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Brazil court orders 48-hour WhatsApp block; Telegram benefits 17 Dec 2015 - 02:07 pm

Sao Paulo: A Brazilian court has ordered cellular service providers nationwide to block the popular WhatsApp smartphone application for two days until midnight...

July attack on US army bases inspired by 'foreign terrorists': FBI 17 Dec 2015 - 09:53 am

FBI investigate the shooting in Chattanooga Washington: An attack at two military installations in the US state of Tennessee in July that killed...

Australia says no plan to stop surveillance flights over South China Sea 17 Dec 2015 - 09:22 am

Australia's Defence Minister Marise Payne (C) speaks to the press after visiting the ASC's Shipbuilding and submarine facilities in Adelaide, South Australia, December...

Canada’s Trudeau takes audience questions, says not a lightweight 17 Dec 2015 - 12:38 am

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA: New Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat down in his shirt sleeves on Wednesday for a rare televised town...

Brazil prosecutors ask court to order house speaker to step aside 17 Dec 2015 - 12:33 am

BRASILIA: Brazilian federal prosecutors on Wednesday said they asked the country’s Supreme Court to order house speaker Eduardo Cunha, whom they previously charged...

Facebook partners with Uber for ride-hailing service via Messenger 17 Dec 2015 - 12:27 am

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it is testing a service that will allow users of its Messenger app to hail Uber rides directly...

Paris suspect may have slipped past Belgian police: media 17 Dec 2015 - 12:21 am

Officials deny police thwarted by ban on overnight raids Report says evidence Salah Abdeslam was present Fugitive in Nov. 13 Paris attacks still...

Five migrants, three of them children, drown on way to Greece 17 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Syrian and Afghan refugees fall into the sea after their dinghy deflated some 100m away before reaching the Greek island of Lesbos, September...

US executions fall to lowest levels in years: report 17 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image Washington, United States: Executions in the United States have reached a 16-year low, reflecting a broad change in public attitudes that...

UN court rules Nicaragua violated Costa Rica sovereignty 17 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

The Hague: A UN court on Wednesday ruled Nicaragua had violated Costa Rica's sovereignty in a long-standing row over disputed territory on the...

No evidence California attackers were part of terrorist cell-FBI head 17 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

James Comey By Joseph Ax NEW YORK: There is no evidence a married couple who killed 14 people in California this month were...

Trudeau 'very concerned' at N Korea life sentence for Canadian pastor 17 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Justin Trudeau Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday he is "very concerned" about North Korea's sentencing of Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo...

Obama administration sets $1.83 billion arms sale to Taiwan 17 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

AAV-P7A1 amphibious assault vehicles of the Taiwan Marine Corps are seen as part of a parade during Taiwan's National Day celebrations in front...

Tanzania sacks top anti-corruption official 17 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Edward Hoseah Dar es Salaam: Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Wednesday sacked the head of the country's anti-corruption bureau Edward Hoseah for "poor...

Ireland to extradite webmaster to US 17 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Eric Eoin Marques Dublin: An Irishman alleged by the FBI to be the "largest facilitator of child porn in the world" can be...

Stephen Hawking launches medal for science communication 17 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Stephen Hawking London: Renowned British cosmologist Stephen Hawking on Wednesday launched an award for science communication that will bear his name. The "Stephen...

Degrees of difficulty: British PM Cameron’s EU demands 17 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS: European Union leaders will discuss over dinner on Thursday British Prime Minister David Cameron’s demands for reform of the...

EU 'breached law' over delay on hormone disrupting chemicals: court 16 Dec 2015 - 06:05 pm

Luxembourg: The European Commission has breached European Union law by failing to arrange for identifying harmful chemicals in everyday products, the EU's general...