Kerry on second day of new Mideast peace pushUS Secretary of State John Kerry launched a second day of talks with Israelis and Palestinians Friday, seeking to hammer out a framework to guide negotiations towards a peace deal.
03 January 2014
Egypt police arrest Al-Jazeera journalists: ministryEgyptian secret police have arrested an award-winning Australian journalist and an Egyptian reporter for the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera channel on suspicion of illegally broadcasting news harming "domestic security", the interior ministry said.
Scandal-hit Turkey PM presses police purgeTurkish prosecutors have begun charging some of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's closest allies in a huge graft scandal he has responded to with a spectacular purge of the police.
21 December 2013
Slovenia to receive banking bailout billSlovenia is to learn later this week if it has enough money to shore up its banks on its own or become the latest eurozone country to need outside help.
11 December 2013
'Murdochisevil' appears in News Corp paper puzzleRupert Murdoch has made enemies in his rise to become the world's most powerful media baron, and that apparently includes someone at his Sunday Telegraph newspaper in Australia.
10 December 2013
Television became 'window to world' in JFK shootingTelevision took its central role in the American home after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, a national trauma that unfolded in real time and was uniquely suited to the emerging medium.
13 November 2013
As Twitter flies, fears mount on bubbleTwitter's high-flying Wall Street debut drew attention to the growing power of social media, but also raised concerns about a potential bubble in the sector.
Kenyan press up in arms over 'draconian' media billKenya's media reacted with shock and outrage Friday after parliament voted through a bill that could see journalists and outlets slapped with huge fines for violating a code of conduct.
01 November 2013
Uzbek first daughter confirms media empire shutdownThe eldest daughter of Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov Wednesday confirmed the closure of television channels she is believed to control, as rumours build of a rift in the ruling family.
31 October 2013
British newspapers in bid to block tough new press watchdogBritish newspaper and magazine publishers sought a last-minute court injunction on Wednesday to stop a mechanism backed by politicians to regulate the press from being approved later in the day.
China official sacked for extravagant wedding: mediaA low-ranking official in Beijing was sacked for hosting a lavish wedding banquet, Chinese state media said, becoming the latest target of a high-profile official crackdown on corruption and waste.
09 October 2013
Yahoo News names editor, plans major expansionYahoo News named a new editor-in-chief Monday who comes from The New York Times and promised a "major expansion" of news gathering at the US Internet giant.
11 September 2013
Olympics: For Chinese media, WWII overshadows Tokyo 2020Chinese state-run media offered Tokyo heavily qualified congratulations Monday for winning the right to host the 2020 Olympics, saying the event's success would depend on Japan recognising its World War II aggression.
09 September 2013
Australian tycoon to sue Murdoch, claims wife 'Chinese spy'Flamboyant Australian billionaire Clive Palmer on Thursday said he plans to sue Rupert Murdoch over unflattering allegations and claimed the media mogul's estranged wife is a Chinese spy.
05 September 2013
Chinese media say 'no excuse' for West to strike Syria Chinese state media warned the West against strikes on Syria Thursday as momentum mounted for President Bashar al-Assad's regime to be punished over an alleged chemical weapons attack.
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