Facebook to hire 1,000 people to review ads after Russian buys
Facebook Inc plans to hire 1,000 more people to review ads and ensure they meet its terms, as part of an effort to deter Russia and other countries from using…
Two killed, 24 wounded in Las Vegas shooting: hospital
At least two people have been killed and 24 others hospitalised after a shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas, a local hospital spokeswoman said, and police said one suspect…
Protesters demand an end to Brexit at May’s Conservative conference
Chanting “Bollocks to Brexit” and waving the gold stars of the European Union flag, tens of thousands of protesters have marched through Manchester to the ruling Conservative Party’s annual conference…
Violence erupts as Catalans vote on split from Spain
Spanish riot police have burst into polling stations across Catalonia, confiscating ballot boxes and voting papers to try to halt a banned referendum on a split from Spain as Madrid…
Man shouting “Allahu Akbar” kills two at French train station before being shot dead
Two women have been stabbed to death and their assailant shot dead by soldiers in the southern French port city of Marseille, in what police sources described as a “likely…
Palmyra statue damaged by Islamic State goes on display in Damascus
A 2,000-year old statue badly damaged by Islamic State in Palmyra has gone on display in Damascus after being restored. The Lion of Al-Lat statue was one of several ancient…
UN chief: Myanmar violence could spread, displace more Rohingya
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the violence against Myanamar’s Rohingya Muslims in the northern part of Rakhine state could spread to central Rakhine, where 250,000 more people…
Happy 350,000th birthday: Study pushes back Homo sapiens origins
Genetic data from the skeletal remains of seven people who lived centuries ago in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province is offering intriguing new evidence that our species, Homo sapiens, is older…
China support for N.Korea clampdown growing: US official
China is making progress in enforcing sanctions imposed on North Korea, a US State Department official has said, and has urged skeptical members of Congress not to rush to enact…
A single genetic glitch may explain how Zika became so dangerous
A single genetic change that occurred in 2013 may explain how Zika acquired the ability to attack fetal nerve cells, causing a severe birth defect in babies whose mothers were infected…
