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Nepalese police officers are seen at the India-Nepal border. AFP photo Hyderabad/ Patna: Two men, one of Somali origin and the other claiming to be a resident of Hyderabad, were detained by Intelligence and police officials when they were trying … Read more

Now customer don’t have to be tethered to a network when buying an iPhone 5, however they should be ready to shell out at least $649 for the unlocked model of this device. It’s official — unlocked iPhone 5 smartphones … Read more

China’s manufacturing contraction persisted last month, Japanese industrial companies grew more pessimistic and South Korean exports fell, signaling East Asia’s biggest economies have yet to reverse their slowdowns. A Chinese factory index was at 49.8 for September, the first time … Read more

Three soldiers with the NATO-led coalition and one foreign civilian contractor were killed in a bomb attack on Monday in eastern Afghanistan, a NATO official said. Several civilians were also killed, an Afghan official said but did not provide details. … Read more

Though this isn’t the first time a new Apple operating system or device has had Wi-Fi issues, the situation this time around has been exacerbated by the release of the iPhone 5, putting an iOS 6 device immediately into millions … Read more

Under the cover of darkness, the Shabab militant group withdrew from the port town of Kismayu early Saturday, abandoning its last major stronghold and vowing to take the war underground. Residents of Kismayu said the last Shabab fighters sneaked out … Read more

Apple and Samsung tablets side by side Apple said Samsung had caused ‘irreversible’ damage to the identity of the iPhone Apple is seeking an additional $707m (£436m) in damages from Samsung Electronics, after a US jury awarded the iPhone and … Read more

Chinese students in South Korea hold an anti-Japan rally near the Japanese embassy in Seoul, 20 Sept 2012 Commentaries say the atmosphere is “not right” for celebrating Sino-Japanese ties Newspapers report the cancellation of a ceremony to mark 40 years … Read more

The attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans has dealt the Central Intelligence Agency a major setback in its intelligence-gathering efforts at a time of increasing instability in the North African nation. Clothes … Read more

Whenever a new iPhone arrives, it seems that there’s always a race to be the first to jailbreak it. Hacker Grant Paul claims that he’s already jailbroken the iPhone 5, less than 24 hours after the the newest iDevice launched … Read more

A Pakistani official on Saturday placed a $100,000 bounty on the head of the maker of an anti-Islam film that has sparked a wave of violence and anger, as Muslims mounted fresh protests worlwide. Railways minister Ghulam Ahmed Bilour also … Read more

Two Islamist militias in the eastern city of Darnah announced Saturday that they were disbanding, bowing to a wave of anti-militia anger that has swept parts of Libya since a deadly attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission on Sept. 11. … Read more

Two men set themselves on fire in the Tibetan city of Lhasa on Sunday, Chinese state media said, confirming earlier reports. One of the men died and the other “survived with injuries”, Xinhua news agency said. The self-immolations are thought … Read more

Syrian authorities have denied that government troops were behind an attack in Houla. This comes as protests broke out in the city to condemn a massacre that left more than 108 people dead, many of them children. Friday’s assault on … Read more

South Sudan accused its neighbour Sudan of bombing its troops as they pulled out of the disputed oil region of Heglig on Saturday, dampening already faint hopes of any imminent settlement between the bitter foes. The newly-independent South seized Heglig … Read more

Almost 125 people were injured, many seriously, when two Dutch commuter trains crashed head-on in Amsterdam on Saturday, police said. There were no immediate reports of fatalities, but of those injured, 13 suffered major injuries while 43 or 44 were … Read more