Malaysia has asked the FBI to help recover data deleted from a flight simulator in the home of the pilot of a missing Malaysian jet, a US official said Wednesday. The official, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity, confirmed the request related…
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In a rare move, Secretary of State John Kerry protested Wednesday to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about strong criticism of US foreign policy by his outspoken defense minister. In a telephone call, Kerry told Netanyahu the comments made…
The United States Wednesday voiced concern about attacks on leading members of the Hong Kong media calling for a full investigation. “While the details of the most recent attack are not completely clear, we are troubled by a series of incidents over…
Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, the reigning US PGA playoff and European Tour Race to Dubai champion, enters this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill with the Masters in his thoughts. The year’s first major showdown, set for April 10-13 at Augusta…
Waves of gravity that rippled through space right after the Big Bang have been detected for the first time, in a landmark discovery for understanding how the universe was born, US scientists said Monday. The waves are evidence of a rapid growth spurt…
The United States and Europe targeted Vladimir Putin’s inner circle on Monday, slapping sanctions on senior officials to pressure the Kremlin to abandon moves to annex Crimea. The move came after the breakaway Ukrainian region voted to join Russia,…
Malaysia confirmed Friday that the search for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane had been expanded into the Indian Ocean, but declined to comment on US reports that the jet had flown for hours after going missing. “The aircraft is still missing, and…
Top US diplomat John Kerry arrived in London Friday on an 11th-hour mission to head off a possible Russian annexation of Crimea on the heels of a breakaway vote by the Ukrainian region. With the clock ticking down to Crimea’s Sunday referendum, Kerry…
Just a week after news that Microsoft had made arrangements to bring dual-boot Windows and Android handsets to customers in India, Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has informally announced its intention to do the same for customers here in the United…
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday he had called President Barack Obama to complain that the US government is undermining confidence in the Internet with vast, secret surveillance programs. In a post on his own Facebook page, the founder of…
US workers accused fast-food giant McDonald’s Thursday of systematically stealing wages through illicit practices like forcing them to work off-the-clock and failing to pay overtime. Seven class-action lawsuits were filed Wednesday and Thursday in California…
ABU DHABI, 6th March 2014 – The 6th Global Financial Markets Forum, organized by the National Bank of Abu Dhabi…
The U.S government on Thursday urged the Federal Government to ensure that the 2015 general elections were credible. . The…
A new patent application published on the US Patent and Trademark Office website today brings to light a new piece of tech that Apple could be working on for its family of tablets. More specifically, the patent details magnets (similar to Smart Covers…
Popular Yoruba movie stars Laide Bakare and Eniola Badmus are currently chopping life in the US. . The duo were…
CONAKRY, Guinea, February 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed…
Kelly Rowland has arrived Nigeria for Darey’s much hyped ‘Love Like a Movie’ music concert. . The US Pop star…
The eccentric singer passed away exactly one year today. . She died on valentine’s day 2013 in Lagos state Nigeria…
Kelly Rowland has arrived Nigeria for Darey’s much hyped ‘Love Like a Movie’ music concert. . The US Pop star…
Comcast has agreed to acquire Time Warner Cable Inc. for $45.2 billion in an all stock deal. The acquisition would effectively combine the two largest U.S. cable companies, leaving many consumers and US regulators with questions. The deal is somewhat…