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Lights Go Dark for Earth Hour to Highlight Climate Change
Around India Gate, New Delhi's monument to the Indian dead in World War I, thousands embraced the city's nightly warm-weather ritual on Saturday.
Tumblr Says Russians Used Its Platform for Disinformation in 2016
Tumblr, which was acquired by Yahoo in 2013 and now is part of Verizon unit Oath, said it uncovered the scheme late last year, helping an investigation that led to the indictment in February of 13 individuals linked to the Russia-based Internet Research A...
UK's Data Watchdog Raids Cambridge Analytica Offices Over Facebook Scandal
About 20 officials, wearing black jackets with "ICO Enforcement" on them, arrived at the firm's central London offices soon after a High Court judge granted a search warrant sought by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
India is a Brother, But China a Long Lost Cousin Found: Maldives Envoy
China, which looks at Maldives as a major participant in its 21st century Maritime Silk Road plan in the Indian Ocean, has made heavy investments in the nation of islands which has 26 tropical atolls and 1,000 small islands.
Opposition Shells Kosovo Parliament With Tear Gas, Still Fails to Stop Key Border Deal
Thick smoke had filled parliament and MPs had to evacuate, but at the fifth time of asking the vote finally went ahead in the evening.
Saudi Arabia Says Revamping Education to Combat 'Extremist Ideologies'
Promoting a more moderate form of Islam is one of the promises made by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman under plans to modernise the deeply conservative Muslim kingdom.
Soviet-era Scientist Says He Helped Create Poison in UK Spy Attack Row
Moscow has denied any involvement in the Skripals' case or that the Soviet Union or its successor state Russia developed Novichok at all.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Held Over Muammar Gaddafi Cash Inquiry
France opened an inquiry into the Libya case in 2013, after reports by French website Mediapart based on claims by a Franco-Lebanese businessman, Ziad Takieddine, who said he had transferred 5 million euros ($6 million) from Gaddafi's former intelligence...
French Ex-president Sarkozy in Custody in Campaign Funding Probe
France opened a judicial inquiry in 2013 into allegations that Sarkozy's successful 2007 election bid benefited from illicit funds from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Saudi Women Should Have Choice Whether to Wear Abaya Robe, Says Crown Prince
With the ascent to power of young Prince Mohammad bin Salman, the kingdom has seen an expansion in women's rights including a decision to allow women to attend mixed public sporting events and the right to drive cars from this summer.
'Sex and the City' Star Cynthia Nixon to Run for New York Governor
Her campaign sets up a battle for the Sept. 13 primary between a celebrity on the left of the Democratic Party and a moderate governor who is often mentioned as a possible presidential hopeful in 2020.
Facebook Rocked by New Data Breach Scandal, Business Model Could be at Risk
Calls for investigations came on both sides of the Atlantic after Facebook responded to the explosive reports of misuse of its data by suspending the account of Cambridge Analytica, a British communications firm hired by Trump's 2016 campaign.
Australia PM Meets Myanmar Leader Aung San Suu Kyi, to Raise Human Rights Concerns
Suu Kyi has been in Australia since Friday, attending a special summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders in Sydney, where her presence drew street protests and a lawsuit accusing her of crimes against humanity.
Vladimir Putin Says 'Nonsense' to Think Russia Would Poison Spy in Britain
Britain has said that Skripal and his daughter were poisoned by the Soviet-era 'Novichok' nerve agent, and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Sunday that Russia has been stockpiling it and investigating how such weapons could be used in assas...
Qatar Asks US Treasury to Investigate UAE Bank for 'Financial Warfare'
The Central Bank of Qatar's law firm has written a letter to the US Treasury asking it to investigate NBAD Americas, the US subsidiary of First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), which is majority state-owned.
Turkish Forces and Rebel Allies Take Afrin Town Centre from Kurds
The fight for Afrin, a once stable pocket of northwest Syria, has opened a new front in Syria's multi-sided civil war and highlighted the ever greater role of foreign powers in the seven-year-old conflict.