14th-century aqueduct found in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM: Archeologists said Tuesday they have uncovered a 14th-century aqueduct that supplied water to Jerusalem for almost 600 years along a route dating back to the time of Jesus —…
Judge nixes Facebook groups by class-cutting kids
BUENOS AIRES: A judge in Argentina has ordered Facebook to close all groups set up by minors, after thousands of middle-schoolers used the social media website to organize an unauthorized…
Microsoft looks to 'cloud' with Office 2010
NEW YORK: Microsoft released the latest update to its popular Office software on Wednesday including a Web-hosted version aimed at countering competition from emerging "cloud" products offered by Google. Office…
YouTube expands 'unlisted videos' feature
WASHINGTON: YouTube on Wednesday began allowing users to share "private" videos among an unlimited number of other people. The Google-owned video-sharing site, in a post on the YouTube blog, said…
UN alarmed at Ugandan rebels killing spree
GENEVA: The UN refugee agency expressed alarm Friday that "murderous" Ugandan rebels are mounting increasingly brutal attacks on civilians in Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and the Central African Republic.…
Palestinians still suffer 'catastrophe', says negotiator
RAMALLAH: The top Palestinian negotiator on Friday said Palestinians are enduring a continuing "catastrophe," 62 years after the creation of Israel sparked an exodus of hundreds of thousands of refugees.…
US warns of 'last chance' on sanctions as Iran hosts summit
TEHRAN:Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heads to Tehran on Sunday for a non-aligned summit the United States and Russia have said might offer Iran's last chance to avoid…
Darfur rebels deny resuming Doha talks with Khartoum
KHARTOUM: A Darfur rebel group that suspended peace talks with Khartoum after alleged armed clashes denied on Friday a UN mediator's claim that it would resume the Qatari-brokered negotiations. Ahmad…
Qaeda releases audiotape of Frenchman 'captured in Niger'
DUBAI: The north African branch of Al-Qaeda released an Internet message on Friday in which a man who identified himself as a French national kidnapped in Niger appealed for help,…
Israeli settlers shoot dead Palestinian youth
RAMALLAH: An Israeli settler shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian youth after his car was stoned in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian security sources and activists said on Friday. Ayssar Yasser…