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US experts warn of cyberattack risk over further sanctions on Russia PUBLISHED : Monday, 28 April, 2014, 5:04am UPDATED : Monday, 28 April, 2014, 5:04am Bloomberg in Washington Pro-Russian supporters jubilate under a Russian flag as local residents celebrate the declaration of the 'People's...

South Korea recovers suspected North Korean drone on Baengnyeong island PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 01 April, 2014, 10:31pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 01 April, 2014, 10:31pm Agence France-Presse in Seoul The wreckage of a drone on Baengnyeong Island. Photo: AFP South Korea said yesterday it had...

2 Koreas Trade Fire Across West Sea chosun.com / Apr. 01, 2014 09:27 KST North Korea fired around 500 artillery rounds toward the maritime border with South Korea in the West Sea on Monday as part of a training exercise, and around 100 of them fell south of the sea boundary. The South...

Bosnia braces for more protests Anti-government sentiment is building in Bosnia, which has the highest unemployment rate in the Balkans. Last updated: 07 Feb 2014 08:14 Police said 104 members of the force were injured on Thursday [Reuters] Bosnia is bracing for another day of...

Timberlake named iTunes artist of 2013 AAP December 18, 2013, 1:53 pm Justin Timberlake has been crowned the iTunes Artist of the Year, thanks to his No. 1 album, The 20/20 Experience. Timberlake made a big comeback after releasing his first studio album in seven years in March. Bosses at...

Rome goes back to the 1970s to celebrate art heyday AFP December 17, 2013, 3:11 pm Rome (AFP) - The heady years of artistic experimentation and cosmopolitan life in Rome in the 1970s are the subject of a new exhibition that opens in the Italian capital on Tuesday. Two hundreds works by some...

Young Afghan lovers beheaded Staff reporters, Yahoo!7 October 24, 2013, 11:01 am A young couple in southern Afghanistan have been beheaded after they reportedly had a love affair outside of marriage. Police believe the family of the woman, in her 20s, was responsible for the murders in...

Indian death toll from toxic liquor 42 AP October 20, 2013, 8:10 pm Another 10 people have died after drinking toxic bootleg liquor in northern India. AP Another 10 people have died in hospitals after drinking toxic bootleg liquor in northern India, raising the death toll to 42 in the past...

Philippines calls off search for quake survivors AFP October 19, 2013, 4:52 pm Manila (AFP) - Philippine rescuers on Saturday called off the search for survivors after a powerful earthquake on the tourist island of Bohol that killed at least 180 people. "The rescue operations have ended and...

Train derailed in Taiwan, 12 injured Xinhua, August 31, 2013 Railway staff work at the train accident site in Pingtung, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 31, 2013. A train derailed in Taiwan on Saturday morning after encountering a landslide, injuring 12 passengers, with three in serious...

Man sentenced to 15 years for pyramid scheme Xinhua, August 7, 2013 A man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for organizing an online pyramid scheme that involved 24 billion yuan (3.9 billion U.S. dollars), according to a ruling passed down by a court in east China's Zhejiang Province on...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/pxBSdPbJoVo?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> August 5 - Amateur video shows violent clashes at the Aleppo airport, one day after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad tells an audience he can end the war in ''months''...

Boko Haram leader 'supports' Nigeria school massacre AFP Updated July 13, 2013, 6:46 pm KANO, Nigeria (AFP) - The head of Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists said he supported a July 6 attack on a school that killed 42 people, but did not claim responsibility for the massacre, in a video obtained...

Google maps malicious websites AFP Updated June 26, 2013, 4:47 am SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google expanded its Transparency Report on Tuesday to include maps of spots around the world where hackers are laying traps or baiting Internet users. "Two of the biggest threats online are malicious...

Putin beefs up Kremlin control over economic policy By Douglas Busvine and Maya Dyakina MOSCOW | Mon Jun 24, 2013 5:36am EDT (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Andrei Belousov on Monday as his economic adviser, beefing up his Kremlin staff with an advocate of greater...

Snowden charges first step in long extradition process A copy of the South China Morning Post newspaper, carrying the latest interview of Edward Snowden, is displayed on a newspaper stand along with local Chinese newspapers in Hong Kong June 13, 2013. Credit: REUTERS/Bobby Yip By Tabassum...

U.S. leaves about 700 combat-ready troops in Jordan after exercise The US had previously decided to leave Patriot missiles and warplanes in Jordan, and Obama said the deployment was done at the request of the Jordanian government. WASHINGTON | Fri Jun 21, 2013 6:14pm EDT (Reuters) - The...

Samsung to launch faster Galaxy S4 smartphone A man holds up Samsung Electronics Co's latest Galaxy S4 phone during its launch at the Radio City Music Hall in New York March 14, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Adrees Latif By Miyoung Kim SUWON, South Korea | Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:27am EDT (Reuters) -...

Egyptair flight diverted to Glasgow after note threat found on board An Egyptair flight from Cairo to New York was forced to land at Glasgow Prestwick Airport after a message threatening to blow it up was found on board. Police escort passegers off the EgyptAir aircraft after it was...

Croatia anti-gay marriage petition sparks fears AFP June 13, 2013, 9:14 pm ZAGREB (AFP) - Less than three weeks before it joins the European Union, Croatia is facing calls for a referendum that could rule out same-sex marriages in the largely Catholic nation, where conservatism appears to be...