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Millions turn to Twitter after Facebook and its Instagram, WhatsApp platforms went down for hours on Monday.

The incident, that took place on Monday in the southern district of Jabra, also left one military officer dead.

Prosecutors indict alleged mastermind of the 2019 suicide bombings, along with 24 men they say are co-conspirators.

Members halt street fights, summon suspected criminals to police stations and chase those who do not heed their call.

A new Fault Lines film investigates the racist legacy of non-unanimous juries.

CY Leung accused of failing to disclose sale of company shares while Tung Chee-hwa allegedly set up offshore accounts.

Millions of girls confined to their homes as Taliban continues to prevent high school girls from returning to classroom.

Facebook suffered a six-hour global outage that spanned all its apps including WhatsApp messaging and Instagram.

Former contract worker hired through a staffing agency was subjected to racially hostile work environment, a jury said.

Climate change, overfishing, coastal development and declining water quality destroyed crucial marine ecosystems.

Malaysia says Chinese ships, including a survey vessel, entered its exclusive economic zone off the Borneo.

Experts say coronavirus conspiracies and anger over prolonged lockdowns provide fertile ground for the far right.

At least 13 members of the Hazara group, including 11 former government forces, were killed in Daykundi, Amnesty says.

Crews are working to clean up weekend spill that coated beaches in crude oil and sent thousands of litres into ocean.

Canada has been pushing the US to intervene in a dispute over a contentious oil pipeline project Michigan ordered shut.

The new law comes before a planned national vote set for December 24 under a UN-led peace process for Libya.

Senator Elizabeth Warren is urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to examine transactions by US Fed officials.

The French president questioned the existence of 'an Algeria nation' before the colonial era.

Amnesty International has called on Libyan authorities to release migrants and refugees including more than 200 children.

Prominent religious figures from around the globe meet at the Vatican to demand world leaders take immediate moves.

Files obtained by ICIJ claim Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his partners established a network of offshore companies in 2012.

AP-NORC poll shows Americans from across the political spectrum support resettling Afghan refugees in the country.

Prime Minister Mikati intends to resume negotiations on a bailout package after discussions fell apart a year ago.

US president calls on Republicans to allow measure raising the debt limit to come to a vote in the Senate.

Analysts and activists say the May 2021 protests marked a turning point in Palestinian mobilisation and unity.

The United Kingdom government says the plan is 'a landmark move to end Britain’s dependency on volatile fossil fuels'.

Outage is affecting tens of thousands of users across social media platforms, according to an outage tracking website.

Taiwan foreign minister says the country 'very concerned' China will launch a war against the island at some point.

All bets are off in the United States where Fear, Rage, and Peril.

Worried about the 'tribalisation' of the US? An NYT columnist has a solution for it - a military one.

Four MPs raise alleged abuses in the Gulf nation, including arbitrary detention and torture, with the French FM.

Spain has issued an extradition warrant for exiled ex-Catalan leader, who was arrested in Sardinia last month.

OPEC+ agreed to stick to its original pact to add 400,000 barrels per day to markets in November.

Prosecutors at the UN-backed court challenge the acquittals of suspects in the murder of ex-Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.

Iranian embassy in Nicosia says Israel is 'always making such a baseless allegation' against Iran.

The Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya says migrants and detainees were particularly exposed to violations.

Carriers are poised to post a collective deficit of $11.6bn next year, the International Air Transport Association said.

Two Ohio counties accuse the pharmacies of flooding the community with pain pills, in latest move against drug industry.

Brandon Jackson is one of more than 1,500 people imprisoned in Louisiana on non-unanimous verdicts.

Major disruption comes as protesting Beja tribe from eastern Sudan closes the crucial Red Sea Port.

About 200 service personnel will help move fuel from depots to petrol stations as shortages persist in some areas.

Zimbabwe’s finance minister recently extolled the potential for decentralised finance to lower remittance costs.

Revelations accusing president, who is not named but linked via associates, are 'unsubstantiated', says Kremlin.

The state’s (mis)management of this pandemic has led us down a dangerous new path.

An appeals court has rejected a request by former ministers to remove Judge Bitar from the investigation.

Chus are the latest billionaire family to help out their pal, the Evergrande founder, with a 51 percent purchase offer.

Indonesia FM says country's military rulers have made no significant progress in implementing the bloc's peace road map.

David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian won for their discoveries on nerve sensors for temperature and touch.

Lars Vilks had lived under police protection since depicting Islam's revered figure with the body of a dog in 2007.

Fault Lines investigates the racist past and ongoing impact of non-unanimous jury convictions in US state of Louisiana.