FBI struggled to disrupt dangerous casino hacking gang, cyber responders say
By Zeba Siddiqui, Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has
2023-11-14 18:28
Why teachers in South Korea are scared of their pupils -- and their parents
When fighting broke out in Kang Hyeon-joo's elementary school classroom, her heart would beat so fast she could not breathe and her vision would blur.
2023-10-28 08:45
Fears of another Palestinian exodus reverberate across the Middle East
Through the narrow streets of the Jabal Al-Hussein refugee camp in the Jordanian capital Amman, the mood is clear.
2023-10-25 23:51
Dinosaur footprints uncovered on beach on England's Isle of Wight
For any fans of Jurassic Park, now could be the chance to tread the same path as the prehistoric giants before us, after a set of well-preserved dinosaur footprints were unearthed on a beach off the south coast of England.
2023-10-25 22:52
Israel-UN spat intensifies after Secretary General says Hamas attacks 'did not happen in a vacuum'
A furious diplomatic spat between Israel and the United Nations has broken out, with Israeli officials calling for the resignation of Secretary General Antonio Guterres after he said Hamas' October 7 attacks on the country "did not happen in a vacuum."
2023-10-25 21:17
UN says fuel shortages will halt Gaza aid operations by the end of Wednesday
Vital fuel supplies needed to run hospitals and provide water to Gaza are on the verge of running out, a United Nations agency has said, exacerbating the crisis on a densely populated territory already facing severe shortages.
2023-10-25 19:55
82-year-old Korean man has heart attack after choking on 'live octopus' dish
An 82-year-old man in South Korea had a heart attack after choking on a piece of "live octopus," or san-nakji, a local delicacy comprised of freshly severed -- and still wriggling -- tentacles.
2023-10-25 14:55
1,000 cats rescued in China from being slaughtered and sold as pork, mutton
Police in China have rescued some 1,000 cats from a truck en route to a slaughterhouse, state-affiliated media has reported, busting part of an illicit trade that fraudulently sells feline meat as pork or mutton and sparking fresh food safety concerns.
2023-10-25 09:16
China removes Defense Minister Li Shangfu after two-month disappearance
China's Defense Minister Li Shangfu was fired on Tuesday two months after he disappeared from public view, becoming the second high-profile minister to lose his job recently without any official explanation.
2023-10-25 08:52
Nigeria escapes $11 billion bill after landmark UK court ruling over failed gas project
Nigeria's government is celebrating a "landmark victory" after a UK court ruled it was not liable for a multibillion-dollar payout earlier awarded to a private firm over a failed gas project.
2023-10-24 22:25
Nigeria's paramilitary raids birthday party, arrests 76 gay people
Seventy-six people were arrested for attending a birthday party for gay people in northern Nigeria, the country's paramilitary agency said on Monday, adding that the organizer had also planned to hold a same sex wedding, which is illegal.
2023-10-24 20:57
Two elderly hostages freed by Hamas, but families ache for others held
Some of the first images of freed hostage Yocheved Lifshitz show the frail 85-year-old grandmother walking to a waiting ambulance, more than two weeks after she was snatched by Hamas militants from her home in kibbutz Nir Oz.
2023-10-24 16:21