The electronics corporation Sony said it had to close down another website service because of security breaches. It said some 8500 user accounts on its music entertainment site were compromised. Sony is trying to recover from a hacking attack in which personal data for more...
The BBC is reporting that President Obama has met Queen Elizabeth at the Buckingham Palace at the start of his state visit to Britain. He will later have a meeting with the British Prime Minister David Cameron,...
The operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan has confirmed that the crisis was more severe than first acknowledged. Tepco said nuclear fuel melted down in two further reactors, in the days after the tsunami in March, the admission was made as United Nations'...
The United States has invited Libya's rebels to open an office in Washington, the announcement was made by the assistant secretary of State Jeffrey Feltman during a visit to the rebel stronghold in Benghazi he said the Transitional National Council (TNC) was the legitimate...
The debate over whether - and how far - to regulate the internet is expected to dominate a two day international e-summit which opens in Paris today, hosted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Top executives from the world’s biggest internet companies will come face to...
A series of massive explosions have shaken the Libyan capital Tripoli, in what appear to be the largest airstrike since the bombing campaign against Col. Muammar Gaddafi forces began in March. Around 20 air strikes in an half an hour period sent plumes of smoke drifting...
Over 75% of the city of Jopin in the state of Missouri has suffered partial or complete destruction following a tornado that swept through the city. But worse still is the fact that death counts have being...
The Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero says the governing socialists are being punished for three years of economic crisis after a crushing defeat in regional and local elections. He said citizen's moral have been affected by the loss of thousands of jobs....
The security forces in Pakistan have fought a lengthy battle with militants who storm a naval base in the city of Karachi overnight. 12 people were reported to have been killed. Security sources said that after around twelve hours during which numerous explosions and sporadic...
President Obama has indicated that he will be prepared to order another covert operation against Al Qaeda and Taliban leaders in Pakistan despite the roar with Islamabad that followed the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Speaking to BBC’s Andrew Marr, despite the fact that the...
Some 25,000 Spaniards continued a Madrid protest against government austerity plans, in defiance of a ban on demonstration, on the eve of local elections. The protest began six days ago as a spontaneous sitting at...
Rescue workers in Malaysia are searching for at least 15 children after a landslide struck an orphanage near the capital city Kuala Lumpar. Local police said two children have been killed and six others rescued...
The Iranian intelligence ministry said it has uncovered a CIA spy network and has arrested more than 30 people. The statement read on Iran's state TV said the alleged network attempted to recruit Iranians to spy on Iran's nuclear and aerospace programs, universities and...
A suicide bomber is reported to have blown himself up in the biggest Military Hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul killing at least six people and injuring more than 20. The Afghan defense ministry said the attack took place in a tent where medical students were having lunch....
The president of Tepco, the company that operates the Fukushima nuclear power plant crippled by an earthquake and tsunami in March, has announced his resignation after the company reported an annual loss of more than $15bn, one of the biggest ever by a Japanese company. ...
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Queen Elizabeth greets President Obama on first UK state visit