Italy Arrests 4 Suspects Linked To Anonymous Attacks On Vatican
talian law enforcement agents have arrested four men for suspected links to Anonymous attacks on entities including the Vatican, The Inquirer reported. The Anonymous flavored assault on the Vatican happened…
David Beckham To Retire From Football
David Beckham will retire from football at the end of this season, Belfast Telegraph said. Former England captain Beckham, 38, will call it a day after winning the French league…
Google’s Chrome Browser Hits 750 Million Monthly Active Users
Sundar Pichai, Google’s senior vice president for Chrome and Android announced that the company’s Chrome browser now has more than 750 million monthly active users, TechCrunch reports. That’s up from…
IAEA, Iran Fail To Clinch Deal On Tehran’s Nuclear Program
Talks between the UN nuclear watchdog and Iran about Tehran’s nuclear program failed to clinch an accord and no date has been set for more meetings, a senior UN official…
EU Probes Oil Companies Over Suspicion Of Price-Fixing
European anti-trust authorities have launched investigations into at least three oil companies on suspicion of price-fixing, The Associated Press reported. Britain’s BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Norway’s Statoil confirmed they…
Venezuela: Maduro Sends Troops Into Caracas Streets To Fight Crime
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday, May 13, sent some 3,000 troops into the streets of the capital of Caracas to crack down on rampant crime, Reuters reported. The “Secure…
Google Enlisting Motorola’s Help To Build Smartwatch – Report
Google is reportedly enlisting the help of its Motorola subsidiary to build its rumoured smartwatch, Digital Spy said. Android Authority claims to have heard from an inside source that the…
Egypt Says Thwarts Al Qaeda Linked Suicide Attack On Foreign Embassy
Egyptian security forces thwarted an al Qaeda-linked group’s plan to carry out a suicide attack on a foreign embassy and captured several militants, the interior minister said on Saturday, May…
Libya Uncertainty Leads British Embassy To Withdraw Some Staff
The British embassy is temporarily withdrawing some of its staff from Libya over concerns about political uncertainty and the risk of clashes between rival armed groups in the capital, it…
Putin And Cameron To Hold Syria Talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with UK Prime Minister David Cameron on May 10 in Moscow, the Kremlin press service said on Wednesday, May 8, according to RIA Novosti.…
Ferrari To Limit Sales Of High-Performance Street Cars
Ferrari says it will limit sales of its high-performance street cars this year to below 7,000 units to protect the brand’s aura of exclusivity, The Associated Press reported. Chairman Luca…
LG To Roll Out New Optimus G Hardware In May
LG will unveil a new Optimus handset this month, widely believed to be the flagship Optimus G2, Digital Spy said. The South Korean firm has distributed media invites to an…
Al Qaeda Offshoot Urges Muslims To Attack French Interests
An Algeria-based al Qaeda offshoot said in an online video on Tuesday, May 7 that Muslims have an obligation to attack French interests around the world because of France’s military…
Turkey, Israel ‘Close’ To Flotilla Raid Compensation Deal
Turkish and Israeli officials have come “close” to a deal on compensation for the Jewish state’s deadly 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla after talks in Jerusalem on Monday, May…
Iran Denies Supplying Missiles Hit By Israel In Syria
Iran has denied on Monday, May 6 that it supplied the missiles targeted by an alleged Israeli strike in Syria, reportedly meant for Hezbollah militia in Lebanon, according to The…
Hamas Slams Arab League Peace Initiative
Islamist Hamas’s leader in the Gaza Strip on Friday, May 3 rejected a revised Middle East peace initiative put forward by the Arab League, saying outsiders could not decide the…
General Motors Net Income Falls 14% In First Quarter
General Motors’ net income fell 14 percent in the first quarter, as it earned less money in North America while preparing to launch a redesigned version of its best-selling vehicle,…
Most Americans Oppose US Intervention In Syria
Most Americans do not want to intervene in Syria’s civil war, although the percentage in favor more than doubles if President Bashar Assad’s forces use chemical weapons against their people,…
Oil Prices Near $92 Amid China’s Manufacturing Slowdown
The price of oil dropped to near $92 a barrel on Wednesday, May 1 after data showed a slowdown in China’s manufacturing growth and a rise in U.S. crude stocks,…
Amy Winehouse To Be Subject Of Documentary
The late British songstress Amy Winehouse will be the subject of a documentary film from director Asif Kapadia and Universal Music. Focus Features International announced the project Wednesday and said…
South Korea Warns Of ‘Grave Measure’ If North Korea Rejects Business Park Talks
South Korea on Thursday, April 25 warned of an unspecified “grave measure” if North Korea rejects talks on a jointly run factory park shuttered for nearly a month – setting…
Syria Activists: 500 Feared Killed In Damascus Suburb
At least 109 people have been documented as killed and up to 400 more are likely to have died in an almost week-long offensive by forces loyal to Syrian President…
Twitter Rolls Out Music Discovery App
Twitter has launched an application that lets people find music they like and tweet songs from iTunes, Spotify and Rdio, Belfast Telegraph reported. Twitter said in a blog post that…
Rebels Seize Military Base In Sudan’s Oil-Producing Border State
Rebels in Sudan’s oil-producing border state of South Kordofan said on Tuesday, April 16 they had seized a military base near the state capital, underlining tensions in the region that…
Dutch Republicans Urge 80% Cut To Next Monarch’s Salary
Dutch republicans have a message for the Netherlands’ Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, who will become king when his mother Queen Beatrix abdicates at the end of April: you’re not worth it,…
North Korea Facing Isolation, UK Foreign Secretary Says
