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NSA chief worries about cyber attack on US infrastructure 02 Mar 2016 - 08:07 am

San Francisco: US National Security Agency chief Michael Rogers warned Tuesday that hackers will try to mount a cyber attack against US infrastructure,...

FBI, Apple clash in Congress on encryption 02 Mar 2016 - 08:04 am

FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on ‘The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing...

Eastern Ukraine sees dramatic uptick in violence: US general 02 Mar 2016 - 08:00 am

A members of the Donbass Battalion, a volunteer militia group devoted to ensuring a united Ukraine, look for pro-Russian separatists on July 3,...

US man arrested for exporting dangerous metals to Iran 02 Mar 2016 - 07:55 am

File- photo- International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors (2nd and 3rd left) and Iranian technicians at Natanz nuclear power plant south of Tehran on...

Syria ceasefire holding but no 'victory dances' yet: US 02 Mar 2016 - 07:39 am

A Syrian man and his children carry sacks of wheat and aid, provided by the World Food Programme (WFP), in Kafr Batna, in...

Trump, Clinton eye Super Tuesday boost as voting begins 02 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Voters receive their ballot to vote in the Super Tuesday election at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia March 1, 2016....

Soldiers kill two armed Islamists in Algeria: ministry 02 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Algiers: Algerian soldiers shot dead two armed Islamists on Tuesday in an operation some 125 kilometres (75 miles) southeast of the capital, the...

Turkey says US pinning Syria strategy on 'small terror group' 02 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Yalcin Akdogan, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister. Ankara: Turkey's powerful Deputy Prime Minister Yalcin Akdogan on Tuesday criticised the United States over its Syria...

Nobel Peace Prize nominations skyrocket 01 Mar 2016 - 06:41 pm

Oslo: A record 376 nominations have been submitted for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Institute said Tuesday, a secret list believed...

Update: Dr Aaidh Al Qarni injured in gun attack in Philippines 01 Mar 2016 - 06:41 pm

Doha: According to media reports Saudi Arabian scholar Aaidh Al Qarni was injured in a gun attack in Zamboanga city in the Philippines. ...

After Iran elections, Rouhani aims for economic reform 01 Mar 2016 - 06:17 pm

An Iranian man holds a copy of the daily 'Shargh' newspaper with pictures of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and former president Akbar Hashemi...

Microsoft's Bill Gates tops billionaire list for 2016 01 Mar 2016 - 05:58 pm

New York: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates lead the Forbes richest billionaires of the world for the third year in the row. Gates fortune...

IS suicide bombers penetrate Iraq army HQ, kill general 01 Mar 2016 - 05:48 pm

Baghdad: Four Islamic State group suicide bombers infiltrated an army headquarters west of Baghdad, killing an Iraqi general and five other soldiers, army...

Egyptian man beheaded, teenage son shot dead in Sinai 01 Mar 2016 - 05:40 pm

Cairo: An Egyptian man has been beheaded and his teenage son shot dead in the Sinai, officials said Tuesday of the peninsula where...

Dr Aaidh Al Qarni shot at in Philippines; 5 bodyguards dead 01 Mar 2016 - 05:39 pm

Update: Dr Aaidh Al Qarni injured in gun attack in Philippines no deaths reported Saudi Arabian scholar Dr Aaidh Al Qarni escaped an...

Tunisia troops kill four suspected militants 01 Mar 2016 - 05:09 pm

Tunis: Tunisian troops killed four suspected militants in a counter-terrorism operation overnight, the interior ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. There were no security...