Egypt kills 40 militants in 3 anti-terror raids a day after deadly attack on tourist bus
Egyptian security forces have neutralized dozens of militants suspected of plotting atrocities across the country during the holiday season...Read More
Christmas in ruins: Santas barely find kids to hand presents to in devastated Mosul (VIDEO)
Men dressed as Santa Claus walking through a ruined city may seem like a scene from a post-apocalyptic movie, but that’s how Christmas look...Read More
BBC complains to Russia over leaked staff data that was ‘shared with authorities’
The BBC has gone out of its way to voice concern over the personal details of its staff in Russia appearing on social media and on a news s...Read More
‘Land swap’ between Turkey & Syria – an option to avoid standoff over Manbij?
The Kurdish-held city of Manbij is a huge conundrum for Damascus, Ankara and Moscow as no one wants to lose lands, troops or allies. To sto...Read More
Ultima Thule: NASA probe will reach tiny world at edge of solar system on New Year’s Day
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is set to go where no probe has ever gone before this New Year’s Day, when it beams back data from a tiny wo...Read More
Land of the free: 4 best-known modern cases of Russians behind bars in the US
As Moscow blasts Washington for “systematically violating” the rights of Russian detainees and inmates, RT takes a look at some of the high...Read More
‘European’ man rams car through gate at Hannover airport, prompting tarmac chase & lockdown
Hannover Airport, one of Germany’s biggest air hubs, was put on lockdown for hours after a man, apparently on drugs, rammed his car through...Read More
From #FIFA2018 fever to #FreeAssange: The biggest hashtags of 2018
Twitter users posted 125 million hashtags during 2018, but what got users the most excited, enraged and impassioned? After the year’s inten...Read More
‘Journalists come down’: Yellow Vests chant ‘fake news’ outside French TV station (VIDEOS)
Dozens of Yellow Vest protesters have descended on the headquarters of France’s BFMTV channel accusing the station of broadcasting “fake ne...Read More
US troops withdraw from first base in Syria – report
Turkish media says the US Army troops have abandoned a base in north-eastern Syria, in the first reported case of the Donald Trump-announce...Read More
Turkey deploys extra tanks to Syrian border amid tension over Manbij – media
The Turkish Army has deployed additional tanks and APCs to its southern border, Turkish media report. The forces are being moved amid tensi...Read More
Tear gas fired as Yellow Vests and police clash in French city of Rouen (VIDEOS)
French police have deployed tear gas in a bid to quell Yellow Vest protesters in a tense stand-off in the city of Rouen in Normandy. Read ...Read More
Indian Army rescues over 2,500 tourists trapped by heavy snowfall (PHOTOS)
More than 2,500 tourists have been rescued by the Indian Army after heavy snowfall left them trapped in a Himalayan mountain pass. Read Fu...Read More
Belarusian president waltzes with Europe’s first beauty at posh New Year ball (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
The only president Belarus has ever had, Aleksandr Lukashenko, gave a huge Tsarist-style ball at his residence in Minsk. He chose his compa...Read More
Probe launched after 3 passenger flights allegedly in danger of mid-air collision over India
India’s air accident investigation body has launched a probe into an alleged incident that might have led to a potential collision of three...Read More
New top story on Hacker News: It is impossible to write Taiwanese
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New top story on Hacker News: How to Make a Crystal Radio – No Batteries, No External Power (2015) [video]
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New top story on Hacker News: Marchetti's constant
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New top story on Hacker News: A tech addict who works in the tech industry
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New top story on Hacker News: An Economic Geography of the United States: From Commutes to Megaregions (2016)
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Philippine storm death toll surges to 68
The death toll from a storm that struck the Philippines shortly after Christmas rose to 68 with the number of fatalities expected to climb e...Read More
China puts into service its new lightweight battle tank
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Trump's wall pledge may not get expected results: Aides
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Sheikh Hasina: Bangladesh's democracy icon-turned-iron lady
Hasina, the daughter of Bangladesh's founder, won a historic fourth term as prime minister with a landslide victory in Sunday's ele...Read More
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina scores big election win, opposition claims vote rigged
