More than 200 held in China terror video crackdownPolice in China's Xinjiang region, home to mainly Muslim Uighurs, have arrested more than 200 people over six weeks for "dissemination of violent or terrorist videos", state media said Monday, amid a wave of train station attacks.
12 May 2014
China to punish top web portal Sina over pornChina plans to restrict Internet giant Sina's right to publish after finding pornographic content on the portal, a report said Friday, in Beijing's latest move to tighten control of the web.
Military vehicles march near AlmatyThe Defense Ministry of Kazakhstan has commented on the internet video of a military vehicles march near Almaty.
14 February 2014
'Dumb' US Starbucks closed after comic reveals stuntUS health officials closed down a spoof Starbucks coffee shop shortly after a TV comic revealed himself as the man behind the stunt, which drew media attention and plenty of customers.
11 February 2014
Top US diplomat for Europe caught swearing about EUWashington's new top diplomat for Europe, Victoria Nuland, has been apparently caught being decidedly undiplomatic about her EU allies in a phone call about Ukraine posted Thursday on YouTube.
07 February 2014
Boy-band One Direction year's best-sellersBritish pop phenomenon One Direction were on Thursday named as the world's most popular recording artists of 2013 by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
Toronto 'crack mayor' caught out on new videoA new video surfaced Tuesday showing Toronto's scandal-plagued mayor -- who pledged to stay off alcohol after admissions of crack smoking and binge drinking -- in an apparent drunken stupor.
Vietnam police investigate riot at Samsung factoryVietnamese police said Friday they had launched an investigation into a riot at a multi-billion dollar Samsung factory that left 13 people injured, four critically.
10 January 2014
UAE made me 'a scapegoat': US man jailed for YouTube gagAn American jailed for nine months in the United Arab Emirates for making a spoof YouTube video mocking Dubai teenagers returned home Thursday, comparing the experience to being in a "cage."
10 January 2014
Twitter's Vine expands video on WebTwitter's video service Vine announced Friday it was expanding its presence on the Web, giving users the option of watching full-screen clips on their personal computers.
NYC first daughter confesses to drug, alcohol abuseThe teenage daughter of New York's incoming mayor confessed on Christmas Eve to smoking pot and underage drinking in a video aimed at helping others battling depression.
Concern for US man held in UAE for comic YouTube videoComedians including Will Ferrell are lending star power to a campaign to free a 29-year-old American jailed since April in the United Arab Emirates after making a YouTube video poking fun at Dubai teenagers.