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Facebook fined in UK over Cambridge Analytica data leak 11 Jul 2018 - 08:27 pm

LONDON: Facebook has been fined £500,000 ($663,042) for failing to secure and protect users’ private information, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced....

Mauritania opposition concerned over integrity of polls 11 Jul 2018 - 08:27 pm

NOUAKCHOTT: A Mauritanian opposition leader on Wednesday warned that recent administrative appointments by the government could affect the integrity of upcoming parliamentary and...

Government falls short of deadline to reunite kids, parents 11 Jul 2018 - 08:27 pm

SAN DIEGO: Some immigrant toddlers are back in the arms of their parents, but others remained in government custody away from relatives as...

At Golan frontier, Syrian family fears more army advances 11 Jul 2018 - 08:11 pm

BEIRUT: Abu Ahmad has sheltered at the frontier of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights for days, fleeing an army offensive that has swept through...

Trump presses falsehoods about NATO, Germany 11 Jul 2018 - 08:02 pm

WASHINGTON: Unleashing in-your-face rhetoric at the NATO summit, President Donald Trump pressed the falsehood Wednesday that members of the alliance owe money to...

Trump claims Germany 'controlled' by Russia, Merkel differs 11 Jul 2018 - 07:30 pm

BRUSSELS: President Donald Trump barreled into a NATO summit Wednesday with claims that a natural gas pipeline deal has left Germany "totally controlled"...

Rescued Thai boys make victory signs from hospital beds 11 Jul 2018 - 05:53 pm

MAE SAI, Thailand: The 12 boys rescued from deep within a flooded cave in northern Thailand made two-finger victory signs from their hospital...

Macron, Putin to mix football and diplomacy at World Cup final 11 Jul 2018 - 05:40 pm

Brussels: French President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday during his trip to Moscow to watch the...

Trump, Merkel clash at NATO summit 11 Jul 2018 - 04:58 pm

Brussels: US President Donald Trump traded barbs with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a tense NATO summit Wednesday after he accused Berlin of...

Trump lashes Germany over gas pipeline deal, calls it Russia's 'captive' 11 Jul 2018 - 11:31 am

BRUSSELS: US President Donald Trump launched a sharp public attack on Germany on Wednesday for supporting a Baltic Sea gas pipeline deal with...

Gunmen attack education department office in Afghan city - official 11 Jul 2018 - 08:15 am

KABUL: Gunmen attacked an office of the education department in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday and were battling security forces,...

Ex-Columbia professor tells jury of male mentor's harassment 10 Jul 2018 - 11:19 pm

When former Columbia University assistant finance professor Enrichetta Ravina finally agreed to dinner with her mentor and senior colleague after months of dodging...

Hoops-mad Philippines finally catches case of World Cup fever 10 Jul 2018 - 09:22 pm

Manila: Shirts are selling briskly, crowds pack sports bars to watch matches and football is front-page news. Whisper it quietly, but basketball-crazy Philippines...

Groups mobilize against threat to Oregon's 'sanctuary' law 10 Jul 2018 - 09:22 pm

PORTLAND, Ore.: Opponents of an Oregon ballot measure that would repeal the nation's oldest statewide sanctuary law on Monday launched a counter-campaign as...

WhatsApp offers tips to spot fake news after India murders 10 Jul 2018 - 08:43 pm

New Delhi: WhatsApp took out full-page advertisements in Indian newspapers Tuesday offering "easy tips" to identify fact from fiction after a slew of...

Trump court pick aimed at cementing legacy 10 Jul 2018 - 08:43 pm

WASHINGTON: With fanfare befitting the nation's pre-eminent showman, President Donald Trump on Monday poured accelerant on his campaign to shift Washington's balance of...

Battle begins over Trump's Supreme Court pick 10 Jul 2018 - 08:00 pm

Washington: Lawmakers fired the opening shots Tuesday in a bitter political battle to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, the conservative judge tapped by President Donald...