The alliance dominated by Hasina's Awami League, seen as close to regional power India, won 287 of the 298 seats for which results have ...Read More
Kim Jong Un expected to ring in 2019 with big policy speech
For 2019, it will be parsed carefully for clues about Kim's thinking on denuclearisation talks with Washington and a second summit with ...Read More
After Mattis, Shanahan takes Pentagon helm at critical time
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Iran judiciary chief to head powerful Expediency Council
from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2QfCfSV Read More
Young girl's tragic story makes her symbol of Yemen war
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Trump vows to 'destroy' IS before leaving Syria: Graham
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Trump blames Democrats over deaths of migrant children
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Moscow open for dialogue: Putin to Trump in NY letter
from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2rYOOrQ Read More
N Korea's Kim vows more summits with South next year: Seoul
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to meet the South's President Moon Jae-in 'frequently' next year to discuss denuclearisati...Read More
Iran students in rare protest over deadly campus bus crash
Hundreds of Iranian students held protests for a second day on Sunday, calling for university officials to resign over a bus crash that kill...Read More
Bangladesh uses EVMs for first time in general election
Voting for the 11th national election began with the machines being used in the six seats selected through lottery. These are: Dhaka-6, Dhak...Read More
Indonesia's tsunami raises questions over disaster preparedness
from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2BMsJBu Read More
Philippine storm death toll rises to 22
The death toll rose from 4 a day after the storm brought heavy rain to the Bicol and Eastern Visayas regions, causing massive flooding and l...Read More
NASA Has A New Year's Date With A Distant Space Rock: Here's How To Watch
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This Young Girl's Tragic Story Makes Her The Symbol Of Yemen War
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2 Weeks Into Her Job, Intern Killed By Lion At North Carolina Sanctuary
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New Drone Like "Flight Simulator You Can Ride In", Says Startup CEO
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Pak-American Bullied For "Disgusting Curry" Wrote Poetry To Helps Others
Until she was 14, Duaah Hammad resented her parents' strictness, their traditional values. She pulled away from her family's heritag...Read More
"Everyone Potential Target": Artificial Intelligence Weaponises Fake Porn
The video showed the woman in a pink off-the-shoulder top, sitting on a bed, smiling a convincing smile. from NDTV News - World-news http:...Read More
Trump Averaged 15 False Claims A Day In 2018: Report
President Donald Trump's year of lies, false statements and misleading claims started with a series of morning tweets. from NDTV News ...Read More
After Being Called "Bright, Shiny New Object", US Woman Leader Hits Back
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US Should Avoid "Strategic Misjudgement," Says China Amid Trade War
China on Sunday urged the US to take more objective view of its pledge to take measures to bring down the bilateral trade deficit and said t...Read More
For New Year's Eve 2018, Google's Doodle Is A Pair Of Cute Elephants
New Year Eve 2018, NYE 2018, Happy New Year: From New Delhi to New York, as the world celebrates New Year's Eve 2018, search giant Googl...Read More
Landslide Win For Sheikh Hasina In Bangladesh, Opposition Seeks New Vote
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party won Sunday's controversial general election, local TV said. from NDTV...Read More
Pak Planning To Purchase 600 State-Of-The-Art Battle Tanks: Report
At a time when modernisation of the Army's armoured corps is moving at a "snail's pace", Pakistan has drawn up a mega plan...Read More
"Nothing But Compassion" For Migrants, Says Outgoing White House Chief
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Early Results Show Landslide Win For Sheikh Hasina In Bangladesh Polls
Early results showed that Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was heading for a landslide victory in Sunday's general election, loca...Read More
Lawsuit Against Google Over Facial Recognition Software Dismissed
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North Korea's Kim Jong-Un Vows More Summits With South Next Year: Seoul
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to meet the South's President Moon Jae in "frequently" next year to discuss denuclearisa...Read More
