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Charlie Hebdo cartoonist Luz publishes 'Catharsis' album
Luz, one of the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists to survive January's Islamist attack on the French satirical magazine, published an album recounting his life after the massacre.
21 May 2015
'Thank you and goodnight' US TV legend David Letterman signs off
The king of late-night television, David Letterman, brought the curtain down on a 33-year career in an emotional final show packed with jokes and farewells from US presidents.
21 May 2015
American TV legend David Letterman bids farewell
The king of late-night American television, David Letterman, broadcasts his final show, ending a 33-year run of unpredictable, caustic comedy that set him apart.
19 May 2015
Top cartoonist Luz to leave Charlie Hebdo
Cartoonist Luz, who drew Charlie Hebdo's front cover picture of Mohammed following the massacre, said he was leaving the paper.
19 May 2015
Netflix stock lifts on China rumors
Netflix shares surged after news reports that the streaming television giant was in talks to begin operations in China.
16 May 2015
Facebook hooks up with publishers for 'Instant Articles'
Facebook has teamed up with nine news publishers to launch a feature that will allow them to publish articles directly on the network's mobile news feeds.
13 May 2015
Authors boycott ceremony as Charlie Hebdo feted in New York
French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo received a freedom of expression award at a gala US ceremony.
06 May 2015
EU, NATO try to counter Russian propaganda
Western powers are getting set to counter an expertly crafted Russian disinformation campaign over Ukraine which has left them wrong-footed too many times for comfort.
02 May 2015
Google pairs with European media to boost online journalism
US tech giant Google unveiled a 150 million euro ($163 million) project with eight European publishers to support online journalism.
28 April 2015
Yahoo unveils new online video series
US Internet giant Yahoo said it was expanding its online offerings, unveiling 18 new video series with which it hopes to attract a larger audience and advertisers.
28 April 2015
Beautiful or Average: Dove and controversy
Dove's Choose Beautiful aiming to empower women raises controversy.
20 April 2015
Apple Watch to boost 'glance journalism'
With the Apple Watch expected to sell in the millions, news organizations are refocusing their efforts to become part of that tiny screen.
18 April 2015
450 OSCE observers to attend presidential elections in Kazakhstan
Minister Counsellor of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Russia Yerlan Baizhanov informed that international observers from various countries and organisations had been invited to Kazakhstan for the early presidential elections.
24 March 2015
Kazakh Senate passes anti-gay draft law
Kazakhstan's Senate has approved a draft law protecting children from harmful information. One of its provisions bans 'promotion of non-traditional sexual orientation'.
23 February 2015
Cartoonist sent into hiding after Copenhagen attacks
A Swedish cartoonist believed to have been targeted in one of the Copenhagen shootings at the weekend has been sent into hiding.
17 February 2015
Triple G knows how to move: Mexican style dance from Gennady Golovkin
Gennady Golovkin met media reps during his training session at Big Bear in California.
15 February 2015
US firm buys rights to Charlie Hebdo documentary
A film distributor has bought the US rights to a documentary about Charlie Hebdo in the wake of the deadly attacks at the French satirical weekly.
11 February 2015
Mexico leader gets no applause, and plenty of online flak
Mexico's embattled President Enrique Pena Nieto has sparked a social media storm over an off-the-cuff remark he made about not getting applauded.
05 February 2015
Golovkin on cover of Boxing News and Boxing Monthly and two more songs
Golovkin gets two magazine covers and more music videos.
30 January 2015
Kerry says freedom of press 'under siege'
Press freedom is increasingly "under siege," US Secretary of State John Kerry warned as he paid tribute to the slain journalists of the Charlie Hebdo.
21 January 2015