Russian war planes have launched fresh strikes on the Syrian province of Idlib, a monitor says, as talks in Tehran failed to stop an impending military offensive there. The raids targeted rebel-held positions in Idlib’s south-west, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.   Syrian forces, backed by Russia and Iran, are poised to attack the last major rebel stronghold ...

Angry protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in the southern city of Basra Friday, setting a fire inside as part of ongoing demonstrations that have turned deadly in the past few days, a security official and eyewitnesses said. At least 10 protesters have died in clashes with security forces since Monday, including three who were shot dead by security forces on ...

The former Trump adviser whose remarks in a London pub sparked the US inquiry into possible collusion with Russia has been sentenced to 14 days in jail. George Papadopoulos, 31, told the court in Washington DC he was a “patriotic American” who made a mistake by lying.   He pleaded guilty last October to lying to the FBI about the ...

A computer programmer working for the North Korean government was charged with devastating cyberattacks that hacked Sony Pictures Entertainment and unleashed the WannaCry ransomware virus that infected computers in 150 countries and crippled parts of the British health care system, federal prosecutors said Thursday.   Park Jin Hyok, who is believed to be in North Korea, conspired to conduct a ...

  London, Sep 7 : British Airways is promising to compensate customers after reporting a major hack of its website that compromised credit card information of roughly 380,000 travelers. Chief Executive Alex Cruz said Friday the company is “100 percent committed” to compensating customers whose financial information was stolen. He said the company had been hit by a “very sophisticated ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a regional summit in Russia next week, officials said Friday — a gathering 0that may include North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the heads of Japan and South Korea.   Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Kim to participate in the September 11-13 Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.  Kim has not confirmed his ...

A number of top US officials have denied that they are the author of a damning anonymous editorial that attacks President Donald Trump.   The New York Times article, said to be written by a senior White House official, says Trump’s appointees are trying to stifle his agenda.  There is fierce speculation over who is responsible – with the vice-president ...

A gunman opened fire at a bank building in the US city of Cincinnati Thursday, fatally wounding three people before police shot and killed him, authorities said.   The incident occurred after 9:00 am local time (1300 GMT) at the lobby and loading dock of the 30-story Fifth Third Bank building in the city’s downtown business district.  “An individual entered ...

US President Donald Trump pledged Thursday to complete a deal on denuclearizing the Korean peninsula together with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, signaling that negotiations remain alive after weeks of an apparent deadlock.   “Kim Jong Un of North Korea proclaims ‘unwavering faith in President Trump.’ Thank you to Chairman Kim. We will get it done together!” Trump exclaimed ...

Scientists in Australia have built a watch which is more accurate than any commercial system out there on the planet and is claimed to not lose time for 40 million years.   Called, Cryogenic Sapphire Oscillator, the system uses 1,200-carat sapphire crystal that is cooled down to minus 267 degrees Celsius, Cnet reported. It is 1,000 times more precise than ...