Twitter on Tuesday announced a test project allowing tweets to be expanded to 280 characters — double the existing limit 140 character. San Francisco-based Twitter said the new system, a major shift for the messaging platform known for its 140-character tweets, aims to address “a major cause of frustration” for many users. A “small group” […]
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For the first time in history, women in Saudi Arabia have been granted the right to drive cars. According to the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA), a royal order was issued for both men and women to be issued drivers’ licenses. Government ministries are to prepare reports within 30 days and the order will be […]
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North Korea’s foreign minister said on Monday that President Donald Trump had declared war and that the country reserves the right to take countermeasures, including shooting down U.S. bombers even if they are not in its air space. “The whole world should clearly remember it was the U.S. who first declared war on our country,” […]
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Chancellor Angela Merkel clinched a fourth term in Germany’s election Sunday, but her victory was clouded by the entry into parliament of the hard right AfD, the best showing for a nationalist force since World War II. Merkel, who after 12 years in power held a double-digit lead for most of the campaign, scored around […]
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A 3.4 magnitude quake has been detected in North Korea, a development that may be a sign that Kim Jong-Un has moved ahead with a fresh nuclear test. China’s Earthquake Networks Center said that the tremor was caused by a “suspected explosion” near the site that North Korea conducted its last test in September. The […]
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Five South African policemen arraigned in court on Friday for robbing a Nigerian man of the sum of 61,000 US Dollars. Four of the accused have since been dismissed from the police service over the incident and are also being prosecuted following an investigation by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, IPID. The five former policemen […]
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Puerto Rico was on Friday battling dangerous flooding after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island, as the death toll there jumped to 13 and authorities rescued nearly 700 people from high waters. Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello called Maria the most devastating storm in a century after it destroyed the US territory’s electricity and telecommunications infrastructure. […]
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More than 100 migrants are missing after a shipwreck off the coast of western Libya, the Libyan navy said on Thursday. Rescuers found at least seven survivors on Wednesday after they had remained for three days at sea, navy spokesman Ayub Kassem said, without providing further details. The shipwreck occurred off the town of Sabratha, […]
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At least 49 people were killed when a powerful, 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Mexico on Tuesday, toppling buildings in the capital and sowing panic on the anniversary of a devastating 1985 temblor. The preliminary toll from the authorities looked certain to rise, however, as it covered only regions close to Mexico City but not the capital […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump has taken his threats against North Korea over its nuclear challenge to another level on Tuesday, threatening to “totally destroy’’ the country of 26 million people and mocking its leader, Kim Jong Un, as a “rocket man.’’ In a hard-edged speech to the UN General Assembly, Trump offered a grim portrait […]
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