Defense begins in Pistorius trial. Oscar Pistorius could take the witness stand as early as today as his defense team begins its case in the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The double-amputee Olympian faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted ...

Facebook is reportedly working on building drones and lasers that could facilitate its goal of providing Internet connectivity to all. The social networking giant has formed a team, called Facebook Connectivity Lab, which would invent new technologies ...

MURDER ACCUSED: Matthew and Grace Huang moved to Doha, Qatar in 2012 with their three children. Relevant offers. Middle East. Syria's war foes hinder aid access Afghanistan suspects spies of hotel attack Syria-related clashes in Beirut kills one Turkey ...

MURDER ACCUSED: Matthew and Grace Huang moved to Doha, Qatar in 2012 with their three children. Relevant offers. Middle East. Syria's war foes hinder aid access Afghanistan suspects spies of hotel attack Syria-related clashes in Beirut kills one Turkey ...

MURDER ACCUSED: Matthew and Grace Huang moved to Doha, Qatar in 2012 with their three children. Relevant offers. Middle East. Syria's war foes hinder aid access Afghanistan suspects spies of hotel attack Syria-related clashes in Beirut kills one Turkey ...

San Francisco: Microsoft Corp's new Chief Executive Officer, Satya Nadella, finally unveiled Office for Apple Inc's iPad in a polished debut that set him apart from his energetic predecessor while signaling his plans to make mobile apps the top priority at the ...

San Francisco: Microsoft Corp's new Chief Executive Officer, Satya Nadella, finally unveiled Office for Apple Inc's iPad in a polished debut that set him apart from his energetic predecessor while signaling his plans to make mobile apps the top priority at the ...

Families of Chinese passengers have asked Beijing's special envoy in Kuala Lampur to launch its own investigation into the lost flight MH370, as per AFP reports. Many have criticised the investigation carried out by the Malaysia into the search of the plane so ...

Families of Chinese passengers have asked Beijing's special envoy in Kuala Lampur to launch its own investigation into the lost flight MH370, as per AFP reports. Many have criticised the investigation carried out by the Malaysia into the search of the plane so ...

The decision, announced in a royal decree, comes as a source close to the circle of power told AFP that current Crown Prince Salman (79) was sick and "may decide not to claim the throne" because of his ill health. The decree did not mention Prince Salman, ...

The decision, announced in a royal decree, comes as a source close to the circle of power told AFP that current Crown Prince Salman (79) was sick and "may decide not to claim the throne" because of his ill health. The decree did not mention Prince Salman, ...

There are already several Office apps for iOS, from the OneDrive and OneNote apps to the simplistic Office for iOS (now renamed Office Mobile); Office for iPad is a different and more impressive beast. What you get are versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint ...

Sri Lanka today blamed "unbelievable" US pressure on member states that led to the UN adopting a resolution censuring Colombo on its human rights record after a vote at the UNHRC session. "The intensity of the pressure was unbelievable. Countries were ...

Air crews have begun searching a new area of the Indian Ocean for signs of the missing Malaysian airliner after new radar data analysis suggested the jet flew faster than originally thought. Also in this section. Astronauts dock with space station · Mudslide ...

Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius puts his hands over his head, in the dock during his trial for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, March 10, 2014. Picture: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko.

Sri Lanka tried to claim a moral victory Friday and insisted it would push on with reconciliation efforts after being censured by the UN's top rights body for failing to bring perpetrators of war crimes to justice. The US-initiated resolution was carried at the UN ...

COLOMBO, March 28 (Bernama) -- President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday ordered the release of all Indian fishermen currently in Sri Lankan custody hours after India voted to abstain from backing a resolution against Sri Lanka at the United Nations.

By MANUEL VALDES and MATT VOLZ Associated Press. DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) - The Snohomish County medical examiner's office says it has received the bodies of 17 victims of the mudslide that laid waste to a Washington town. The slide is believed ...

The authorities in Australia say the search in the Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysian airliner has moved to a new area. New data suggests that the plane may have been travelling faster than was previously thought and therefore may have run out of fuel ...

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