Ho/Framingham Police Department/AFPThis undated booking photo courtesy of the Framingham, Massachussetts Police Department shows Onyango Obama. The uncle of US President Barack Obama was arrested last week near Boston on a charge of drunk driving, police…
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America’s first black president Barack Obama Thursday mourned Nelson Mandela as a “profoundly good” man who “took history in his hands and bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice.” Obama — who met the former South African president briefly…
South Africa’s archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu lauded his compatriot and fellow Nobel peace laureate Nelson Mandela Friday as the man who taught a deeply divided nation how to come together. “Over the past 24 years Madiba taught us how to come together…
Barcelona boasts the world’s most successful bike share program, according to a report Thursday that lays out the secrets of getting more people out and about on two wheels. The Spanish Mediterranean city’s Bicing system averages 10.8 trips per bike…
Great news for innovation: the United States House of Representatives has approved a bill to curb the abusive actions of patent trolls. According to Reuters, the bill had no trouble passing at 325 votes to 91, and the Senate will look into the issue…
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Friday hailed Nelson Mandela as “a truly great man” after the anti-apartheid hero died in South Africa aged 95. “Nelson Mandela was one of the great figures of Africa, arguably one of the great figures of the…
Nelson Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, has died aged 95, President Jacob Zuma said Thursday. “He is now resting … he is now at peace,” a visibly…
The United States has charged 49 current and former Russian diplomats and their wives over a $1.5 million fraud, accusing them of stealing medical benefits for a decade, prosecutors said Thursday. The alleged scam took place between 2004 and August…
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday said “a great light had gone out” following Nelson Mandela’s death, revealing that flags would be flown at half-mast at his Downing Street Office. “A great light has gone out in the world,” Cameron wrote…
1706 GMT: Mandela had been receiving treatment for a lung infection at his Johannesburg home since September, after three months in hospital in a critical state. Mandela is survived by three daughters, 18 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and…
Broad US sanctions aimed at keeping certain technologies out of the hands of repressive regimes can often backfire by hurting democracy movements, a think tank report said Thursday. The New America Foundation study said US sanctions policies “remain…
Nelson Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, has died aged 95. Mandela, who was elected South Africa’s first black president after spending nearly three…
Today, CNET points the way back to a blog post by Ian Rogers, the CEO of Beats Music, the forthcoming music streaming subsidiary of Beats Electronics. According to the post, the new streaming service will launch in the United States on January 2014.…
The discovery of some two million stolen online passwords this week prompted fresh warnings from security researchers to strengthen protection from hackers. US-based security firm Trustwave said it located the stolen credentials on a server in the Netherlands…
France ordered more troops into its former colony of the Central African Republic on Thursday, hours after a sectarian bloodbath left more than 120 people dead in the troubled nation’s capital of Bangui. Shortly after the UN Security Council issued…
A Tunisian rapper was jailed on Thursday for four months over songs deemed insulting to police, in a retrial that his supporters say proves the authorities are harassing dissident artists. The ruling comes amid ongoing human rights concerns under Tunisia…
Alan Mulally, the current CEO of Ford Motor Company, who was up for consideration to take over the position of Microsoft’s new CEO, has been taken out of contention for Steve Ballmer’s soon-to-be-old job. According to a Bloomberg report, the car…
England’s Premiership clubs confirmed Thursday they would not take part in next season’s European Cup. Representatives of all 12 Premiership clubs met in London following last week’s dramatic decision by France’s Top 14 sides to pull out of the proposed…
As the 32 teams qualified for next year’s World Cup prepared to learn their fate in Friday’s draw, FIFA said Thursday the champions of the 2014 tournament will claim $35m. FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke also indicated that the runners-up would…
Young American Jennifer Grout doesn’t speak a word of Arabic but has taught herself to sing the Arab world’s best-known, most difficult songs — and could even win a major TV talent show. Her blonde hair loose and without a sign of make-up, the 23-year…