Twitter hack: 130 accounts targeted in attack
Twitter says 130 accounts were targeted in a major cyber-attack of celebrity accounts two days ago. However, Twitter says only a "small subset" of those 130 accounts h
Twitter says 130 accounts were targeted in a major cyber-attack of celebrity accounts two days ago. However, Twitter says only a "small subset" of those 130 accounts h
The United Nations is making an appeal for $10.3 billion (£8.2 billion) to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, its largest-ever fund-raising call. The UN says up t
US President Donald Trump's government has dropped its plans to deport international students whose courses move fully online because of the coronavirus pandemic. The
Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite and ex-girlfriend of the late US convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has pleaded not guilty to charges of trafficking minors
The number of females playing video games in Asia is growing at a faster rate than their male rivals. According to a latest research, women are levelling the playing
The World Health Organization says the coronavirus pandemic will get "worse and worse" if governments fail to take more decisive action. Director general Dr Tedros Adh
South Africa has introduced new restrictions, including another ban on alcohol sales, to help contain the spread of coronavirus. A night-time curfew has been imposed,
With their stadium devoid of fans due to coronavirus restrictions, Japanese baseball team Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have come up with an imaginative replacement: dancing rob
Florida has registered a state record of 15,299 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours - around a quarter of all of the United States' daily infections. The state, with jus
A 104-year-old grandmother who lives in Kent, England, has made a remarkable recovery from coronavirus. For nearly three weeks, while in her residential care home, Gra
Five people have been killed after attackers stormed a South African church, reportedly amid an argument over its leadership. South African police say they had rescued me
A statue of Melania Trump has been removed from near her hometown in Slovenia after being badly burned by vandals. CNN reports the statue, near Sevnica, central Sloven
A tourist has finally been rescued after spending more than 100 days living in an airport due to the coronavirus pandemic. Stuff.co.nz reports Roman Trofimov has been
Ivory Coast's Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly has died after falling ill at a ministerial meeting. The 61-year-old had been chosen as the ruling party's candidate
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the US would certainly look at banning Chinese social media apps including short-form video app TikTok over national security and p
US President Donald Trump has formally moved to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization. The president had made his intentions clear in late May, accusing t
UN experts have warned that Zoonotic diseases - which jump from animals to humans - are increasing and will continue to do so without action to protect wildlife and prese
A jet aircraft suspected of carrying illegal drugs has been destroyed by fire after landing on a highway in southern Mexico. Military Officials say a lorry packed with
US President Donald Trump has used an Independence Day address to vow to defeat the "radical left" as protests sweep the country. Striking a combative tone, Trump said he
A businessman in Pune, India has paid about US$4,000 for a gold face mask to protect himself from coronavirus. Shankar Kurhade says it is a thin mask and has tiny pore
The World Health Organisation has today confirmed the highest increase in COVID-19 cases in one day since pandemic began. More than 200,000 new cases have been reporte