Voters Allege Being Barred From Polling Booths In Bangladesh
At least three voters in southeast Bangladesh, including a journalist, told Reuters on Sunday that they were barred from entering polling bo...Read More
Ousted Pak PM Nawaz Sharif To Challenge Conviction In Corruption Case
Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif will challenge his conviction in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case in the Islamabad High Cour...Read More
In A First, Electronic Voting Machines For Bangladesh General Elections
Bangladesh made use of electronic voting machines for the first time in a general election, though only on a limited scale, a move which rec...Read More
Russian Army To Get New Missile Complex S-350 Vityaz In 2019
Russia will in 2019 deploy the S-350 Vityaz new generation short to mid range surface to air defence missile complex, the Russian Defence Mi...Read More
Trump is “worst perpetrator of false information” in America, U.N. official monitoring freedom of expression says
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Belarus warns Putin is destroying countries to re-create Soviet bloc under Russian flag
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Korea to ban use of disposable shopping bags at supermarkets
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Bacteria found in ancient Irish soil halts growth of superbugs—new hope for tackling antibiotic resistance
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Beavers are back in Italy after an absence of nearly 500 years as big mammals rebound in Europe
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Putin tells Trump that Moscow is ready for talks on an ‘extensive agenda’
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Kuwait rejects law providing citizenship to non-Muslims.
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Venice to charge visitors to enter city
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Footage shows Saudi hit team carrying bags believed to contain body parts of murdered journalist, Turkish reports say
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History will be made today when Nasa's New Horizons probe sweeps past the icy world known as Ultima Thule. The flyby will set a new record for the most distant ever exploration of a Solar System object by a spacecraft.
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Brexit sends Britons seeking Irish passports up 22 percent in 2018
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Spain’s state-owned chain of paradores, the grand hotels often housed in ancient castles and monasteries, has announced that all 97 of its establishments will use only electricity from renewable sources from the start of the new year.
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New study finds that dogs can determine whether or not a person is trustworthy
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Tory education reforms are giving private school pupils a huge additional advantage in the hunt for university places and jobs by allowing them to sit easier GCSEs than the more rigorous exams that are being forced upon state schools, new official figures suggest.
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30 dead and more than 200 wounded in Chad gold-rush region after Arab fighters, crossing from neighbouring Libya, attack miners
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Kim Jong-un letter to Seoul asks for more summits in 2019 - North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to "frequently" meet South Korea's President Moon Jae-in next year to discuss denuclearisation.
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College track star warned police about her ex-boyfriend 6 times in the 10 days before he killed her
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Macron's former aide admits using diplomatic passports months after dismissal for beating protester
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Israel demolished 538 homes, facilities in West Bank in 2018
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Bangladesh TV station shut, seven journalists assaulted on election day
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Turkish actors who criticized Erdoğan committed crime against humanity, says AKP spox | Ahval
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Complex web of international banks, shell companies said to help North Korea skirt sanctions
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Videos Show Migrant Children Being Slapped, Dragged At Since-Shuttered Arizona Shelter
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Thousands of Serbians protested against President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party in downtown Belgrade, chanting "Vucic thief". They demanded media freedoms, an end to attacks on journalists and opposition politicians.
