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Twitter May Launch 10,000-Character Tweets
The feature is rumoured to be launching at the end of the first quarter but an official announcement has not yet been made.Twitter's stock has fallen to an all-time low amid rumours it is about to allow users to post tweets as long as…
H-Bomb 5,000 Times Stronger Than Hiroshima Blast
H-Bomb 5,000 Times Stronger Than Hiroshima BlastHydrogen bombs were developed around 60 years ago and use the fusion of hydrogen isotopes to create the rapid release of energy.A thermonuclear weapon - better known as a hydrogen bomb - is much more powerful than…
Man 'In Suicide Vest' Shot Dead By Paris Cops
Witnesses describe seeing a man running towards the entrance of a police station before "two or three" gunshots rang out.A man shot dead outside a police station in northern Paris may have been wearing a suicide vest, it has been reported.Police union sources…
Gunmen Open Fire On Tourist Bus In Egypt
A bus and the front of a hotel are sprayed with bullets near the country's most famous tourist attraction.Egyptian authorities are hunting two masked gunmen who opened fire on a tourist bus near the Giza pyramids.Security sources in Cairo said there have been…
Besieged Syrians Forced To Eat Cats And Dogs
Thousands of people are under siege from forces loyal to Bashar al Assad, with "two or three" dying of starvation every day.Residents of a besieged Syrian town have been forced to eat cats and dogs as thousands of people face starving to death.Madaya…
US life expectancy flat for third straight year at almost 79
Life expectancy in the United States has stalled for three straight years, the government announced Wednesday.A child born last year can expect to make it to 78 years and 9½ months — the same prediction made for the previous two years.In most of…
At least 46 killed in Taliban attack at major Afghanistan airport
At least 46 people were killed and several others taken hostage Wednesday in a Taliban siege on an Afghanistan airport that houses NATO facilities.Taliban fighters started attacking the heavily fortified Kandahar Air Field in the southern Afghanistan city Tuesday evening, but by Wednesday night,…
Text to mom reveals 3rd Bataclan attacker, while father says he 'would have killed him'
The father of one of the three terrorists who attacked the Bataclan concert hall in Paris last month says he would have killed his son had he found out what he was going to do.The Le Parisien newspaper identified the third attacker Wednesday as…
'Complete failure': French intelligence grapples with fallout of Paris attacks
French intelligence officials were not aware until days after this month's deadly terror attack on Paris that the suspected mastermind of the carnage had a female cousin living just north of the capital, according to a published report. The Wall Street Journal reports that information…
Where are the Syrian refugees now?
As Congress and America's governors debate whether to allow in more Syrian refugees, more than 2,000 already have been admitted since the start of the 2011 Syrian civil war. A spotlight may now be put on the status of those refugees, and the process for…