Macron blasts huge hacking attack just before French vote
World
May 6, 2017
Macron blasts huge hacking attack just before French vote
French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's team blasted a "massive and coordinated hacking attack" against his campaign after a flood of…
Stratospheric solar plane makes first test flight
Science
May 5, 2017
Stratospheric solar plane makes first test flight
The first solar plane aimed at reaching the stratosphere made an initial low-altitude test flight over Switzerland Friday.The SolarStratos, a…
US soldier killed, two wounded in fight with Shabaab in Somalia
Middle East
May 5, 2017
US soldier killed, two wounded in fight with Shabaab in Somalia
An American soldier was shot dead and two others were wounded in Somalia during a joint operation with Somali forces…
FIFA lifts Messi four-game international ban
Life & Style
May 5, 2017
FIFA lifts Messi four-game international ban
Zurich (AFP) - FIFA on Friday overturned Barcelona star Lionel Messi's four-game ban from international matches imposed for swearing at…
UN extrajudicial killings investigator arrives on Philippine visit
World
May 5, 2017
UN extrajudicial killings investigator arrives on Philippine visit
Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, addresses a narcotics forum at a state-run university in Manila on…
Spain probes ex-HSBC executives over money laundering
Business
May 5, 2017
Spain probes ex-HSBC executives over money laundering
A Spanish court is probing seven former executives of HSBC's private Swiss bank on suspicion of money laundering following an…
China demands ‘immediate’ halt to US missile shield in S.Korea
World
May 2, 2017
China demands ‘immediate’ halt to US missile shield in S.Korea
China demanded on Tuesday an immediate halt to a controversial US missile shield hours after Washington announced that the defence…
Morocco’s Christian converts emerge from the shadows
Middle East
April 30, 2017
Morocco’s Christian converts emerge from the shadows
Moroccans who secretly converted to Christianity are demanding the right to practise their faith openly in a country where Islam…
Samsung, Apple keep top spots in smartphone market
Science
April 29, 2017
Samsung, Apple keep top spots in smartphone market
Samsung and Apple maintained their leadership in the smartphone market in early 2017 while Chinese-based Huawei's strong growth cemented its…
Britons shun e-books due to ‘screen fatigue’
Art news
April 29, 2017
Britons shun e-books due to ‘screen fatigue’
British sales of e-books are waning, trade figures revealed, suggesting readers were suffering from "screen fatigue". Britain's publishing industry had a…