The chief of Firefox browser maker Mozilla is stepping down in the face of controversy stirred by his support of a California bill to ban gay marriage. Advertisement. Brendan Eich voluntarily surrendered his role as chief executive of Mozilla, a corporation ...

Khost, Afghanistan - A man dressed as a policeman shot two foreign journalists in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing one and critically wounding the other, according to police, a doctor and a local official. The attack took place on the eve of a presidential ...

Ben Smith of the Highlanders on the counter-attack during the round eight Super Rugby match between the Highlanders and the Rebels at Forsyth Barr Stadium. Photo / Getty. Highlanders 33. Rebels 30. This had it all but as a rugby buffet it was not always ...

Microsoft announced the first major update to Windows Phone 8. The updated operating system, Windows Phone 8.1, will come with new phones in about a month. Cortana, a new virtual assistant for Windows Phone devices, is among the new features ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that he had to comply with the Turkish high court ruling this week to unblock Twitter, but he doesn't respect it. Turkey blocked access to the social media website two weeks ago after some ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that he had to comply with the Turkish high court ruling this week to unblock Twitter, but he doesn't respect it. Turkey blocked access to the social media website two weeks ago after some ...

Nigeria is to "rebase" its gross domestic product (GDP) on Sunday 6 April, which should push it above South Africa as the continent's biggest economy. The former British colony is one of the world's largest oil producers But few Nigerians, including those in ...

Nigeria is to "rebase" its gross domestic product (GDP) on Sunday 6 April, which should push it above South Africa as the continent's biggest economy. The former British colony is one of the world's largest oil producers But few Nigerians, including those in ...

KILLEEN, Texas (AP) — A clerk at a Texas gun shop that sold the weapons used in two shooting rampages at Fort Hood says the store isn't to blame. Fort Hood officials say Guns Galore is where Spc. Ivan Lopez bought the .45-caliber pistol used to kill three ...

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense chief vowed Friday to promptly prepare measures to step up its air defense, in light of recent border incursions by North Korea's spy drones that have emerged as a new security challenge. In an interpellation ...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he doesn't respect a Constitutional Court ruling that forced his government to restore access to Twitter after a ban imposed 10 days before local elections on March 30. The government lifted the ban ...

A traveling memorial torch is making its way across Rwanda on the way to Kigali for commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. The most recent stop was in the town of Ndera east of the capital. In a simple ceremony, neither solemn ...

Add Enceladus, a small moon orbiting the giant ringed planet Saturn, to the growing list of places beyond Earth that have oceans - and prospects for hosting life, a study released on Thursday shows. Situated some 850 million miles (1.3 billion km) away in the ...

Add Enceladus, a small moon orbiting the giant ringed planet Saturn, to the growing list of places beyond Earth that have oceans - and prospects for hosting life, a study released on Thursday shows. Situated some 850 million miles (1.3 billion km) away in the ...

Add Enceladus, a small moon orbiting the giant ringed planet Saturn, to the growing list of places beyond Earth that have oceans - and prospects for hosting life, a study released on Thursday shows. Situated some 850 million miles (1.3 billion km) away in the ...

The newly appointed CEO of Mozilla Brendan Eich has stepped down following widespread protests over his opposition to gay marriage in California. The nonprofit foundation, creator of the Firefox browser, infuriated a large number of employees and users ...

The newly appointed CEO of Mozilla Brendan Eich has stepped down following widespread protests over his opposition to gay marriage in California. The nonprofit foundation, creator of the Firefox browser, infuriated a large number of employees and users ...

PERTH: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak vowed on Thursday "we will not rest" until the fate of Flight MH370 is known, as Australia called it "the most difficult search in human history". Najib toured the military base in Perth being used as a staging post in ...

So Brendan Eich has resigned as Mozilla CEO after weeks of outrage and protests left him with little choice. It was either resign or let brand Mozilla and its philosophy take a hit as daily potshots were being taken by those opposing his appointment.

A file photo from the Cassini space probe shows one of Saturn's moons, Enceladus, venting. NASA. Saturn's moon Enceladus is home to an ocean of melted water beneath its surface, and could be a source for alien microbes, scientists said on Thursday.