Beirut: The militants of the Islamic State (IS) Sunni extremist group are not quite as near the Turkish border as some reports out of Ankara may claim, the Syrian-Kurdish Democratic Union Party (DUP) said Monday. Turkish media had reported that IS forces ...

ALGIERS : Algerian soldiers have killed a “terrorist chief” during an operation in the Kabylie region some 110 kilometres east of the capital, the defence ministry announced on Monday. “As part of the anti-terrorist struggle and acting on information received, ...

In a bid to strike a deal over IS David Cameron will become the first Prime Minister to meet an Iranian President since the 70s. 12:59am UK, Tuesday 23 September 2014. Cameron and Rouhani. Mr Cameron hopes to mobilise support against Islamic State ...

In a bid to strike a deal over IS David Cameron will become the first Prime Minister to meet an Iranian President since the 70s. 12:59am UK, Tuesday 23 September 2014. Cameron and Rouhani. Mr Cameron hopes to mobilise support against Islamic State ...

US President Barack Obama has exuded confidence in the ability of the Secret Service to protect the First Family in the wake of two intrusions at the White House that raised concern over its security. "The Secret Service does a great job, and I'm grateful for the ...

According to Japanese media outlets, the Japan-China Economic Association has sent a delegation of more than 200 executives from major Japanese firms, the largest business mission on record, to China on Monday. The trip, which will last until September ...

According to Japanese media outlets, the Japan-China Economic Association has sent a delegation of more than 200 executives from major Japanese firms, the largest business mission on record, to China on Monday. The trip, which will last until September ...

CUPERTINO: Apple Inc said it sold more than 10 million iPhones in the first weekend after its new models went on sale on Friday, underscoring strong demand for phones with larger displays. Chief Executive Tim Cook said the company could have sold even ...

Given how constrained supplies of the iPhone 6 Plus have been, it should come as no surprise that Apple's biggest smartphone isn't being used the most right now. While Apple won't say how many of each model it's sold, mobile analytics data shows that ...

Beijing: The number of Chinese companies exporting "tools of torture" has surged over the past decade, Amnesty International said Tuesday, with many devices falling into the hands of rights violators worldwide. More than 130 Chinese firms now produce ...

So we already know that Apple sold more than 10 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus units over the weekend, which in itself is a hugely impressive achievement. However, Apple's massive weekend iPhone sales only look more impressive if you compare ...

With Nasa's Maven spacecraft safely in orbit around Mars, the spotlight shifts to India's first mission to the red planet. The Indian spacecraft is due to slip into Martian orbit at 2.11pm on Wednesday, New Zealand time, after firing its rockets for 24 minutes to ...

Speculating over the status of the controversial 2022 World Cup has become a favorite pastime for anyone connected to soccer. So when an official from FIFA, the sport's world governing body, proffers an opinion, it immediately ripples out. On Monday, it was ...

Earlier today (Sept. 22), a story appeared on TechCrunch that stated Apple would be shutting down the recently acquired streaming music service Beats Music, citing five "prominent employees at Apple and Beats." Company reps for Apple and Beats have ...

The actress Emma Watson is being targeted by hackers who are threatening to publish nude photos of her in retaliation for her speech where she announced that she was a feminist. Although the countdown does not specifically say that naked pictures will be ...

WASHINGTON: Investigators found more than 800 rounds of ammunition, a machete and two hatchets in the car of the former soldier accused of scaling the White House fence and sprinting inside while carrying a knife, a US prosecutor said on Monday.

Main engine test-firing successful, putting India on course to become the first nation in the world to go to Mars in the maiden attempt. Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully test-fired the Mars Orbiter Mission's (MOM) main ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of 13 countries, the European Union and the United Nations on Monday called for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire and political dialogue in Libya, rejecting any outside interference in the conflict-torn North African ...

By Ulf Laessing. TOBRUK, Libya, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Libya's elected parliament approved on Monday a new cabinet proposed by Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni, a parliamentary spokesman said. The House of Representatives agreed on a second cabinet ...

Hundreds of thousands of people held a massive climate change protest in New York City on Sunday, coinciding with the United Nations climate summit. The protest, the People's Climate March, began at Columbus Circle near Central Park and it took hours ...