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Facebook exec says it's OK for women to cry at work

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:44:51 +0300

Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said in an interview published Saturday says it's ok for women to cry at work, share emotions and be honest about their femininity.

No frills BlackBerry to sell in emerging markets

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:09:22 +0300

BlackBerry unveiled a new low-cost smartphone on Tuesday that it intends to sell in emerging markets and elsewhere starting mid-year.

Singapore to open inquiry into US scientist's death

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:10:10 +0300

Singapore will launch a public inquiry Monday into the death of a US researcher whose family believes he was murdered because of a high-tech project for a Chinese firm that has been suspected of espionage.

Files posted online to 'print' working handgun

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:13:11 +0300

Computer files to create a handgun almost entirely from parts made with a 3D printer went online, alarming gun-control advocates after it was successfully test-fired by its inventor.

China's cyber spying targets US government: Pentagon

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:08:08 +0300

China is engaging in state-sponsored cyber espionage to collect intelligence about the US government's defense programs, said a Pentagon report issued Monday.

World's first web page recreated 20 years on

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:36:45 +0300

The world's first web page will be dragged out of cyberspace and restored for today's Internet browsers as part of a project to celebrate 20 years of the Web, organisers said on Tuesday.

India's top court postpones Bharti boss hearing

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:37:59 +0300

India's highest court has indefinitely postponed a hearing for telecom tycoon Sunil Bharti Mittal over corruption allegations involving the allotment of telecom airwaves.

Indian man held for selling baby grandson on Facebook

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:58:50 +0300

Police in northern India said Wednesday they had arrested a 47-year-old man for selling his newborn grandson to a local businessman in a deal that was struck on Facebook.

Samsung Galaxy S4 available in the UAE from April 27

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:04:06 +0300

The latest addition to the Samsung family, the Samsung Galaxy S4, is officially launching on April 27th in the UAE, reported UAE daily Gulf News.

N.Z. lawmaker's 'big gay rainbow' speech goes viral

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:35:50 +0300

A New Zealand politician whose humorous speech to parliament backing gay marriage has become an Internet hit said Friday he was staggered at the response to his words.

Vanishing files delay Guantanamo hearings in 9/11 case

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:50:29 +0300

(Corrects Pentagon spokesman's rank in 5th paragraph) By Jane Sutton MIAMI, April 17 (Reuters) - Guantanamo war crimesprosecutions of five prisoners charged with plotting the Sept.11 hijacked planes attacks will be delayed by two months becauseof lost files caused by Pentagon computer problems, U.S.military officials said on Wednesday. A weeklong pretrial hearing had been set to begin on Mondayin the death penalty case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, theaccused mastermind of the attacks, and four allegedco-conspirators. ...

Hackers post opposition speech on Kuwait govt website

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:48:26 +0300

Cyber activists hacked into Kuwait's information ministry website and posted a speech that earned an opposition leader a five-year prison term, the ministry said on Wednesday.

Online pictures of dead birds spur China flu openness

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:30:52 +0300

Photos of 10 dead sparrows on a Chinese pavement that went viral on social media and drew a swift official response show how hard covering up a bird flu outbreak would be in the Internet age.

Thermo Fisher near deal to buy Life Technologies: report

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:14:24 +0300

US laboratory equipment maker Thermo Fisher Scientific was near a deal to buy biotech firm Life Technologies for some $12.8 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported online.

BlackBerry says report of high return rate 'false'

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:29:43 +0300

Smartphone maker BlackBerry on Friday slammed as "false and misleading" a brokerage research note which claimed consumers were returning the new Z10 handsets at a high rate.

Test-tube baby pioneer Robert Edwards dies aged 87

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:02:43 +0300

Robert Edwards, the British scientist awarded a Nobel prize for his pioneering work in developing in vitro fertilisation (IVF), died on Monday aged 87, his university announced.

Google weaves a web between human trafficking hotlines

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:31:21 +0300

Sex workers are more likely to call in to a hotline for victims of human trafficking on a Wednesday, and a Google-backed initiative could help to explain why.

Wall Street’s Glass Ceiling

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:52:00 +0300

It’s tough to boast that there are more female CEOs than ever before when they make up only 4.2% of the total.

Philippine dictator 'staged military drag show'

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:12:06 +0300

Then-Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos forced his military chiefs to parade as women during a tasteless, sycophantic birthday party planned by his unstable wife, according to US diplomatic cables.

UAE tweeter jailed over posts on Islamists' trial: activist

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:52:06 +0300

A United Arab Emirates court on Monday jailed for 10 months the son of one of 94 Islamists being tried over an alleged plot to seize power, after tweets he posted about the mass trial, an activist said.

