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Samsung unveils waterproof phones and joins Facebook in virtual reality drive
Samsung has revealed the latest incarnation of its highly popular Galaxy phone. Two new models of the S7 phone, one with a 5.1ins (13cm) screen and...
Proposals on EU reform for Britain are fair, Brussels boss Juncker says
The proposal on reforming Britain’s relationship with the European Union is fair and must be supported by the European Parliament, Commission President...
Money laundering and bribery claims as $4bn stolen from Malaysian fund
About $4bn (£2.8bn) appears to have been stolen from a fund owned by the Malaysian state.
Muslim hardliners warned for harassing gays in boarding house raids
A hardline Muslim group has been told to take down banners targeting gays and calling for them to leave Indonesia’s third-largest city.
Meet Big Boy, the giant-sized funnel-web spider caught for milking…
A reptile park in Australia is celebrating after receiving its biggest ever male funnel-web spider.
Eight to face trial over botched beard repair on King Tutankhamun mask
Eight museum staff who bungled attempts to reattach the beard to the gold burial mask of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun are to be put on trial.
Prison break: Inmates cuts bars and rappelled from roof to escape jail
It could be a scene straight out of an old school crime caper. Three convicts with a daring escape plan that involved sawing through the cell bars, scuttling...
At least 19 dead, including many students, as gunmen storm university
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack in which at least 19 people died at a university in Pakistan. Four of the attackers are known...
At least 21 dead, including many students, as gunmen storm university
At least 21 people have been killed in an attack by gunmen at a university in Pakistan.
Obama starts 2016 with a fight over gun control
President Barack Obama is slated to finalise a set of new executive actions tightening the nation’s gun laws, making his first order of business...
Germany lifts alert of imminent attack in Munich, hunts suspects
A terror warning in Munich on New Year’s Eve that led to the evacuation of two train stations was not a false alert, security officials said Friday,...
Police hunt ‘seven suicide bomb plotters’ after threat to new year celebrations
Up to seven suspects are being hunted by police who they believe were planning a suicide bomb attack in Munich.
Munich stations closed as terror threats cast a shadow over new year celebrations
Two train stations in Munich were evacuated over fears of a planned suicide bomb attack as Europe ushered in the new year amid heightened security.
Axl Rose and Slash bury the hatchet as Guns N’ Roses ‘to reform for stadium tour’
Guns N’ Roses are set to reform with founding members Axl Rose and Slash to play at the Coachella Festival in California in April.
Cow dung patties selling like hot cakes online in India
Like consumers around the globe, Indians are flocking to the online marketplace in droves these days.
Ho-ho-no: Brunei bans Christmas and warns bauble breach could mean jail
Christmas is just around the corner, but there are no tinsel-laden trees or Santa hats in the oil-rich sultanate of Brunei, where celebrations have been...
Boko Haram violence forces one million children out of school - UN
Violence in north-east Nigeria and neighbouring countries targeted by Boko Haram has forced more than one million children out of school, leaving them...
Miss Information: Show host’s gaffe sees wrong Universe winner crowned
The Miss Universe pageant descended into farce as the wrong winner was crowned last night.
UN set to adopt resolution to stop flow of money to Islamic State
Countries are being urged to “move vigorously and decisively to cut the flow of funds” to so-called Islamic State, as UN finance ministers...
Gunmen in pick-ups kidnap at least 26 Qataris on hunting trip in Iraqi desert
A gang of about 100 gunmen kidnapped a group of Qataris from their hunting camp in the Iraqi desert on Wednesday.
At least 87 killed in day of Burundi clashes, crackdown
Burundi’s political violence escalated Saturday as the country’s army said that 79 “enemies” and eight soldiers were killed during...
Night of violence: at least 28 people found dead after attacks in Burundi
Burundi’s political violence escalated Saturday as at least 28 people were found shot dead in three neighborhoods in the capital, a day after the...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s hydrogen bomb claim draws scepticism
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared on Thursday to claim the country has developed a hydrogen bomb, a step up from the less powerful atomic bomb,...
Obama describes assault weapons loophole as ‘insane’
In a sombre weekly address Barack Obama described a loophole in America’s gun laws that allow a person on the no-fly list to buy an assault weapon...
Obama describes US assault weapons loophole as ‘insane’
Barack Obama has described a loophole in America’s gun laws that allow a person on the no-fly list to buy an assault weapon as “insane”. The...
Kim Jong-un’s aunt sues defectors for claiming she had plastic surgery
The aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has launched legal action against three defectors, claiming they made defamatory statements about her.
UN moves to prevent ‘possible genocide’ in Burundi
The United Nations moved Thursday to pull Burundi back from the brink of “possible genocide,” adopting a resolution that called for urgent...
US air force chief says war on IS ‘will need boots on the ground’
The air campaign against the Islamic State group has made progress in degrading the jihadist organisation but will not be enough without local boots on...
Actor Gunnar Hansen, who terrified millions in Texas Chain Saw Massacre, dies
The actor who terrified a generation as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre villain Leatherface has died.
Major drug tunnel discovered on US-Mexico border
Authorities seized 12 tons of marijuana and arrested 22 people after discovering one of the longest cross-border tunnels between the U.S.
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