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Google set to launch its modular smartphone this year, with Puerto Rico getting first batch PUBLISHED : Thursday, 15 January, 2015, 11:32am UPDATED : Thursday, 15 January, 2015, 11:32am Associated Press A 2013 mock-up of the modular smartphone project as it was envisaged by Motorola in...

More than 100 bodies found floating in India's Ganges river Date January 15, 2015 - 3:27AM Vultures and crows fly over where around 80 bodies were found floating in the northern town of Unnao. Photo: AFP New Delhi: More than 100 decaying bodies have been found in a tributary of the Ganges...

150 hurt as Brazil Olympic buses collide AFP January 14, 2015, 7:18 am Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - At least 150 people have been injured Tuesday in two collisions between rapid transit (BRT) buses being rolled out in Rio ahead of next year's Olympic Games, officials said. The first collision...

26 men acquitted of 'debauchery' in Cairo bathhouse trial AFP January 13, 2015, 3:06 am Cairo (AFP) - An Egyptian court on Monday acquitted 26 men accused of "debauchery" after their night-time arrest from a Cairo bathhouse for suspected homosexual activity, in a case which triggered...

Spanish forwards face tough task to make World Cup By Iain Rogers MADRID Tue Mar 4, 2014 1:16pm GMT Juventus' Fernando Llorente (L) is challenged by Bologna's Cesare Natali during their Italian Serie A soccer match at the Dall'Ara stadium in Bologna December 6, 2013. REUTERS-Giampiero...

Playing Spain before World Cup is risky - Italy's Prandelli MADRID Tue Mar 4, 2014 6:43pm GMT Italy's soccer national team coach Cesare Prandelli looks on during a news conference for the presentation of the new official strip for World Cup 2014 in Milan March 3, 2014. REUTERS/Stefano...

Ukraine vs. U.S. friendly to go ahead under 'Peace for Ukraine' slogan KIEV Tue Mar 4, 2014 12:45pm GMT (Reuters) - Ukraine's soccer friendly against the United States on Wednesday in Cyprus will be played under the slogan "Peace for Ukraine!," the Football Federation of Ukraine said on its...

WhatsApp had 4 gaping SSL security holes which would have compromised its 430 million user ids and phone numbers 18:56 Vijay Prabhu Only days after Facebook announced its acquisition of WhatsApp cross platform mobile messaging App, a group of researchers have found gaping holes in the...

Record 64,000 runners take to the streets in Hong Kong Marathon But spirits soon lift after collapsing arch delays proceedings, as record numbers take part PUBLISHED : Sunday, 16 February, 2014, 8:15am UPDATED : Monday, 17 February, 2014, 5:46am Alvin Sallay [email protected]...

Venezuela police launch manhunt for opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez Maduro tells 'coward' rival to turn himself in and denounces 'fascist plot' to overthrow him PUBLISHED : Monday, 17 February, 2014, 5:17am UPDATED : Monday, 17 February, 2014, 5:17am Associated Press in Caracas Leopoldo...

Three Indonesian airports reopen after volcano eruption AFP February 15, 2014, 9:49 pm Jakarta (AFP) - Three airports in Indonesia reopened on Saturday while four others remained closed, officials said, after a volcanic eruption killed three people and forced mass evacuations. Mount Kelud...

Three dead, 200,000 told to evacuate as Indonesia volcano AFP February 15, 2014, 11:37 pm Blitar (Indonesia) (AFP) - A spectacular volcanic eruption in Indonesia has killed three people and forced mass evacuations, disrupting long-haul flights and closing international airports Friday...

Son-in-Law Arrested in Tenn. Package Bomb Deaths By TRAVIS LOLLER, Associated Press February 15, 2014, 2:05 pm<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"...

Ancient dog burial site found in Mexico AP February 15, 2014, 10:51 am Archaeologists have discovered a burial site in Mexico City containing the remains of 12 dogs. AP Archaeologists say they have discovered "an exceptional" burial site under an apartment building in Mexico City containing...

Congo warlord Ntaganda 'key' to ethnic crimes, ICC hears AFP February 11, 2014, 12:57 am The Hague (AFP) - Former warlord Bosco Ntaganda played a "key role" in ethnic crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, using child soldiers and capturing sex slaves for his rebel army, the...

Man tries to sell girlfriend on eBay February 10, 2014, 3:25 pm Caroline Moss, Business Insider Yahoo!7 Over 50 people bid on Debbie Moran, with the highest offer coming in at $1,181. Photo: ITV Happy Valentine's Day? What started out as a joke turned into something entirely different...

Migrant workers at Sochi not paid: IOC AFP February 11, 2014, 1:07 am The International Olympic Committee has launched a full investigation after discovering that hundreds of migrants who worked on the Sochi Games have not been paid. IOC spokesman Mark Adams said the Committee had met with...

Schapelle Corby released from Kerobokan Prison Yahoo!7 and agencies February 10, 2014, 8:50 pm<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"...

Sat, Feb 08, 2014 Retired officer’s appeal of bribery sentence rejected AFP, TAIPEI The Supreme Court said yesterday it had rejected an appeal for a retired lieutenant-general serving a lengthy prison sentence in a high-profile bribery scandal. The court said it was upholding its sentencing...