s Malcolm Young ‘admitted to full-time care for dementia’, report says
Malcolm Young, one of the founding members of AC/DC reportedly has dementia and is being treated in a care home in Sydney.
'Missing' North Korean despot Kim Jong Un is 'suffering from gout'
Kim Jong Un has not been seen in public for three weeks and now a North Korea expert has offered a possible explanation: the leader has gout.
Hungary stops supplying gas to Ukraine ‘for technical reasons’
Hungary’s gas pipeline network operator FGSZ has indefinitely suspended gas supply to neighbouring Ukraine for technical reasons, a move branded...
France steps up domestic security after beheading of French hostage
President Francois Hollande has vowed to increase security on transport and in public places after a French tourist was killed in Algeria, and said it...
World leaders meet with multiple crises on agenda
Facing a world in turmoil from multiple crises ranging from wars in the Mideast and Africa to the deadly scourge of Ebola and growing Islamic radicalism,...
Dystopian films continue rule over box office with ‘Maze Runner’
Proving that a boy-centric YA film adaptation can click, 20th Century Fox’s “The Maze Runner” opened to a pleasing $32.5 million at the North...
New traffic radar gun will help police catch you when texting behind the wheel
We’re all familiar with the radar guns that police use to catch and ticket speeding drivers.
Glowing red: Thousands flee as lava forms in Philippine’s deadliest volcano
Thousands of people are being evacuated from the area around an active volcano in the northern Philippines after the country’s seismology agency...
Spin cycle: Samsung says LG vandalised their washing machines at IFA
Samsung said Sunday it had requested a state investigation of senior executives from its South Korean rival LG for allegedly destroying its products at...
Three Italian nuns killed in ‘botched robbery’ in Burundi convent
Three Italian nuns were murdered in their convent over the weekend in Kamenge, north of Burundi’s capital Bujumbura, a priest in the African state...
Samsung joins virtual reality arena as Galaxy Note 4 is unveiled
Samsung has taken its first steps into the virtual reality market by announcing its own headset.
Syria used chemical weapons eight times, UN report says
The United Nations has said it believes the Syrian regime used chemical weapons in civilian areas eight times in April.
Death toll soars following deadly attack inside Sunni mosque in Iraq
The death toll following an attack on a mosque in Iraq on Friday has been raised to 73.
Shameful marketing ploy? Samsung challenges iPhone to Ice Bucket Challenge
By now your social media sites are drenched in videos of people dumping buckets of ice on themselves, a viral stunt to raise money and awareness for ALS...
Thai junta leader appointed prime minister by hand-picked parliament
Three months after overthrowing Thailand’s last elected government, junta leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha will step out of his uniform to become the...
Data from 4.5m U.S. hospital patients stolen in Chinese cyber attack
One of the biggest U.S. hospital operators, Community Health Systems Inc, said it suspected personal data of about 4.5 million clients were stolen by Chinese...
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