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OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue

OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue **AI Developer Implements Enhanced Safeguards Following Discovery of Advanced Capabilities in Pre-Release Model** A leading artificial intelligence research organization has announced a significant recalibration of its development and... read more »

N. Sitharaman is the first female finance minister after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Former US official calls shift in relati...

Former US official calls shift in relations with Syria surreal

Former US official calls shift in relations with Syria surreal ## Shifting Sands: Former US Official Reflects on Evolving Syria Policy **Washington D.C.** – A significant recalibration in United States policy towards Syria, marked by a thaw in relations with Damascus, has been described as... read more »

Israel fires into Lebanon in retaliation
Lebanon no longer a safe haven for forme...

Lebanon no longer a safe haven for former Syrian regime officials

Lebanon no longer a safe haven for former Syrian regime officials **Lebanon’s Shifting Sands: Former Syrian Regime Figures Face Uncertain Future** Beirut, Lebanon – The once-perceived sanctuary for individuals associated with the former Syrian regime is undergoing a significant... read more »

Ukraines ousted defence minister calls f...

Ukraines ousted defence minister calls for elections during war

Ukraines ousted defence minister calls for elections during war ## Ukrainian Official Advocates for Post-Conflict Elections Amidst Ongoing Hostilities **Kyiv, Ukraine** – A prominent Ukrainian political figure has broken a significant silence, calling for the country to hold elections once the... read more »

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Asia

Bangladesh court convicts British reporter of contempt

DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Tuesday (Dec 2) found an award-winning British journalist guilty of contempt for questioning the official death toll of three million in the country’s 1971... read more »

IS stones to death two alleged gay men in Syria

DAMASCUS: Islamic State (IS) militants stoned to death two young men in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour on charges of having... read more »

Militants kill four polio workers in Pakistan

At least four polio workers, including three women, were killed on Wednesday in an attack by militants in Pakistan’s restive southwestern Balochistan... read more »

Nepal bus crash death toll rises to 47 as more bodies f...

Emergency workers found three bodies immediately after the crash in mountainous Jajarkot district on Thursday, and pulled another 44 from the wreckage of the... read more »

Suicide attack toll at least 50: Afghan official

KABUL, Afghanistan: An Afghan official says the death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a volleyball tournament has risen to at least 50, with more than 60... read more »

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Middle East

Gunmen kill three policemen at Cairo’s Al-Azhar University

CAIRO: Gunmen killed three policemen on Monday night at Cairo’s Al-Azhar University, security sources said, a week before a presidential election former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is... read more »

Egypt courts convict 170 in mass trials

CAIRO: A pair of Egyptian courts on Sunday convicted 170 suspected supporters of toppled President Mohammed Morsi on charges over violent attacks... read more »

Nuclear discussions moving forward but ‘difficult’: Ira...

TEHRAN: Nuclear discussions between Iran and six world powers are advancing in a good atmosphere but progress is “slow and difficult”, a senior... read more »

British journalists shot and beaten in Syria kidnapping

LONDON: Two British journalists were recovering in Turkey on Thursday after being shot and beaten by rebel kidnappers while covering the Syrian conflict, the... read more »

Saudi fears rise over mystery virus

A mystery virus known as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) has claimed an increasing number of lives in Saudi Arabia, where it has spread to at least... read more »

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South Asia

Colombo rejects Britain's call for human rights probe

Colombo rejects Britain’s call for human rights probe

Colombo – Sri Lanka says there’s no need for an international probe into its human rights record as proposed by British Prime Minister David Cameron. Sri Lanka’s Head of Parliament... read more »

Maldivian presidential election re-run begins Saturday

Maldivian presidential election re-run Begins.

Male – The re-run of the Maldivian presidential election started Saturday morning. Polling stations will be open from 7.30 a.m to 4 p.m. local... read more »

Pakistan orders probe into Haqqani leader’s murde...

Pakistan orders probe into Haqqani leader's murder

Islamabad – Pakistan’s interior ministry has ordered a probe into the killing of senior Haqqani network leader Naseeruddin Haqqani, a media report... read more »

Focus on challenges, not human rights issues: Mahinda R...

