(CNN) -- Winter was coming, but for many HBO Go users, it didn't arrive Sunday night as expected. A rush of viewers onto the cable network's mobile streaming app for the season premiere of "Game of Thrones" caused it to crash, making it inaccessible for ...

An emotional Oscar Pistorius has taken the stand in own defense at his murder trial, and apologised to the Steenkamp family. Video: Reuters. South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is seen during his trial at the North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, ...

Rwanda yesterday told France to face up to the "difficult truth" of its role in the 1994 genocide, amid a major diplomatic spat between the two on the eve of commemorations marking the 20th anniversary of the killings. The French government has decided to ...

A relook at the no-first use policy by BJP if its voted to power after Lok Sabha election would mark a major departure from India's existing nuclear policy. New Delhi: The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has promised to study “in detail” India's ...

Last week, we took a trip to San Diego to meet with Qualcomm and discuss the company's cutting edge 20nm radios and upcoming Snapdragon processors. Unlike the already-launched Snapdragon 801 and 805, these are fundamentally new chips with ...

Mirpur: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has enough experience of handling criticism as well as praise after having led India to some memorable wins in prestigious tournaments and having lost badly in a few. However, he had a tough time fielding questions after ...

Prime Minister Tony Abbott will have to step delicately around the historic divisions that exist in north-east Asia. Twitter · submit to reddit · Email article · Print · Reprints & permissions. Illustration: Andrew Dyson. When Tony Abbott elevated Japan to being ''our ...

Winter came and crashed HBO Go. The season four premiere of Game of Thrones—and the season three premiere of the Julia Louis-Dreyfus series Veep and debut of new comedy Silicon Valley—predictably crashed HBO's streaming service. "Looks like ...

Nigeria's claiming of the title of Africa's biggest economy is being shrugged off by South African economists, who say their nation remains the driving force of the continent. The change came on Sunday after the Nigerian government announced a ...

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge courted controversy in New Zealand after they used a forward-facing baby seat. Are they unsafe, asks Tom de Castella. A minor storm has blown up in New Zealand over the Royal couple's choice of baby seat. The Duke ...

There are data revisions, and then there are data revisions. Nigeria's GDP recount, revealed over the weekend, was a blowout that puts the country on a par with some surprising other economies. On Sunday, Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics finally came ...

Oscar Pistorius murder trial: day 17 as it happened. Here are the key points from Monday's proceedings: • Pistorius turned to face Reeva Steenkamp's mother June sitting in the front row of the public gallery and apologised for causing the family pain.

London - Russian stocks tumbled more than 1 percent on Monday and the rouble slipped on worries over renewed tensions with Ukraine while broader emerging equities and currencies also eased, tracking moves on global markets. Pro-Russian protesters ...

An Egyptian appeals court today upheld the jailing of three activists, who had played important role in uprising which led to the ouster of Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak in 2011. The decision is seen as another attempt by military-backed government in ...

Cairo - An Egyptian appeals court on Monday upheld three-year prison sentences served on three prominent activists charged with violating a controversial law restricting protests. The three, including the founder of the 6 April movement, Ahmed Maher, rose ...

Crowds at Amahoro stadium during the 20th anniversary commemoration of the 1994 genocide. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Sorrowful wails and sobs resounded as thousands of Rwandans packed the country's main sports stadium to mark ...

In what has been called "a most promising lead" by the lead coordinator of the multinational search for missing Flight MH370, an Australian ship has detected underwater signals "consistent with" those of a plane's data and cockpit voice recorders.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a session of the board of the FSB security service in Moscow April 7, 2014.(Reuters / Mikhail Klimetyev). Tags. Putin, Russia, Security, Terrorism. President Putin has highlighted the success of ...

Reeva Steenkamp's family has heard a tearful apology from paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius as he takes to the stand to start his defence. Weeping and stuttering, he said: "I would like to take this opportunity to apologise to Reeva's family, to those of you ...

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