Syrian security forces killed almost 90 protesters on Friday, activists said, the bloodiest day in a month of escalating pro-democracy demonstrations.
Apple and Google are using smartphones running their software to build gigantic databases for location-based services.
Absolute monarch’s invitation to royal wedding angers poverty-striken in Swaziland suffering from a brutal crackdown on dissent.
The US says over a third of Gaddafi’s forces have been destroyed, as Senator John McCain called on his country to recognise and arm Libya’s rebels.
At least 38 protesters were killed by security forces across Syria on Friday, in one of the bloodiest days since pro-democracy demos began in March.
Nearly 300 Roma women and children fled their homes in Hungary as members of a far-right paramilitary group arrived for a three-day "training camp".
The world’s biggest atom smasher has set a new world record for luminosity, a key measure of performance and power, Cern said on Friday.
The Pope took part in a chat show on Friday, addressing Côte d’Ivoire and Iraqi Christians, but avoiding scandals that have rocked Catholicism.
Rebels welcomed a US decision to deploy Predator drones and Senator John McCain to Libya on Friday, where Gaddafi’s forces still have the upper hand.
No expense has been spared for the wedding of President Jacob Zuma’s daughter, from the Lamborghini entourage to a Kenny Kunene-catered reception.