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China blocks access to Google e-mail service China has blocked the last remaining way to access Google's popular e-mail service, as authorities work to establish "Internet sovereignty".
30 December 2014 13:22
New York mayor greeted by heckles at police ceremony Simmering tensions between the city of New York's police force and its top official boiled over again into public view.
30 December 2014 12:40
Indonesia resumes search for missing AirAsia plane Indonesia resumed a sea and aerial search at dawn for an AirAsia plane that went missing in the Java Sea with 162 people on board.
29 December 2014 13:32
No escape for those stuck in Malaysian 'forced labour' Toiling 12 hours a day in a Malaysian electronics factory amid broken promises on wages and working conditions, Manu dreams of returning to his poor Nepal village.
28 December 2014 10:48
Sea of blue mourns slain New York cop Tens of thousands of officers paid tribute to one of their own at a New York funeral, as emotions ran high over recent protests against police violence.
28 December 2014 10:35
PlayStation, Xbox service in US goes down on Christmas Online hackers have taken credit for an online service outage of Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox game consoles.
26 December 2014 11:43
Thousands flee deadly violence in India's Assam More than 2,000 people have fled their homes in the restive Indian state of Assam after separatist rebels killed dozens of villagers, some of them children.
25 December 2014 14:11
Ban Ki-moon condemns Jordan pilot kidnapping UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed his "concern" over a Jordanian pilot captured by the Islamic State jihadist group after his plane went down in Syria.
25 December 2014 12:13
Protesters defy New York call for moratorium A national coalition of activists rejected calls to suspend anti-police protests in New York after two officers were murdered.
24 December 2014 16:13
Australia fears fresh attacks as Sydney mourns siege victims Australian Prime Minister warned of heightened "terrorist chatter" in the aftermath of the fatal Sydney cafe siege and said another attack was likely.
23 December 2014 15:49
French PM calls for 'vigilance' after three attacks French Prime Minister called for "vigilance" after the country was hit by three bizarre attacks in quick succession, sparking fears of possible copycat action.
23 December 2014 15:45
Embattled New York mayor calls for end to protests Embattled Mayor Bill de Blasio urged New Yorkers to put aside politics and protests to mourn two murdered police officers.
23 December 2014 13:14
US urges N. Korea to compensate Sony for cyberattack The United States urged North Korea to admit it ordered a cyberattack on the Hollywood studio Sony Pictures and to pay for the damage it had caused.
23 December 2014 12:41
Turkey delays decision on ministers accused of corruption A Turkish parliamentary commission unexpectedly delayed until January a decision on whether four former Turkish cabinet ministers will stand trial on accusations of corruptionю
23 December 2014 12:21
AC/DC drummer says he wants to keep his job AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd described allegations he tried to hire a hitman as "ludicrous" and said he wanted to keep his job with the top-selling rock band.
22 December 2014 14:11
Families of 43 missing Mexicans promise protests over holidays Family members of 43 missing Mexican students said Sunday they would continue pressing for answers over the fate of their sons throughout the holidays.
22 December 2014 14:06
Hong Kong tycoon and former senior official face jail for graft Lawyers for Hong Kong property tycoon Thomas Kwok and Rafael Hui pressed for leniency Monday as their clients faced seven years in prison.
22 December 2014 13:58
Obama says Sony hack was not 'an act of war North Korea's alleged hack of Sony Pictures was not an act of war, President Barack Obama said in an interview aired.
22 December 2014 12:08
NY cop gunman told bystanders to watch: police New York reeled after the murder of two uniformed cops by a man whom investigators say told bystanders to "watch what I'm going to do" just before the killings.
22 December 2014 11:42
Madonna speaks of 'crazy times' after songs leaked Madonna and Sony Pictures both were separately torpedoed by major hacks this month, in what the pop icon called "crazy times."
22 December 2014 10:20
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