One of Vietnam’s last surviving veterans of the battle of Dien Bien Phu recounts with pride the day in May 1954 when, aged just 19, he captured the commander of the French colonial forces. Hoang Dang Vinh’s display of military prowess earned him the…
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Even as Europe powered up its most ambitious ever cybersecurity exercise this month, doubts were being raised over whether the continent’s patchwork of online police was right for the job. The exercise, called Cyber Europe 2014, is the largest and most…
Hundreds of supporters of detained republican leader Gerry Adams rallied in Belfast on Saturday after Northern Ireland police obtained an extension to quiz him over a notorious IRA murder. With tensions rising, his Sinn Fein party warned it could review…
Ukrainian soldiers and pro-Russian rebels fought fierce battles Saturday around a flashpoint town, with only a small reprieve to allow passage of a freed team of OSCE inspectors. More than 50 people have died in two days of clashes nationwide — most…
The United States is ready to help fund the demobilisation of Democratic Republic of Congo’s rebels, a senior US official said on Saturday as Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in the country on the latest leg of an Africa tour. “I can say categorically…
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is to visit four countries in Africa on his first tour of the continent since assuming his position a little over a year ago, seeking to nurture a booming economic relationship. Li is scheduled to visit Ethiopia, Nigeria,…
Saudi health authorities announced Saturday two new deaths from the MERS coronavirus, raising to 111 the number of fatalities since the disease appeared in the kingdom in September 2012. A 25-year-old man has died in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah…
India’s Sun Pharma said Saturday it will take “appropriate action” after a court suspended the generic giant’s $3.2-billion takeover of troubled rival Ranbaxy while insider trading allegations are probed. The Andhra Pradesh High Court order, dated April…
Afghan officials said Saturday that a maximum of about 500 people died in a landslide that engulfed a village, updating earlier information that 2,500 people were feared dead. “The first figure that we announced was obtained from local people, not from…
Chinese authorities have slapped Internet giant Sina Corp. with a fine of more than $815,000 over “unhealthy and indecent content”, the company announced. The “administrative fine” of 5.1 million yuan ($815,038) was imposed by the Beijing Municipal…