Two injured as commuter train derails near Tokyo
TOKYO: An empty commuter train jumped the track near Tokyo early Sunday, slightly injuring its driver and conductor, railway officials…
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Pope names new cardinals as predecessor looks on
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis appointed his first batch of cardinals on Saturday, as his predecessor Benedict made a surprise rare…
Girl killed as fears heighten over Thai violence
BANGKOK: A five-year-old girl was killed and 30 people wounded in a drive-by shooting attack on an anti-government rally in…
Venezuelans protest en masse in rival rallies
CARACAS: Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets of Caracas in marches for and against President Nicolas Maduro’s…
One-second movie downloads on next mobile network
When the next super-fast mobile network launches in 2020 you will be able to download a high-definition movie in one…
Apple, Samsung fail to settle patent case
Apple and its South Korean rival Samsung will return to court next month after failing to agree on a settlement…
WhatsApp? Service down, three days after Facebook deal
WhatsApp’s 450 million worldwide users were unable to access the smartphone free-messaging service on Saturday, three days after Facebook declared…
French anti-airport protesters clash with police
FRANCE: Protesters opposed to plans to build a new airport for the French city of Nantes smashed shop windows Saturday…