Focus on challenges, not human rights issues: Mahinda Rajapaksa

Colombo – Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa delivered a strong message to Commonwealth members here Friday, insisting that common problems of the... read more »

Maldives President Mohamed Waheed steps down

Maldives President Mohamed Waheed steps down

Maldives President Mohamed Waheed on Friday stepped down as president as the country prepared to hold the second round of the presidential election. In a... read more »

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Europe

British PM threatens to act against press over leaks

British PM threatens to act against press over leaks

London – British Prime Minister David Cameron has threatened unspecified action over the Guardian newspaper’s remarkable disclosures of American intelligence material, saying officials... read more »

EU to build economic, political partnership with Myanmar

EU seeks to tighten Iran bans despite court ruling...

The European Union (EU) is trying to bolster unilateral bans imposed against Iran despite recent rulings by the EU courts calling for the removal of... read more »

German Parliament panel urged to hear US spying claims

German Parliament panel urged to hear US spying claims

Germany’s main Opposition Social Democrats (SPD) called on Monday for a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations of wiretapping by the United... read more »

Europe must be thankful for NSA spying: Mike Rogers

Europe must be thankful for NSA spying: Mike Rogers

In spite of the increasing outrage over the National Security Agency spying on its European allies, a US lawmaker has defended the surveillance saying that it... read more »

Germany steps up attacks on US over spying

Germany steps up attacks on US over spying

Berlin – Germany Sunday toughened the tone of its response to allegations that US intelligence agencies spied on Chancellor Angela Merkel, warning... read more »

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North America

Obama's balancing act in Iraq

Obama’s balancing act in Iraq

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday received Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at the White House, as the latter is seeking U.S. arms and assistance to bolster his... read more »

Kerry admits some US surveillance operations go 'too far'

Kerry admits some US surveillance operations go &#...

Washington – US Secretary of State John Kerry has admitted that some US surveillance actions went “too far” after Washington came... read more »

US secretary of state to visit Egypt Sunday

US secretary of state to visit Egypt Sunday

Cairo – US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Egypt Sunday for the first time since the ouster of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in early July,... read more »

Snowden seeks international help to persuade US to drop...

Snowden seeks international help to persuade US to drop espionage charges against him

Wellington – NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has reportedly sought international help in a bid to persuade the US to drop its espionage charges leveled... read more »

Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer signs ‘Don’t To...

Strauss-Kahn's lawyer signs 'Don't Touch My Whore' petition

Washington – French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer has signed the petition titled “Don’t Touch My Whore,” which... read more »

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British girl, 12, who disappeared on family holiday to Japan is found alive days later

British girl, 12, who disappeared on family holiday to Japan is found alive days later **Young Tourist Reappears Unharmed After Brief Disappearance in Japan** TOKYO – A twelve-year-old... read more »

Jet2 UK-bound flight from Spain in chaos after 'wing tip hit'

Jet2 UK-bound flight from Spain in chaos after 'wing tip hit' **Jet2 Flight to Bristol Faces Significant Disruption Following Ground Incident at Palma Airport** A Jet2 Holidays... read more »

Salamina fires – live: Greek island filled with Brits in flames as evacuations order...

Salamina fires – live: Greek island filled with Brits in flames as evacuations ordered ## Salamina Grapples with Major Wildfires, Evacuations Underway **Salamina, Greece –** The... read more »

Israel

Israel strikes south Lebanon again as families flee north

Israel strikes south Lebanon again as families flee north **Escalation in Southern Lebanon: New Israeli Strikes Follow Deadliest Day of Raids** Southern Lebanon witnessed a renewed wave of... read more »

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Russian strikes kill Ukrainian woman as NATO jet downs drone over...

Russian strikes kill Ukrainian woman as NATO jet downs drone over Romania ## Unidentified Drone Downed Over Romanian Airspace Amidst Escalating Regional Tensions **Bucharest, Romania** – A NATO... read more »

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