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Facebook's Zuckerberg urges post-Trump world not to 'disconnect' AFP on November 20, 2016, 9:54 am Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg called on world leaders Saturday to forge a more "connected" planet, something he said was under threat after Donald Trump's US election win and...

Philippines' drug war hits 2000 deaths By Manuel Mogato - AAP on August 31, 2016, 9:06 am The number of drug-related killings in the Philippines since Rodrigo Duterte became president two months ago on a pledge to wipe out the illegal drug trade, has reached around 2000. There has been...

21 dead as bus plunges into Nepal river AFP on August 26, 2016, 2:31 pm Kathmandu (AFP) - A packed passenger bus plunged into a river early Friday in central Nepal, killing 21 people, a senior local official said. Rescuers struggled to recover bodies and help the injured to safety after the...

Pokemon's a no-go on Bangkok's roads AFP on August 22, 2016, 7:04 pm Bangkok (AFP) - The hunters have become the hunted. Police in Bangkok announced a crackdown on Monday against Thai drivers playing Pokemon Go following complaints that the craze was bringing further gridlock to an already...

You want chilli sauce with that? New Zealand kebab shop owner keeps cool and ignores armed robber PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 12 July, 2016, 4:26pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 12 July, 2016, 6:56pm Agence France-Presse A New Zealand kebab shop owner who ignored a pistol-wielding, would-be robber and...

Italy, Netherlands offer to share UN council seat AFP on June 29, 2016, 8:28 am Bolivia, Ethiopia, Sweden win seats on UN Security Council United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Italy and the Netherlands agreed Tuesday to split their term on the UN Security Council after a tie in voting...

Suspect linked to killer of French police couple released AFP on June 22, 2016, 3:19 am Versailles (France) (AFP) - Investigators have released a man held briefly Tuesday for his links to the jihadist killer of a police commander and his partner, saying they would not charge him at this...

WA developer jailed in Bali for dodgy deal AAP on May 19, 2016, 8:55 pm An Australian property developer has been jailed for two years in Bali after a judge found he had "abused the naivete" of Indonesians during the fraudulent sale of luxury villas. Eric Gillet smiled painfully and...

Colombia nabs record-breaking eight tons of cocaine AFP on May 16, 2016, 9:13 pm Colombia s FARC agrees to remove child soldiers from ranks Bogota (AFP) - Colombian police have seized eight tons of cocaine from the country's main organized crime ring, the largest ever haul in the nation's...

French 19-year-old broadcast suicide on live-streaming Periscope app The unnamed French woman ‘sent a text to one of her friends several minutes before her death to make them aware of her intentions’, prosecutors said PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 11 May, 2016, 10:20pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 11 May...

Cyber researchers are becoming a top hacker target By George Leopold May 06, 2016 A quarterly assessment focused on distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks around the world found that security researchers working to detect and blunt cyber attacks are themselves in the crosshairs...

Fired employee kills co-worker, self at Houston-area company Juan A. Lozano, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First posted: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 12:35 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 04:03 PM EDT Officers respond to reports of a deadly shooting at the Knight Transportation office in Katy...

Man caught impersonating pilot on Dragonair flight to Malaysia after ordering Bloody Mary, says cabin crew association The man, who was wearing a fake pilot’s uniform, caused suspicion when he tried to order a cocktail on the flight. PUBLISHED : Monday, 02 May, 2016, 8:30pm UPDATED : Monday...

Facial recognition service becomes a weapon against Russian porn actresses "FindFace" was created to find friends, but some are using it to harass women. by Kevin Rothrock (US) - Apr 26, 2016 11:25am UTC Tjournal.ru This story originally appeared on Global Voices Advocacy The developers...

Venezuela moves forward time zone 30 min to save power AFP on April 16, 2016, 3:49 am Caracas (AFP) - Venezuela will shift its time zone forward 30 minutes in order to save electricity and ease a power shortage caused by drying of its hydroelectric dams, a minister said Friday. On May 1 the...

Heatwave brought on by El Nino shuts more than 250 Malaysian schools PUBLISHED : Monday, 11 April, 2016, 2:05pm UPDATED : Monday, 11 April, 2016, 2:05pm Agence France-Presse More than 250 Malaysian schools were closed on Monday due to a heatwave brought on by the El Nino weather phenomenon...