Featured Technology Articles
Samsung extends lead in smartphone market, as Apple's share falls
WASHINGTON: Samsung extended its lead in the global smartphone market over Apple in the second quarter, gaining from the launch of its updated flagship handsets, surveys showed Thursday. The South Korean giant delivered 77 million smartphones in the quarter, up 5.5% from a year ago, for a market...
Ride-hailing apps like Uber will be legal in China soon
Considering how much business Uber does in China, it's kind of hard to imagine that ride-hailing apps aren't exactly legal in the country. Well, they weren't, but they're about to be. Chinese regulators have passed a new law that clears up the legal... ......
Watch
See more images
Images for Technology
Technology News
Featured Health Articles
Israeli forces shoot, injure six Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza Strip
Israeli military forces have reportedly shot and wounded six Palestinians, including a woman, near the border in the blockaded Gaza Strip as well as the occupied West Bank. Palestinian sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Israeli forces raided al-Arroub refugee camp,...
Campaign For Universal Health Care In Colorado Seeks Bernie Sanders' Help
i "I believe that health care is a right, not a privilege," Sen. Bernie Sanders told Denver supporters in February. ColoradoCare supporters hope to leverage his charisma for a win on their state amendment. Marc Piscotty/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Marc Piscotty/Getty Images "I believe...
Watch
See more images
Images for Health
Health News
Featured Sport Articles
Jurgen Klopp insists the Liverpool squad is now his and is pleased with its quality
Jurgen Klopp insists the Liverpool squad is now his and not the team he inherited from Brendan Rodgers - admitting he can have no excuses for failure this season. Klopp, whose side play AC Milan in the International Champions Cup at 3am on Sunday, live on Sky Sports 1, has offloaded ten...
Atletico Madrid sign Sevilla striker Kevin Gameiro
Sevilla have reached an agreement for the transfer of striker Kevin Gameiro to Atletico Madrid, dependent on a medical. The 29-year-old France international will arrive in Madrid on Saturday evening and is set to sign a four-year deal...
Featured Gaming Articles
Please tell us which country and city you'd like to see the weather in.
TOP STORIES
Tokyo elects first female governor, Yuriko Koike, to lead city into Olympics
The Malta Independent | 2016-07-31
Donald Trump rebuts criticism by slain Muslim-American soldier's father at Democratic convention
DNA India | 2016-07-31
BUSINESS
British Airways owner IAG slashes profit forecast and cuts targets, blaming Brexit
The Independent | 2016-07-29
CRIME
ENTERTAINMENT
29 people claimed to be heirs to Prince's estate and a court denied all of them
Business Insider | 2016-07-30
Rihanna And J. Cole Rumored To Be Working On A Collaboration As ‘R9’ Album Rumors Resurface
Inquisitr | 2016-07-29
SPORT
Jurgen Klopp insists the Liverpool squad is now his and is pleased with its quality
Sky Sports | 2016-07-30
Tokyo elects first female governor, Yuriko Koike, to lead city into Olympics
Tokyo elects first female governor, Yuriko Koike, to lead city into Olympics
Tokyo on Sunday elected its first female governor to lead the city as it prepares to host the 2020 Olympics, as voters turned to a leader promising clean politics after two predecessors resigned over money scandals....
photo: Creative Commons / World Economic Forum
Related Videos
U.S.-backed forces now control 40 percent of IS-held city of Manbij: monitor
U.S.-backed forces now control 40 percent of IS-held city of Manbij: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S.-backed forces now control 40 percent of the Islamic State-held Syrian city of Manbij after new advances in the last day that secured them key areas inside the strategic city near the Turkish...
photo: AP / Cliff Owen
Donald Trump rebuts criticism by slain Muslim-American soldier's father at ...