North Korea faces further isolation from the rest of the world if it continues with its nuclear programme, Foreign Secretary William Hague says, according to Belfast Telegraph. Hague said the…
Android Smartphones Could Be Used To Hijack Planes, Expert Warns
Android smartphones could be used by terrorists to hack into an aircraft’s control system, a security expert has warned, according to Digital Spy. Pilot and security consultant Hugo Teso revealed…
Egypt’s Mursi To Visit Russia Next Week
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will visit Russia next week, a state-run newspaper reported on Friday, in a visit market sources expect to focus on the cash-strapped Arab state’s energy, wheat…
Vatican Admits Pope Emeritus Health Deteriorated – Report
The Vatican has admitted that the health of Pope Emeritus Benedict has deteriorated, after an experienced Holy See watcher claimed that “we won’t have him with us for very much…
Louvre Closes As Workers Protest Rising Problem Of Pickpockets
The Louvre was closed Wednesday, April 10 after its workers walked off their jobs to protest what is said to be a rising problem of pickpockets haunting the famed Paris…
Korea Crisis May Become Uncontrollable, Ban Ki-Moon Warns
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned the crisis on the Korean peninsula may become “uncontrollable,” BBC News reported. He once again urged North Korea to tone down its “provocative rhetoric”…
Japan Deploys Interceptors Amid North Korea Missile Tests Fears
Japan has deployed missile interceptors in key locations around Tokyo as a precaution against possible North Korean ballistic missile tests, AP reported. The Patriot missiles, called PAC-3s, were deployed Tuesday,…
Yemen: 7 Killed As Tribesmen, Army Deserters Clash
Seven people were killed in clashes between army deserters and tribesmen in south Yemen on Monday, April 8, officials and residents said, in another sign of disorder in a country…
Georgia’s Saakashvili Breaks Arm In Turkey Bicycle Accident
Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has broken his arm while riding a bicycle during a visit to Turkey, Democracy&Freedom Watch said. He is undergoing medical treatment in Istanbul and all his…
Pakistan Approves Musharraf Election Bid
Pakistan has given former military leader Pervez Musharraf the go-ahead to run in general elections next month, BBC News reported. Gen Musharraf will be a candidate in the remote northern…
Japan: New Radioactive Water Leak Reported At Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Radioactive water may have leaked again into the ground from a storage tank at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in north-east Japan, the plant’s operator reported on Sunday,…
Obama To Return 5% Of His Salary To U.S. Treasury
President Barack Obama will return 5% of his salary to the U.S. treasury in a show of solidarity with federal workers affected by $85bn in government-wide spending cuts, The Guardian…
Egypt Seizes Ship Transporting Heavy Weapons
Egyptian navy forces seized a ship carrying heavy weapons as it entered Egyptian territorial waters in the Red Sea late on Wednesday, April 3, three security sources told Reuters on…
Obama Calls For Passage Of Stalled Gun Control Legislation
President Barack Obama has urged Congress to pass stalled U.S. gun control legislation, saying the vast majority of Americans support new restrictions, BBC News reported. In Colorado, Obama accused the…
Argentina Declares Mourning After Floods Kill 54
The government in Argentina has declared three days of national mourning after flash floods killed 54 people, BBC News reported. One of the heaviest storms recorded moved through the province…
Pope Francis: I Want To Be Buried Beneath Armenian Khachkar
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, elected the Catholic church’s 266th pope, has often attended the liturgies of Armenian Apostolic church in Buenos Aires. According to Primate of the Diocese of the…
Cypriot Finance Minister Resigns Amid Criticism
Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis Sarris has resigned after an investigation was ordered into how the country’s economy nearly collapsed last month, AP reported. The government said Tuesday, April 2 that…
Climate Change Expanding Antarctica’s Sea Ice
Climate change is expanding Antarctica’s sea ice, BBC News reported citing a scientific study in the journal Nature Geoscience. The paradoxical phenomenon is thought to be caused by relatively cold…
Bank Of Cyprus Major Depositors Could Lose 60% Of Savings
Bank of Cyprus depositors with more than 100,000 euros ($128,200) could lose up to 60% of their savings as part of an EU-IMF bailout restructuring move, officials say, according to…
‘Anonymous Korea’ Targets North Korea’s State Websites
“Anonymous Korea” claimed to take down several North Korean state websites Saturday, March 30 just hours after North Korea said it has entered into a “state of war” with South…
Apple Rumored To Unveil Next iPhone In June, Start Selling In July
Apple may unveil its next iPhone on June 20 and could start selling the device in July, IntoMobile reports citing Japanese-language MacFan, which also claims that a low-cost iPhone model…
Turkey Denies Mass Deportation Of Syrian Refugees After Unrest
Turkey denied on Thursday, March 28 it had rounded up and deported hundreds of Syrian refugees following unrest at a border camp, highlighting the strain the exodus from Syria’s civil…
IOC ‘Confident’ In Rio Preparations For 2016 Olympics
The International Olympic Committee says it is “absolutely confident” in Rio de Janeiro’s preparations for the 2016 Olympics despite the temporary closure of the stadium that will host track and…
Obama Meets Armenian Archbishop
U.S. President Barack Obama toured the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem with President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas, as part of his visit to Israel. In the…
Hollande Says Mali’s Sovereignty To Be Restored Within ‘Few Days’
French President Francois Hollande said Mali’s sovereignty over almost all of its territory would be restored within “a few days”, according the Telegraph. “In the last phase where we are,…
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