Microsoft’s Bing chatbot mimicking humans: experts

Microsoft’s nascent Bing chatbot turning testy or even threatening is likely because it essentially mimics what it learned from online conversations, analysts and academics have said.
18 February 2023

Six killed as gunman goes on rampage in Mississippi

A gunman went on a rampage in a small Mississippi town on Friday, killing his ex-wife and five other people in three locations before sheriff's deputies arrested him, the county sheriff and witnesses said
18 February 2023

At least 53 killed in Islamic State attack in Syria: state media

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack
17 February 2023

ISIL leader killed, 4 US troops injured in Syria raid: Pentagon

"The targeted ISIS senior leader, Hamza al-Homsi, was killed," CENTCOM said in a statement without providing further details
17 February 2023

Biden, 80, declared medically ‘fit’ ahead of 2024 campaign

President Joe Biden was declared “fit for duty” by his doctor Thursday after the final annual medical check-up before he is expected to declare he’s running for re-election in 2024, when he will be 82.
17 February 2023

Bulgaria finds 18 migrants dead in truck

Eighteen migrants have been found dead in an abandoned truck, the interior ministry said yesterday, as the Balkan nation struggles with an increase in illicit border crossings.
17 February 2023

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Aid focus turns to homeless, destitute

International aid agencies are stepping up efforts to help millions of homeless people, many sleeping in tents, mosques, schools or cars, 11 days after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria killing more than 43,000.
17 February 2023

Turkey earthquake: UN launches $1 billion aid appeal

The money would "allow aid organizations to rapidly scale up vital support," including in the areas of food security, protection, education, water and shelter.
17 February 2023

Nibir’s condition improving but not out of danger yet, say family members

Bangladeshi students Shahriar Khan, Angela Barai and Aryan Dipta were killed in a road accident in Toronto last Monday at 11:30pm local time. Kumar was seriously injured in this incident.
17 February 2023

Biden expects to speak to Xi about Chinese 'spy balloon'

Biden says as he expects to talk to Xi Jinping about Chinese 'spy balloon'
17 February 2023

Racist US shooter jailed for life

A white supremacist who murdered 10 Black people during a live-streamed supermarket rampage in New York state last year was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday during an emotional hearing that saw a man lunge for the shooter.
16 February 2023

US will preserve dialogue with China despite rift

The United States will work to maintain lines of communication with China despite a rift over an alleged surveillance balloon, a top US diplomat said Wednesday.
16 February 2023

‘Time is now’

Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg told Turkey yesterday it was time to finally ratify Sweden and Finland’s bids to join the Western defence alliance.
16 February 2023

Russia batters Ukraine with missile strikes

Russia battered Ukraine with multiple missile strikes yesterday as its troops sought to advance in the east
16 February 2023

Four Iraqi soldiers killed in raid on suspected IS fighters

Four Iraqi soldiers were killed yesterday during a counter-terrorism operation north of Baghdad, security forces said, as the majority-Shia country marks a key religious rite.
16 February 2023

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Teenager pulled from rubble

A teenage girl was pulled alive from the rubble in Turkey yesterday more than 10 days after a devastating earthquake hit the region, but such rescues have become increasingly rare, leaving sorrow and anger to mount as hope dies.
16 February 2023

German airport websites hit by cyberattacks

Several German airports said yesterday their websites were down due to suspected cyberattacks, the latest instance of online sabotage in the country.
16 February 2023

Tunisia protest: Journalists accuse state of intimidation

Dozens of journalists and rights activists protested in the Tunisian capital yesterday, accusing the state of “repression” and attempts to intimidate the media.
16 February 2023

Iran jails influential academic for 8 yrs

An Iranian court has sentenced influential sociology professor Saeed Madani Ghahfarokhi to eight years in prison, his lawyer told AFP yesterday.
16 February 2023

Mali junta cracks down on hookahs

The authorities in Mali have begun a crackdown on hookah smoking after giving a grace period to shisha bars to adjust to a ban.
16 February 2023