Tunisian police disperse protestors with warning shots
Tunisian police launched warning shots along with tear gas on Thursday in order to scatter protesters who attacked provincial government headquarters in the town of Sidi Bouzid, where the country’s…
Third Syrian Ambassador defects
Arabiya TV reported on Tuesday that Syrian ambassador to Cyprus Lamya al Hariri has defected. The unconfirmed report could result in the third defection of a Syrian ambassador. The report…
No intrusion found, Dropbox investigation continues
Officials at Dropbox said on Friday the outside experts they hired to investigate a possible security breach at the well-known file hosting and synchronizing service. Users in Europe reported, on…
Colorado mass-shooting worst in recent US history
A gunman in a gas mask barged into a crowded Denver-area theatre during a midnight premiere of the Batman movie on Friday, lobbed a gas canister and then began firing…
Dropbox users’ email addresses possibly compromised, disclosed
A number of users of the popular file storage service Dropbox said on Tuesday that they are receiving spam messages on addresses they specifically configured to use to log into…
Palestinian dies in clashes with Lebanon army: officials
A Palestinian was killed and several people, including three soldiers, were wounded on Monday in clashes at a refugee camp in northern Lebanon, officials said.The violence broke out at the…
Anti-Shiite suicide bombing kills 15 in Iraq
A suicide bomber killed 15 people at a Shiite gathering in central Iraq on Monday, officials said, in the latest in a string of attacks targeting Iraq's Shiite majority that…
Hunger-strike footballer strikes deal with Israel
Gaza footballer Mahmud Sarsak, who has been refusing food for three months over being held in an Israeli jail without charge, on Monday agreed a deal with Israel for his…
Bomb attack leaves six dead in Afghanistan’s Kapisa province
Four police officers and two civilians were killed on Monday when Taliban insurgents exploded a remote-controlled bomb in eastern Kapisa province, local officials said. The blast _ which occurred before midday…
Headless torsos found in French forest
French police said Monday they were holding for questioning a couple suspected of having killed and dismembered another couple and dumped their headless torsos in a forest on the edge…