Zimbabwean activist pastor Evan Mawarire will ask the High Court on Wednesday to free him on bail after his detention on subversion charges following violent protests over a fuel price hike that sparked a brutal security crackdown. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2CCNQq8
South Korea failed to notify a U.N. sanctions committee when it sent about 300 tonnes of petroleum products to North Korea in 2018, the website NK News reported on Wednesday, suggesting South Korea was slipping on sanctions. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2U86CwL
Hong Kong on Wednesday presented a controversial bill to lawmakers that prescribes jail terms of up to three years for disrespecting the Chinese national anthem, a move critics say raises fresh fears over freedom of expression in the city. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2R3ZxeR
Boys played and chatted on a rickety wooden ramp under a baking sun in West Java, while just below their feet flowed one of Indonesia's most horribly polluted rivers, clogged with hundreds of tonnes of smelly trash. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2CD3l1f
Pakistani authorities have removed the commander of the counter terrorism police in the province of Punjab and will charge five police with murder over a shooting last week in which an innocent family was killed. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2DuLnzX
Australia is investigating the whereabouts of a Chinese-Australian man, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said on Wednesday, after a newspaper report raised fears that the dissident former diplomat has been detained in China. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2T98cOG
Venezuelans will take to the streets on Wednesday as the opposition hopes to capitalize on several weeks of momentum and force a change in the government of President Nicolas Maduro, who has overseen economic collapse and the erosion of democracy. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2AWQt6g
Cardiff City's new soccer star, Emiliano Sala, was on board a light aircraft that disappeared en route to the Welsh capital for his club debut, France's civil aviation authority said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2FM2AXZ
Fulham boss Claudio Ranieri described Cardiff City forward Emiliano Sala as a "fighter" and said he was "devastated" to hear that he was on board a flight that disappeared over the English Channel on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2CzNkcu
The first criminal trial of senior UK banking executives in the wake of the financial crisis is due to begin. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2B8pvZB
Report: Multiple investigations into Twitter users making terroristic threats against Covington students Is this an electronic lynch mob? Reaction and analysis with Hoover Institute senior fellow Victor Davis Hanson.
SHOT Show 2019: Millions of pounds of guns, gear and ammo on deck The biggest gun show in the United States is kicking off, and as you’d expect from an event with the acronym “SHOT,” there are thousands of gun options including pistols, shotguns and rifles – but that’s not all.
Facebook's new petition feature could be its next battlefield Facebook has launched a new petition feature that will allow its 2.2 billion users to make political demands on the platform, an initiative that could be empowering but could also create a wave of new problems for the beleaguered tech giant.
New US Navy amphibious assault strategy: 'Mother ships' launch small boat attacks The future of amphibious attack may consist of thousands of disaggregated manned and unmanned surveillance boats, armor-carrying connectors, minesweepers and small attack vessels operating in tandem as the Navy and Marine Corps refine a new strategic approach and continue their pivot toward a new, great-power threat environment.
China’s plan for tech dominance is advancing, business groups say Two influential U.S. business groups have issued a report detailing how China is moving ahead with a technology policy set to be a key point of contention in the U.S.-China trade talks that resume next week in Washington.
Facebook deletes comments on ad that called anti-Brexit lawmakers 'scumbags' Facebook removed threatening messages posted in reaction to a paid advertisement by a pro-Brexit group that called people who want the U.K. to remain in the European Union "globalist scumbags."
WhatsApp limits users to five text forwards to fight rumors, fake news Facebook's WhatsApp messaging service is setting a global limit on the number of times a user can forward a message to five, as the company tries to fight the proliferation of misinformation and rumors.
Long-awaited Apple wireless charger may finally be coming It’s not often that Apple promises a brand new product only to go completely silent on the idea and not deliver it — but that’s what happened last year.
Google's censored Chinese search engine protested by human rights activists in 10 countries A coalition of Chinese, Tibetan and human rights groups organized demonstrations in ten countries against Google's plan to launch a censored Chinese search engine on Friday.
Russia accuses Facebook, Twitter of failing to comply with data laws Russia launched administrative action against Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. on Monday for failing to comply with its data laws, a move that comes just days after Facebook removed the accounts of what it said were two misinformation campaigns based in the country.
Two new documentaries about the failed event have thrown a spotlight on the influencers and celebrities who promoted it. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2CDM5c6
The IT failures have meant that trials have been delayed and jurors are unable to enrol, reports say. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2HqXG4e
Airline says flight cancellations customers payments following Gatwick drone disruption cost it £15m. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2T5PdEX
Fox News Breaking News Alert Mariano Rivera is first elected to Baseball Hall of Fame unanimously; Mike Mussina, Roy Halladay, Edgar Martinez also voted in 01/22/19 3:26 PM
Fox News Breaking News Alert White House moving forward on State of the Union plans, including possibility of address outside Washington: sources 01/22/19 10:22 AM
Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt officially calls time on his pursuit of a career in professional football, declaring his "sports life over". from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Mq1UI6
After #GetTonyAFlypast started trending online the RAF have said they’ll perform a flyby to commemorate the anniversary of 10 airmen’s deaths. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2FRoqs7
Police said they shot dead four violent IS-linked terrorists, but then a young boy tore holes in their story. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2W9M490
For two years Asante McGee was R. Kelly's girlfriend. Then she went to live in his house in Georgia. She lasted three weeks. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Dtl6BW
Their football dreams were threatened by convention - and housework - but girls in one Mumbai slum are defying tradition to pursue their dreams. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2sF96Hd
Frances Tiafoe credited pickle juice with his run to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open - but what is the science behind it? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2T8ef6r