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Privacy row over FBI iris scan ‘trial’
The FBI has collected nearly 430,000 iris scans over the past three years, an investigation by technology website The Verge, has revealed. What started as a pilot in 2013 has grown into a database "without any public debate or oversight", said the American Civil Liberties Union. It amounted to "runaway...
Turkey to develop ties with Syria — PM Yildirim
Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has said his country will aim to develop relations with Syria. Mr Yildirim said Turkey needed to boost diplomatic relations in the region. His televised speech appears to suggest a sharp U-turn by the government. Diplomatic ties between Turkey and Syria were severed after the Syrian...
Scientists Break Down Why Flying East Is Worse for Jet Lag
When it comes to flying, many avid travelers may notice jet-lag symptoms are particularly bad when heading east instead of west. That may seem to be a figment of your imagination, but it's actually a known phenomenon confirmed by science. Today researchers from the University of Maryland's Institute for Research in...
Funerals Set to Begin for Police Officers Slain in Dallas
Funerals are set to begin for the five officers slain by a sniper during a protest last week in downtown Dallas. Funerals will be held later Wednesday for Dallas Police Sr. Cpl. Lorne Ahrens, Dallas Police Sgt. Michael Smith and Dallas Area Rapid Transit Officer Brent Thompson. Ahrens' funeral will be held in Plano....
Death of Rebel Leader Fuels Renewed Anger in Kashmir
When Indian forces announced last week that they had killed a top Kashmiri rebel leader, they called it a major victory in the fight against militants in the disputed Himalayan region. They clearly didn't expect the backlash that followed — an outpouring of public anger, daily protests and dozens dead in the streets....
Amnesty: Hundreds ‘disappeared’ by Egyptian forces
"Officially, you do not exist." That's the alarming title of a new report published by Amnesty International alleging human rights violations occurring in Egypt. Activists say people are being detained without access to family or a lawyer, and held incommunicado without formal charges or a trial. They call it...
Relaxing on holiday just got easier! YOU could soon have your ice cream delivered by DRONE
HOLIDAY-makers will soon be able to have their seaside ice creams delivered to them by a flying drone. Initial trials of the pioneering scheme at Mablethorpe, Lincs, which boasts almost four miles of golden sands, have proved a success. Now Rock & Ices Limited, based just yards from the town's beach, is awaiting...
EU criticises Israel law forcing NGOs to reveal foreign funding
The EU has criticised a controversial new Israeli law targeting non-governmental organisations that receive most of their funding from abroad. Such groups must now declare they rely on foreign money in communications with officials, in the media and online. Israel's prime minister said the public needed to know when foreign...
TV series Shooter postponed after Dallas shootings
A US TV drama about a sniper has been postponed after the Dallas sniper attack. Five police officers were killed on 8 July when a gunman opened fire at officers during a peaceful protest. The Shooter, which stars Ryan Phillippe as an expert marksman, was due to start on 19 July. Co-star EddieMcClintock tweeted that the show had...
‘Merkel’s diamond’ May compared to German leader and HITLER after making THIS hand gesture
THERESA May has been compared to Angela Merkel and even Adolf Hitler after being pictured making this hand gesture. The incoming Prime Minister was snapped imitating the 'Merkel diamond' while giving a speech outside the Palace of Westminster yesterday. The gesture – a trademark of the German Chancellor –...
Germany baby deaths: Mother admits deaths of eight newborns
A woman aged 45 has admitted involvement in the deaths of eight newborn babies whose corpses were found in a house in the southern state of Bavaria last year. Andrea G's lawyer told a court in Coburg that she had wrapped the babies up in towels and hidden them whether they showed signs of life or not. The bodies were found...
Italy train crash: ‘Twenty killed’ near Bari
Twenty people have been killed and dozens more hurt in a head-on collision involving two passenger trains in southern Italy, officials say. The two trains were on a single-track line at the time of the crash, between the coastal towns of Bari and Barletta. Emergency services are trying to free passengers from the wrecked...
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