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Hacking storm: China accused of bringing down weather computers
China has been blamed for a major cyber attack on one of Australia’s weather computers.
Turkey warns Russia not to ‘play with fire’ as jet row escalates further
Moscow slapped sanctions on Ankara on Friday as the war of words over a downed Russian warplane escalated, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
Turkey offers talks over downed jet but warns Moscow: ‘Don’t play with fire’
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan held out an olive branch to Moscow on Friday while warning it should not “play with fire” in the row...
Turkey offers talks with Putin over downed jet but warns: ‘Don’t play with fire’
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan held out an olive branch to Moscow on Friday while warning it should not “play with fire” in the row...
Putin ‘asks for map of rebel forces’ so his bombers can hit Islamic State instead
Vladimir Putin has asked for a map of rebel forces in Syria so his forces can avoid bombing them and direct their power against Islamic State instead.
Activist Canadian model denied entry to China for Miss World pageant
Canada’s Miss World contender says she was barred from entering China to take part in the beauty pageant.
China plays peacemaker as row over downed Russian fighter jet simmers
China called for calm on Friday as it stepped into the international row over the shooting down of a Russian fighter plane.
Russia seeks economic revenge against Turkey as spat escalates
Russia on Thursday pledged broad retaliatory measures against Turkey’s economy in revenge for the downing of one of its warplanes, as recriminations...
Russia targets Turkey tourism and food in raft of sanctions over downed jet
Russia is preparing wide-ranging economic sanctions against Turkey for shooting down one of its jets on the Syrian border. Prime minister Dmitry Medvedev...
Rescued Russian pilot insists Turkey ‘gave no warning’ before downing jet
The rescued navigator of a Russian jet shot down by Turkey has insisted he received no warning before his plane was downed.
I’m counting the days until we finish Paris gig, says Bataclan drummer
Eagles Of Death Metal drummer Julian Dorio has vowed to finish the band’s Paris gig, saying he is “counting down the days” until they...
Russian jets ‘hit 472 Islamic State targets’ in Syria in past two days
Moscow on Monday said its warplanes had hit 472 targets in war-torn Syria in the past two days, including tanker trucks and oil infrastructure in territory...
Pro-Kurdish leader says he escaped assassination attempt
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition leader Selahattin Demirtas has reportedly escaped an assassination attempt after his car was hit by a bullet, his...
‘Dozens feared dead’ after gunmen go on shooting rampage at luxury hotel
Dozens of hostages are feared dead after gunmen rampaged through a five-star hotel in Mali.
Up the poll: Voting under way in five-way fight over New Zealand flag design
Voting has begun in a poll to identify a new flag for New Zealand. Five new designs are in the running as the government seeks to retire the union symbol...
Riots in Kosovo deepen crisis over Serbia accord
Riots erupted in Kosovo on Wednesday in a deepening crisis over relations with former ruler Serbia, with protesters setting fire to garbage containers...
Blast at Nigerian market kills more than 30, Boko Haram suspected
More than 30 people were killed Tuesday when a bomb blast ripped through packed crowds in Yola, northeast Nigeria, just days after President Muhammadu...
Putin offers $50 million reward for information about downed Egypt plane
Russia has offered a $50 million (£33 million) reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the bombing of Metrojet Flight...
Global terrorism deaths soar as economic impact of attacks hits $53bn
The number of people killed by acts of terrorism in 2014 increased 80% to 32,658, according to a new study.
Paris attacks: Anonymous hackers declare war of Islamic State ‘vermin’
Hackers from the activist group Anonymous have declared war on Islamic State after the Paris attacks.
Paris attacks: We’re coming for you in Washington next, Islamic State video warns
Islamic State has used a new video to warn countries taking part in airstrikes in Syria they will suffer the same fate as France.
Paris attacks: Armed police raid on Brussels’ ‘jihadi heartland’ draws a blank
A special forces raid on a Brussels suburb in the hunt for Europe’s most wanted man has drawn a blank.
Paris attacks: ‘All free men are French’ as world falls silent for one minute
A minute’s silence was observed across the world on Monday in memory of the victims of the worst-ever terror attacks on French soil. In Paris,...
Paris attacks: Suspected mastermind named as Belgian ‘with history’
The suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks has been named by French officials as Belgian Abdelhamid Abaaoud.
Paris attacks: Brussels suburb becoming known as Europe’s ‘jihadi central’
Authorities in Belgium have warned that a Brussels suburb caught up in the hunt for the perpetrators of the Paris attacks has become a breeding ground...
Je suis Paris: World’s iconic buildings lit up and vigils held after terror attack
Landmarks have been lit up and vigils held around the world in a show of solidarity with France in the aftermath from the Paris attacks. As the Eiffel...
Paris: Attacks inject renewed urgency into talks to resolve Syria crisis
Foreign ministers from more than a dozen nations have begun meeting in Vienna seeking to find a way to resolve the conflict in Syria.
Paris: Concert hall attackers blow themselves up as commandos close in
More than 80 people have been killed inside the Bataclan concert hall where attackers seized hostages. Elite police commandos launched a dramatic...
Egypt air crash investigators ‘90% sure’ plane was brought down by a bomb
Investigators are “90% sure” the noise heard on the black box of a Russian airliner seconds before it crashed was caused by a bomb. "The...
Two US police officers charged with murdering six-year-old autistic boy
Two Lousiana police officers have been charged with murder after a six-year old autistic boy was shot dead in his father’s car. It happened...
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