Daily Archives: Mar 2, 2015
MWC 2015: Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon Sense ID 3D Fingerprint Technology
Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon Sense ID 3D Fingerprint Technology - a new type of fingerprint sensor said to be able to read prints...
Natalia Revuelta dead: Fidel Castro’s revolutionary lover dies at 89
Fidel Castro’s revolutionary lover, Natalia Revuelta, has died at the age of 89 in Havana. Natalia Revuelta, a Cuban socialite, emptied her bank account and...
Dakota Johnson’s SNL ISIS skit sparks anger on Twitter
Dakota Johnson’s spoof advert for ISIS on Saturday Night Live show has caused a furor on Twitter. Fifty Shades of Grey actress plays a girl...
Leonard Nimoy funeral: Spock buried in LA in private memorial service
Leonard Nimoy has been buried in Los Angeles in a private funeral. The 83-year-old Star Trek actor died on February 27 of chronic obstructive pulmonary...
Iraq: Government forces retake districts from ISIS in Tikrit
Iraqi troops have retaken some districts around Tikrit in their fight to recapture the city from Islamic State (ISIS). A force of about 30,000 soldiers...
Anna Duritskaya: Boris Nemtsov’s girlfriend still detained by Russian police
Anna Duritskaya, Boris Nemtsov’s Ukrainian girlfriend who was with him when he was shot dead in Moscow, is still questioned by the Russian police. Anna...
Hifikepunye Pohamba wins $5 million Mo Ibrahim Prize for African leadership
Namibia’s President Hifikepunye Pohamba has won the 2014 Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership. The Mo Ibrahim prize is the world's most valuable individual award. The...
MWC 2015: IKEA launches wireless charging furniture Home Smart
IKEA has unveiled a range of furniture fitted with wireless charging spots for mobile devices at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC). The Home Smart...
Bill Gates tops Forbes’ Richest People In The World List for second year
Bill Gates has topped Forbes magazine’s list of Richest People In The World for the second year. The Microsoft founder once again beat Mexican businessman...
Yasar Kemal dies in Istanbul aged 91
Turkish literary icon Yasar Kemal has died on February 28 in an Istanbul hospital following respiratory and organ failure at the age of 91. Yasar...
Will Smith’s Focus tops North American box office with $19 million
Will Smith's movie Focus has debuted at No 1 on the North American box office chart, knocking Fifty Shades of Grey off the top...
North Korea fires two short-range missiles as US-South Korea annual drills begin
The North Korean army fired two short-range missiles into the sea as annual US-South Korea drills got under way, officials in Seoul say. The two...
LAPD shooting: Police officers shoot homeless man dead in Skid Row
A video has captured the moment LAPD officers shot and killed a homeless man during an altercation at a homeless camp in central Los...
Ukraine war: John Kerry to meet Sergei Lavrov in Geneva
Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for the first time since he accused Russia of lying about its...