N.Korea accepts S.Korea’s offer for talks

N.Korea accepts S.Korea’s offer for talks

North Korea on Friday accepted South Korea’s proposal for official talks, in what will be the first high-level contact to take place between the two countries in more than two years. South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Baik Tae-hyun told the media that North Korea informed its southern neighbour by fax at 10.16 a.m., that they […]

US suspending military equipment delivery, most aid to Pakistan

US suspending military equipment delivery, most aid to Pakistan

Taking the strictest action against Pakistan, the US has announced that it was freezing most security aid and the delivery of military equipment because Islamabad continues to shelter terrorists despite several warnings from President Donald Trump and other leaders. “We will not be delivering military equipment or transfer security-related funds to Pakistan,” State Department spokesperson […]

Intel confirms report of potential security flaw in its Chips

Intel confirms report of potential security flaw in its Chips

The world’s top chip maker Intel Corp on Wednesday confirmed a report about a potential security flaw in its Chips that is vulnerable to hacking and promised to fix the bug as soon as possible. Intel said that the vulnerability, discovered by a British tech website, the Register, is not unique to Intel products, Xinhua […]

Two new Democrats enter Senate, reduces Republican majority

Two new Democrats enter Senate, reduces Republican majority

The Republican majority in the US Senate got narrower with the entry of two new Democratic senators, a situation that may further complicate enacting President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda in 2018. The Senate opened a new working session on Wednesday with the swearing in of Doug Jones, the Democrat who in December defeated controversial Republican […]

‘IS selfies’ spreading on New York streets

‘IS selfies’ spreading on New York streets

Jihadis are spreading chilling selfies of a man brandishing the Islamic State (IS) logo while posing on New York City streets, according to new reports. The photos were spotted in pro-Islamic State channels on instant messaging app Telegram, according to terror watchdog group Memri. One shows a man wearing an IS-branded scarf over his face […]

Israeli bills on Jerusalem violates international legitimacy: Egypt

Israeli bills on Jerusalem violates international legitimacy: Egypt

Israeli Knesset (parliament) vote on the “unified Jerusalem law” breaches the international resolutions relating to the disputed city, spokesman for Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. “The vote violates the international legitimacy on Jerusalem as a city under occupation,” Xinhua quoted ministry’s spokesman Ahmed Abu Zaid as saying. He added that the bill stands as […]

Trump dissolves voter fraud commission

Trump dissolves voter fraud commission

US President Donald Trump dissolved his much-touted voter fraud commission, attributing the step to various states’ refusal to participate in the board, which was criticised as a misguided step to solve a practically non-existent problem. In the wake of the announcement on Wednesday night, advisers outlined hesitation from within the White House for months about […]

Millions shared New Year moments on Facebook Live, WhatsApp

Millions shared New Year moments on Facebook Live, WhatsApp

More than 10 million people around the world went live on Facebook to share their New Years Eve moments with their communities, the company has said. “The night topped last year’s live broadcast activity, with people sharing 47 per cent more live videos than last year,” Erin Connolly, Product Manager at Facebook, wrote in a […]

US could become world’s oil king in 2018: Report

US could become world’s oil king in 2018: Report

The US could become the oil world’s new king in 2018 as it was poised to ramp up crude oil production by 10 per cent to about 11 million barrels per day, according to a report. The report by research firm Rystad Energy on Wednesday said surging shale oil output should allow the US to […]

Apple acquires app development startup buddybuild

Apple acquires app development startup buddybuild

Apple has acquired Canadian start-up buddybuild, a mobile iteration platform focused on building integration and debugging tools for iOS developers, for an undisclosed sum. “We’re excited to share that the buddybuild team has joined the Xcode engineering group at Apple to build amazing developer tools for the entire iOS community,” buddybuild said in a statement […]