Samsung Galaxy S6 Could Be Announced At CES 2015: Report
Samsung is expected to ship 45 million Galaxy S6 units, including the Galaxy S6 Edge, in 2015.
Sydney Café Siege: NSW Police Prepares To Negotiate With Hostage Taker Overnight
Law enforcement officials in the Australian city prepared for a night of negotiations with the suspect, who remains unidentified.
Sydney Café Siege: Hostage Taker Reportedly Demands ISIS Flag, Meeting With Tony Abbott
The demands raise concerns that ISIS' call to Muslims to launch attacks in their own nations has been heeded for the first time.
Sydney Cafe Siege: Police Negotiators Contact Suspect, Australian Imams Council Condemns Attack
The Australian National Imams Council and the Grand Mufti of Australia both condemned the act in a joint statement.
Sydney Hostage Update: Barack Obama Briefed On Martin Place Situation, US Evacuates Sydney Consulate
President Obama has been briefed on the hostage crisis, which local law enforcement is reportedly addressing as they would a terrorist threat.
Facebook Stops Using Microsoft’s Bing Search Engine
Facebook's latest move is largely considered part of its strategy to enter the field of Web search, currently dominated by rival Google.
Major Terrorist Attacks In India Over The Last 20 Years: A Timeline
India has witnessed several terrorist attacks over the last two decades. Here's a timeline of the major attacks.
Rapid Bird Evolution After Dinosaurs Disappeared, Finds New Genetic Study
Almost all of the modern birds diversified in less than 10 million years, just after the dinosaurs went extinct, according to the study.
Does Dark Matter Exist? Unusual X-Ray Signal Coming From Space Suggests It Does
Dark matter, which is believed to make up at least 80 percent of the universe, helps galaxies stay intact.
Sony PlayStation 4 To Be Released In China Next Month, Priced At $469
Sony will partner with more than 70 third-party software developers and publishers to deliver game titles on the PS4 for Chinese gamers.
US Attacked Iraq Based On False Report Of Saddam Hussein's Ties To Al Qaeda: Sen. Carl Levin
The George W. Bush administration relied on a false report to justify the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, Sen. Carl Levin said Thursday.
Microsoft Now Accepts Bitcoin For Windows Online Stores, Xbox Purchases
However, users cannot use Bitcoin to directly purchase Microsoft products and services.
Earth’s Oceans Contain 5.25 Trillion Pieces Of Plastic, Weighing About 270,000 Tons: Study
A new report, conducted over six years between 2007 and 2013, found nearly 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic garbage in the world's oceans.
Rosetta Findings Suggest Water On Earth’s Oceans Originated From Asteroids, Not Comets
The latest discovery by the European Space Agency’s spacecraft has fueled the debate on the origin of our planet’s oceans.
Pirate Bay Shut Down: Cofounder Peter Sunde Doesn’t Care If The Site Stays Offline
Peter Sunde said that the ethos of The Pirate Bay has changed, and that its current owners follow ideals different from those of its founders.
UN-Backed Green Climate Fund Reaches $10B Goal After Australia Donates $166M
Australia had previously said that it would continue to aid vulnerable countries in the Pacific region, rather than donate to the fund.
Chinese Man Charged With Trying To Take Stolen US Military Documents To China
The United Technologies Research Center, which Yu claimed he had worked for, has said that it is cooperating with authorities.
China Has New Non-Lethal Weapon That Can Heat Water Under Skin To Cause Overwhelming Pain
The weapon is expected to be used on ships, allowing China to enforce its maritime territorial claims.
Bloomberg Hires Economist Editor John Micklethwait To Replace Matthew Winkler
The announcement comes soon after Michael Bloomberg said he would reprise his role as full-time leader of the company in 2015.
China Sends Official Posing As ‘Academic’ To Attend Vienna Nuclear Conference: Report
Beijing has reportedly sent an official to a conference of nuclear powers in Vienna, despite declining to participate in the event.
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Discovers How Ancient Lakes Shaped Red Planet’s Landscape
New observations by NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity suggest that ancient lake water helped shape the Martian landscape millions of years ago.
ISIS Using Foreign Fighters As ‘Frontline Cannon Fodder’ In Syria And Iraq: Australia
The Australian government has accused ISIS of tricking foreign recruits into believing that they play a key role in a religious crusade.
Brown, Garner Grand Jury Decisions: Survey Reveals Sharp Racial Divisions In Reactions
A survey has found that more blacks than whites expect relations between local police and minorities to worsen over the next year.
Sony Hack Gets A Twist: Hackers Reportedly Contacted Top Executives Before Attack
Hackers sent an email to top Sony executives threatening "great damage" if the company did not pay up.
Sony PlayStation Store Suspected To Be Hack, No Signs Of Stolen Data
The suspected hack is the latest in a series of cyberattacks on Sony, but links to previous attacks have not yet been found.
Russia To Conduct Observation Flight Over US Under Open Skies Treaty
US specialists on board the Russian aircraft will monitor the flight and the Russian inspectors' adherence to the Treaty on Open Skies.
Saint-Gobain Offers $2.8B To Buy Controlling Stake In Swiss Construction Chemical Maker Sika
Sika’s board opposed the transaction in a statement, saying that it “does not support change of control to Saint-Gobain.”
Lunar Mission One: UK Researchers To Explore Moon’s South Pole
The proposed $780 million mission will drill 328 feet below the moon's surface to see if a human base can be set up in the future.
California Drought Of 2012-2014 Is The Worst In 1,200 Years: Study
Researchers use tree-ring samples and climate data provided by NOAA to determine the California drought is the worst in 1,200 years.
Iran Owns Unmanned Drones That Can Travel More Than 1,800 Miles: Military Official
The Islamic Republic has previously developed drones based on captured U.S. technology.
