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Russian hackers stole US cyber secrets from NSA: media reports
Russian government-backed hackers stole highly classified US cyber secrets in 2015 from the National Security Agency (NSA) after a contractor…
Saudi king, Putin eye energy, arms deals on landmark Russia visit
On a landmark visit to Russia, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and President Vladimir Putin were set on Thursday to clinch…
US lawmakers want to restrict internet surveillance on Americans
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers unveiled legislation on Wednesday that would overhaul aspects of the National Security Agency’s warrantless…
Turkey sentences 34 to life in jail over Erdogan death plot
A Turkish court on Wednesday handed life sentences to 34 people for plotting to assassinate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at…
Dubochet, Frank, Henderson win 2017 Nobel Chemistry Prize
Scientists Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for developing cryo-electron microscopy which…
Dutch defence minister resigns over soldier deaths in Mali
Dutch caretaker Defence Minister Jeanine Hennis said on Tuesday she was resigning after a report highlighted serious failures by her…
US-led strike kills 18 civilians in Syria’s Raqqa
A US-led coalition air strike killed at least 18 civilians on Tuesday in Daesh's former stronghold of Raqqa, the Syrian…
Indian tycoon Mallya appears in UK court on new charges
Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya appeared in a London court on Tuesday after being rearrested earlier in the day amid an…
Las Vegas massacre toll rises to 59 as investigators search for motive
Investigators were desperately trying to establish the motive of a retired accountant who killed at least 59 people and wounded…