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A Woman Facing Deportation Says She Was Denied Justice Because She Speaks An Indigenous Language
"It's an extreme case and perfect example of an unjust system." View Entire Post › from BuzzFeed News http://bit.ly/2QUM...Read More
Chinese Police Officers Have Raided Mosques In A New Crackdown On Religion
The raids are the latest in a Chinese move against unregistered religious institutions. View Entire Post › from BuzzFeed News http://b...Read More
Immigration Advocates Are Alarmed By The Rising Numbers of Asylum-Seekers Crossing The Arizona Border
Groups numbering hundreds of people have recently been picked up between Ajo and Yuma, Arizona. View Entire Post › from BuzzFeed News ...Read More
19 Of The Most Important Immigration Stories Of 2018
Immigration continued to be a tumultuous issue under the Trump administration in a year that saw systemic family separations, deaths at the ...Read More
13 Stories That Aren’t About Trump That Explain 2018
What it was like to live in the US in this tumultuous year. View Entire Post › from BuzzFeed News http://bit.ly/2Svf8pn Read More
Literally Just 30 Striking Illustrations From BuzzFeed UK In 2018
Explaining the stories behind the art. View Entire Post › from BuzzFeed News https://bzfd.it/2LAD5Zs Read More
The Syria Pullout Won't Help Trump Curb Iran's Regional Influence
Trump was going to counter Iran's influence in two places, Yemen and Syria. That's now not likely to happen. View Entire Post › ...Read More
15 Stories From Around The World That Show What Really Happened In 2018
From a disappearing Maltese professor to hope and despair in Mexico, and from the rise of populism in Europe to Facebook getting called out ...Read More
In 2018, American Tech Companies Acknowledged The Mess They’d Created In India
Silicon Valley at last conceded this year that things in India and other developing markets were far from rosy. View Entire Post › fro...Read More
Oakland's Mayor Warned Her City Of An ICE Raid. She Doesn't Regret It.
When your community lives in fear every day, warning it about an upcoming ICE raid is really all you can do, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf tell...Read More
Trump Has Met With US Forces In Iraq — His First Visit To Troops In A Combat Zone
The secret trip came amid a government shutdown and less than a week after Defense Secretary James Mattis resigned following the president...Read More
Here Are The 60 Most Truly Memorable Pictures From 2018
From the Trump baby balloon to Gareth Southgate's waistcoat, these are the UK images that stayed with us this year. View Entire Post ...Read More
Japan Is Resuming Commercial Whaling And Withdrawing From The International Whaling Commission
The decision has outraged environmentalists and countries like Australia that have strongly opposed Japanese whaling. View Entire Post › ...Read More
India Wants Tech Platforms To Break Encryption And Remove Content The Government Thinks Is "Unlawful"
It is not clear whether India will now choose to be a leader in privacy or mass surveillance, sources told BuzzFeed News. View Entire Pos...Read More
New top story on Hacker News: Log on Like It’s 1985: A Fragment of Minitel Returns
Log on Like It’s 1985: A Fragment of Minitel Returns 29 by wallflower | 5 comments on Hacker News. Read More
New top story on Hacker News: More businesses are not accepting cash
More businesses are not accepting cash 26 by bookofjoe | 29 comments on Hacker News. Read More
New top story on Hacker News: Doctors ask engineers to spend more time in the hospital before building apps
Doctors ask engineers to spend more time in the hospital before building apps 236 by brandonb | 123 comments on Hacker News. Read More
New top story on Hacker News: Harvard Physics Problem of the Week (2002-2004)
Harvard Physics Problem of the Week (2002-2004) 65 by rfreytag | 5 comments on Hacker News. Read More
New top story on Hacker News: Applied Cryptography Engineering (2013)
Applied Cryptography Engineering (2013) 73 by sethev | 9 comments on Hacker News. Read More
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A tilt of the head facilitates social engagement 73 by dnetesn | 29 comments on Hacker News. Read More
New top story on Hacker News: Let the Fountain Pens Flow
Let the Fountain Pens Flow 92 by CaliforniaKarl | 54 comments on Hacker News. Read More
Turkey & Russia ministers talk Syria as Damascus claims its troops entered Kurdish-held Manbij
Top diplomatic and military officials from Russia and Turkey have met in Moscow on Saturday to discuss developments in Syria’s northeast, w...Read More
‘Perverting history’: Bulgarian priest condemns Constantinople for splitting Orthodox Church
A Bulgarian Orthodox priest has condemned the actions of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who is set to grant self-rule to a schismatic Or...Read More
Did this muppet drop the f-bomb or is Twitter projecting its emotions onto Sesame Street? (POLL)
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7.0 quake in Mindanao triggers brief tsunami warning for Philippines & Indonesia
A brief tsunami warning has been issued for the Philippines, as well as for the coasts of Indonesia and Palau, after a powerful 7.0 earthqu...Read More
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