Bangladesh PM rules out new blasphemy law

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:29:18 +0300

Bangladesh's prime minister has ruled out a new blasphemy law despite a mass campaign by Islamists to introduce the death penalty for bloggers whom they accuse of insulting the Prophet Mohammed.

Bangladesh Islamists rally against atheist bloggers

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:21:41 +0300

Hundreds of thousands of Islamists rallied in Dhaka after an overnight "long march" to the Bangladeshi capital, demanding the execution of atheist bloggers for defaming Islam.

Sales of web-ready digital cameras up in Asia: survey

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:36:36 +0300

Sales of digital cameras that enable users to immediately post pictures on the web have risen sharply in Asia despite stiff competition from smartphones, an industry survey showed Thursday.

Jessica Kahawaty - Miss World Australia hosts Yahoo Maktoob's new entertainment show

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:38:24 +0300

Say hello to Jessica Kahawaty - Miss World Australia - the face of omg! NOW, Yahoo Maktoob’s first online entertainment video production.

Saudi says Internet apps break the rules

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:09:21 +0300

Saudi Arabia warned Sunday of "suitable measures" if providers of Internet messenger applications such as WhatsApp fail to comply with its rules, days after the industry said authorities wanted to control such traffic.

Kuwaiti opposition tweeter jailed for emir insult

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:33:30 +0300

Kuwait's lower court on Sunday sentenced opposition tweeter Hamed al-Khaledi to two years in jail on charges of insulting the Gulf state's ruler, a rights activist said.

Qaeda offshoot in North Africa joins Twitter

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:38:57 +0300

The media arm of Al-Qaeda's offshoot in North Africa launched its Twitter account on Thursday by offering "glad tidings" to its supporters, US monitors SITE Intelligence Group reported.

Egypt arrests scuba divers accused of cutting Internet cable

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:08:16 +0300

The Egyptian military has arrested three scuba divers accused of cutting an undersea Internet cable off the coast of the northern city of Alexandria, it said on Thursday.

Expert says 10,000 extremist websites on the web

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:01:01 +0300

There are more than 10,000 extremist websites on the Internet compared to fewer than 100 countering them, an analyst Tuesday told a conference which stressed the need to rebut militant propaganda.

Saudi threatens to ban WhatsApp, Viber and Skype: sources

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:08:47 +0300

Internet messenger applications such as Skype, Viber and WhatsApp face being banned in Saudi Arabia if operators fail to allow authorities in the kingdom to censor them, industry sources said on Monday.

Papers link top China university to army 'hacking' unit

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:37:23 +0300

Researchers at one of China's top universities collaborated with a Chinese army unit accused of carrying out hacking attacks on the United States, academic papers published online show.

HTC flagship smartphone to begin rollout this week

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:58:31 +0300

Taiwan's HTC on Sunday announced its much-anticipated new flagship smartphone will go on sale in three countries this week, although the rollout elsewhere will only take place by the end of April.

New BlackBerry phone launched in US in key test

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:52:35 +0300

The newest version of the BlackBerry smartphone went on sale in the United States on Friday in what is seen as a crucial test for the struggling tech firm.

Islamist hacks Femen Tunisia Facebook page

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:59:03 +0300

An Islamist activist on Thursday hacked the Facebook page of feminist group Femen's Tunisian branch and posted religious messages after images of two members of the group posing topless were published on the Internet.

Kuwait court toughens tweeter's jail term

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:38:41 +0300

Kuwait's appeals court on Wednesday toughened the jail term of an opposition tweeter to five years for calling for a coup and insulting the emir of the Gulf state.

Taiwan's HTC postpones flagship smartphone rollout

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:04:04 +0300

Taiwan's HTC has delayed shipments of its new flagship smartphone due to parts shortages, a report said on Wednesday, dealing a blow as it looks to lift sales and compete with the iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy.

US backs Antarctic reserve amid calls for fishing ban

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 06:32:50 +0300

US Secretary of State John Kerry joined forces with Australia and New Zealand to call for marine sanctuaries in Antarctica, as conservationists sought a fishing ban in the pristine seas.

Two teens convicted in US viral video rape case

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:32:53 +0300

Two US teenagers were found guilty of raping a fellow high school student -- a case made notorious when a video of boys laughing about the assault on the "dead" drunk girl went viral.

Arabs accuse Iran of aiding 'terror' in Bahrain, Yemen

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:42:29 +0300

Arab interior ministers gathered for a security meeting in Riyadh on Wednesday accused Iran of supplying "logistic help to terrorist operations" in Bahrain and Yemen.

Arabs urged to use social media to fight extremism

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:16:54 +0300

Arab interior ministers were advised to confront the spread of extremism through social media networks with their own cyber knowhow, as they gathered for a security meeting in Riyadh on Wednesday.