Staff from an IT firm in South Africa, frustrated at slow internet speeds, decided to prove a point: that a pigeon carries information faster than the internet.
Google considers shutting down its operations in China after cyber attacks on human rights activists' Gmail accounts. Can Google and China afford to lose each other?
Winter weather is making headlines across the Northern Hemisphere as arctic temperatures blanket the U.S., and heavy snow brings the U.K. to a standstill.
After his only challenger withdrew from the Afghan poll runoff, Hamid Karzai is elected as the country's president for another term. The victory prompts a new sets of questions on the U.S. policy toward Afghanistan.
Discussion on whether the U.S. should send more troops to Afghanistan, as suggested by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, is heating up, as the media are weighing in on what is the best strategy to win the war.
When unemployed 47-year-old Susan Boyle took the stage on the UK’s “Britain’s Got Talent” - the world was watching and listening. Newsy.com explores the emotion.
Jean Sarkozy, son of French Premier Nicholas Sarkozy, is slated to take a plush bureaucratic post his father once held. The media are debating nepotism versus natural ability.
An Italian court found Knox guilty of murdering her roommate after a long case that started in 2007. Her next step is to take the case to the appeals court.
Nov. 9, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of Berlin Wall, a symbol of the collapse of communism in eastern European governments and the end of Cold War. Global media takes a look back at the event.
Following a U.S. – Colombia military agreement and in the wake of continued violence at the border, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made statements about preparing for possible war with Colombia. The media look at the threat's seriousness.
The mayor of Moscow has banned snow, using cloud seeding process to drive snow away from the city to the surrounding areas. Media outlets question if the Russian-style climate control really works.
Radovan Karadzic’s trial began this week in The Hague, reawakening controversy on the 1995 Balkan violence. We’re tracking coverage from Serbia and around the world.
The decision is in. After months of meetings and debate, President Barack Obama declared in a speech Tuesday he would be deploying 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan and starting pulling troops out of the region in 2011.
From the catwalk to the magazines, fashion is redefining beauty -- by going plus-size. Media sources question if it’s a passing fad or if the tides are really turning this time.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was an early front-runner for the position of EU president created in the Lisbon Treaty. International sources are mixed on whether or not he’s right for the job.
The U.S. beat Honduras 3-2 Saturday to advance to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The media examine how off-the-field unrest in Honduras could have distracted the national team.
"Operation Path to Salvation” involves 30,000 Pakistani troops pushing into the militant stronghold of South Waziristan. Their goal: take out the Taliban.
Blackwater, a private security company, worked with the CIA to help assassinate terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Bush Administration kept the contract from Congress. So what does it all mean?
Rio de Janeiro continues to be the scene of violent gang warfare. Recent violence has left over 30 dead. Does the city have enough time to fix the problem ahead of hosting the Olympic Games in 2016?
Since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan, Pakistan has played both the part of an American ally and a state that allows extremists to operate freely within its borders. But will that change now that Pakistan itself is the target?