Donald Trump rebuts criticism by slain Muslim-American soldier's father at Democratic convention
--> Sun, 31 Jul 2016-09:04am , New York , Reuters Khizr Khan won widespread praise when he spoke at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), telling the story of his son, US Army Captain Humayun Khan, killed by a bomb...
photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore
Related Videos
Officials: No apparent survivors in Texas balloon crash
Officials: No apparent survivors in Texas balloon crash
A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas on Saturday, and there did not appear to be any survivors, authorities said. Authorities would not confirm the exact number of...
photo: AP / James Vertuno
Hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people crashes in Texas
Hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people crashes in Texas
LOCKHART, Texas (AP) — Federal officials say a hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas, and it is unclear whether there are injuries or deaths. Lynn Lunsford with the...
photo: WN / Periasamy
Related Videos
Convention over, Clinton faces hacking, Trump criticism
Convention over, Clinton faces hacking, Trump criticism
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A giddy if exhausted Hillary Clinton embarked on a post-convention Rust Belt bus tour just hours after becoming the first female presidential nominee of a major political party. ......
photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore
Related Videos
Belgium arrests two men suspected of planning attack
Belgium arrests two men suspected of planning attack
The Belgian police arrested two men suspected of planning an attack in the country after house...
photo: AP / Peter Dejong
Related Videos
Top Stories Worldwide
Tunisia parliament votes to oust PM Essid
Tunisia parliament votes to oust PM Essid
Tunisia’s Prime Minister Habib Essid has been voted out of office by the country’s parliament. On late Saturday, 118 lawmakers voted in favor of a...
World waits with bated breath as Trump, Clinton close conventions; power in voters’ hands
World waits with bated breath as Trump, Clinton close conventions; power in voters’ hands
WASHINGTON, U.S. – Now that both the extravagant Republican National Convention and the equally grandiose Democratic National Convention have come to a close,...
Slovenian, Russian presidents express wish to overcome hurdles to cooperation
Slovenian, Russian presidents express wish to overcome hurdles to cooperation
LJUBLJANA, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Both Slovenian President Borut Pahor and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday evening expressed the wish to find...
Fighting between Turkish forces, Kurdish rebels kills 43
Fighting between Turkish forces, Kurdish rebels kills 43
ISTANBUL (AP) — Authorities say fighting between Turkish forces and Kurdish rebels in the restive southeast of the country has killed eight Turkish soldiers and...
Bavaria's Premier Rejects Merkel's Policy on Refugees
Bavaria's Premier Rejects Merkel's Policy on Refugees
Bavaria's premier, whose state bore the brunt of recent attacks in Germany, took aim at Chancellor Angela Merkel's open-door refugee policy on...
Air France strike grounds 20 pct of flights
Air France strike grounds 20 pct of flights
Air France Saturday cancelled around 20 percent of its flights on the fourth day of a strike by flight attendants during the peak summer travel season, the...
Yemen government withdraws from Kuwait talks with rebels
Yemen government withdraws from Kuwait talks with rebels
Yemen's government delegation has quit talks in Kuwait with Shiite Houthi rebels despite resuming them earlier this month. ......
Most Viewed
Open Minds Worldwide
Enough With the Spoiler Alerts! Plot Spoilers Often Increase Enjoyment
Enough With the Spoiler Alerts! Plot Spoilers Often Increase Enjoyment
Several studies have tested the effects of spoilers on people’s enjoyment of stories. Last December,...
Can Hillary Clinton placate the divided left?
Can Hillary Clinton placate the divided left?
As Hillary Clinton made history as the first woman nominee of a major party, she entered the...
Chomsky: Friendly Cars—So What? Enough With the Worries of a Robot Takeover!
Chomsky: Friendly Cars—So What? Enough With the Worries of a Robot Takeover!
Noam Chomsky says come back to him when robots can keep up with a four-year-old child. Having spent...
AlterNet Comics: Matt Bors on What Happens to Those Who Question the DNC
AlterNet Comics: Matt Bors on What Happens to Those Who Question the DNC
Welcome to the "No Criticism Zone." Related Stories AlterNet Comics: Jen Sorensen on Safety,...
Do Opioids Make Pain Worse?
Do Opioids Make Pain Worse?
The latest finding is that opioids may actually worsen pain. The opium poppy is arguably the oldest...
Clinton's DNC Was a Big Win for Normal People, Diversity and Sanity—but We Don't Yet ...
Clinton's DNC Was a Big Win for Normal People, Diversity and Sanity—but We Don't Yet ...
How will wholesome and snuggly Democrats fare against the dark anger of the white men of Trump?...
Featured Sections
Entertainment
- Meryl Streep Joins Emily Blunt For ‘Mary Poppins’ Sequel
- Rihanna And J. Cole Rumored To Be Working On A Collaboration As ‘R9’ Album Rumors Resurface
- Drake misses out on matching Bryan Adams' record for No1 in charts
- Justin Bieber was reportedly offered $5 million to perform at the RNC, but turned it down
