Zuckerberg acknowledges 'mistakes' as Facebook turns 14
February 06, 2018 | 12:20
Mark Zuckerberg offered fresh self-criticism on Monday (Feb 5), acknowledging making numerous mistakes in building the world's biggest social network as Facebook marked its 14th birthday.
One dead as record snowfall hits Moscow
February 05, 2018 | 10:10
MOSCOW: At least one person died and several were injured after Moscow experienced its heaviest day of snowfall since records began, the city's mayor and agencies said on Sunday (Feb 4).
Thousands protest over UK health service
February 04, 2018 | 10:49
LONDON: Thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday (Feb 3) in support of the country's embattled National Health Service (NHS), which is straining under the weight of winter demand.
18 hurt as burning van slams into Shanghai pedestrians
February 03, 2018 | 10:08
SHANGHAI: A van packed with pressurised gas tanks and bottles full of petrol caught fire and ploughed into pedestrians in front of a Starbucks in Shanghai on Friday (Feb 2), leaving at least 18 people injured, authorities and witnesses said.
Germany's would-be coalition partners aim to abolish air transport tax
February 03, 2018 | 09:59
BERLIN: Negotiators for a new grand coalition between Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and Germany's Social Democrats plan to progressively abolish the country's air transport tax, according to a working paper seen by Reuters on Friday (Feb 2).
Sports court lifts life bans of 28 Russians accused of doping
February 02, 2018 | 11:19
The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday (Feb 1) lifted life bans on 28 of the 43 Russians accused of doping at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, meaning some could still compete at this month's Pyeongchang Games.
Two students wounded in LA school shooting
February 02, 2018 | 10:21
Two 15-year-old students in Los Angeles were shot and wounded in class on Thursday (Feb 1), in the latest school shooting to hit the United States, reigniting the long-running debate over gun control.
Last surviving Paris attacks suspect faces trial in Belgium
February 01, 2018 | 14:56
BRUSSELS: The main terror suspect behind the 2015 Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, goes on trial in Belgium under tight security next week over a shootout in Brussels that led to his capture.
Japan fire kills 11 at home for elderly people
February 01, 2018 | 14:27
Eleven people died after a fire broke out at a residence for elderly people with financial difficulties in northern Japan, police said on Thursday (Feb 1).
EU Commission warns members it will get tough on pollution
January 31, 2018 | 14:54
BRUSSELS: The European Commission said on Tuesday (Jan 30) it would get tough on air quality and penalise members that breached EU rules on pollutants such as nitrogen oxide and particulate matter.
After turbulent year, Trump to tout strong economy in speech to Congress
January 31, 2018 | 11:57
The primetime address, watched by as many as 40 million Americans, is a once-in-a-year opportunity to speak to the nation and mend his sunken approval ratings.
Seine peaks as waterlogged Paris eyes clean-up
January 30, 2018 | 16:00
PARIS: The River Seine peaked on Monday (Jan 29) at more than four metres above its normal level, heralding a lengthy mop-up job for Parisians after days of rising waters that have put the soggy city on alert.
Kabul on edge as IS gunmen launch fresh attack on military compound
January 30, 2018 | 14:00
KABUL: Gunmen and suicide bombers launched a pre-dawn attack claimed by the Islamic State group on a military compound in Kabul on Monday (Jan 29), killing 11 soldiers in the third major assault in the Afghan capital in recent days.
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