Warning over TV which listens in on users
Monday, 9 February 2015, 17:23
Last update: about 13 years ago
Samsung has warned people against discussing sensitive and private information in the vicinity of its new smart televisions - because it will be translated into text and stored in a central...
Islamic State US hostage's family still hopeful she is alive
Monday, 9 February 2015, 07:13
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
The parents of a 26-year-old American who has been held hostage for more than a year by Islamic State extremists were clinging to hope Sunday that their daughter is alive, having yet to receive...
Japanese surfer killed after shark bites off legs in Australia
Monday, 9 February 2015, 07:10
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
A Japanese national was killed Monday after a shark tore off his legs while he was surfing off Australia's east coast, not far from the area where another surfer was mauled by a shark a day earlier,...
Heavy fighting renews in Libya's second-largest city
Sunday, 8 February 2015, 17:28
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
Heavy fighting flared up in Libya's second-largest city, Benghazi, on Sunday as forces loyal to the internationally recognized elected government try to retake areas controlled by extremist...
Pope Francis's sex abuse commission alarmed by spanking comment
Sunday, 8 February 2015, 16:35
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
Members of Pope Francis' sex abuse commission have criticized his remarks that it is OK for parents to spank their children, saying there is no place for physical discipline and that the commission would be making recommendations to him about protecting kids from corporal punishment....