World News
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By ERIC TUCKER and TAMI ABDOLLAH Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The detective work blaming North Korea for the Sony hacker break-in appears so far to be largely circumstantial, The Associated Press has learned. The…
December 19, 2014 -
By RAPHAEL SATTER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A botched cyberattack aimed at unmasking Syrian dissidents has experts worried that the Islamic State group is adding malicious software to its arsenal. Internet watchdog Citizen Lab…
December 19, 2014 -
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press Some Australian social media users sent a message of solidarity to Muslims as the Sydney cafe siege went on for almost a day, offering to accompany anyone who felt intimidated…
December 16, 2014 -
By AIJAZ RAHI Associated Press BANGALORE, India (AP) — Police in southern India questioned a man who they say acknowledged to running a popular pro-Islamic State group Twitter account but appears to have no direct…
December 16, 2014 -
By YOUKYUNG LEE AP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The uber-trendy Seoul neighborhood made famous by the “Gangnam Style” K-pop hit is known for status-conscious people, plastic surgery clinics and Ivy League prep…
December 12, 2014 -
By BRANDON BAILEY and YOUKYUNG LEE Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Some cybersecurity experts say they’ve found striking similarities between the code used in the hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment and attacks blamed…
December 07, 2014 -
LONDON (AP) — Physicist Stephen Hawking has warned that the rise of artificial intelligence could see the human race become extinct. In an interview with the BBC, the scientist said that while “primitive forms” of…
December 03, 2014 -
BERLIN (AP) — European governments have agreed to fund the development of Ariane 6, a next-generation rocket that will be used to launch satellites into orbit. The decision taken Tuesday at a ministerial meeting in…
December 03, 2014 -
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of London’s police force said Sunday that as many as five terror plots were foiled this year, as he warned of increasing pressure on resources…
November 25, 2014 -
DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A child playing in Bucheon, South Korea. An empty crib in Absecon, New Jersey. Cattle feeding in Behamberg, Austria. Footage from more than 100 countries is being streamed…
November 24, 2014 -
BERLIN (AP) — YouTube has amended a form used to resolve copyright disputes after the operators of a German web channel received death threats. The threats by alleged Islamic extremists came after Al Hayat TV,…
November 10, 2014 -
PAUL ELIAS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — No sooner had authorities announced the shuttering of an alleged illegal online drug bazaar than another popped up claiming to take its place. Welcome to the “dark…
November 08, 2014 -
YOUKYUNG LEE AP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As Samsung’s smartphone business suffers a dizzying decline, another issue is vexing investors. Command of one of the world’s most valuable consumer brands will eventually…
November 06, 2014 -
BROCK VERGAKIS Associated Press CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) — Crews searched for scorched wreckage along the Virginia coast Wednesday in hopes of figuring out why an unmanned commercial rocket exploded in a blow to NASA’s strategy…
November 01, 2014 -
JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Israel’s “Iron Dome” is heading to the seas, the maker of the rocket-blocking defense system says. State-owned defense contractor Rafael wants to leverage the system’s much-vaunted…
November 01, 2014