TRUMP'S FCC COULD UNDERMINE HIS PROMISE ON RURAL BROADBAND

The Federal Communications Commission is currently considering changing rules, adopted two years ago, about how a specific important slice of that spectrum is allocated... READ MORE›

FIRST CHINA-INVESTED WIND POWER PROJECT IN AFRICA STARTS OPERATION

China Daily Handsets made by Transsion Holdings, a little-known Chinese smartphone company based in Shenzhen, have become hot products in Africa, Guancha.cn reported... READ MORE›

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STUNNING PHOTOS CAPTURE RARE SNOW IN THE SAHARA DESERT

Incredible photos capture freak snowfall in the Sahara Desert, believed to be first time it has fallen on the unforgiving red dunes in almost 40 years... READ MORE›

2014 S BEST TECH FOR WANNABE PRO PHOTOGRAPHERS

Certainly the United States is positioned to cause failures in many places in the Internet... READ MORE›

Certainly the United States is positioned to cause failures in many places in the Internet... READ MORE›

LIBYA BOATS CAPSIZE OFF ZUWARA CARRYING HUNDREDS

Hundreds of people are feared dead after two boats carrying up to 500 migrants capsized off the Libyan city of Zuwara, residents and officials say... READ MORE›

NET NEUTRALITY RULES PASSED BY FCC

Related Stories New rules on how the internet should be governed have been approved by the Federal Communications Commission... READ MORE›

WORLD WIDE WEB? MAP RESIZES COUNTRIES BY NUMBER OF INTERNET USERS

In 2011, Qatar and South Korea were the only countries outside Europe and North America in the group of countries with highest internet penetration... READ MORE›

WEAK POWER GRIDS IN AFRICA STUNT ECONOMIES AND FIRE UP TEMPERS

South Africa, which has the continent's only nuclear power plant, has around half of sub-Saharan Africa's power generating capacity, roughly 44 gigawatts... READ MORE›

TRUMP SIGNS REPEAL OF BROADBAND INTERNET PRIVACY RULES

Republican FCC commissioners have said the Obama rules would unfairly give websites the ability to harvest more data than internet service providers... READ MORE›

TOP ISLAMIST 'KILLED' IN US STRIKE

The Islamist militant who ordered a deadly attack on an Algerian gas plant in 2013 has been killed in a US air strike, Libyan officials say... READ MORE›

CRACKDOWN IN NIGER FAILS TO DETER MIGRANT SMUGGLERS

As many as 2,000 migrants leave Agadez weekly, the last big stop before reaching Libya, 620 miles away across the scorching sand... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN HACKER GROUP EXPLOITS SATELLITES TO STEAL DATA, HIDE TRACKS

Moreover, Tanase said, Turla tends to use satellite Internet connections in Middle Eastern and African countries... READ MORE›

47 PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION NOW USE THE INTERNET, STUDY SAYS

Eighty-one percent of the population in developed nations were Internet users, versus just 15.2 percent of the population of the least-developed countries... READ MORE›

THE EFFECTS OF OBAMAS PRESIDENCY IN AFRICA READERS OPINIONS

I would like President Obama to encourage our African presidents to build more schools and pay teachers well... READ MORE›

AMERICANS ONE STEP CLOSER TO LOSING CONTROL OF THEIR BROWSER HISTORY

Internet companies like Google operate under laxer requirements and don't have to ask users' permission before tracking what sites they visit... READ MORE›

SYRIA NAMED WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRY IN LATEST RESEARCH ON INTERNATIONAL LEVELS OF PEACE AND VIOLENCE

These are the most and least peaceful countries in the world... READ MORE›

JIHADISTS DEEPEN COLLABORATION IN NORTH AFRICA

Many of the extremist groups are affiliates of Al Qaeda, which has had roots in North Africa since the 1990s... READ MORE›

OBAMAS POWER AFRICA PROJECT IS OFF TO A SPUTTERING START

Nigerian officials say that while they welcome the Power Africa initiative, they have only had conversations about potential projects... READ MORE›

OBAMA-ERA ONLINE PRIVACY RULE OVERTURNED BY CONGRESS

Our broadband providers know deeply personal information about us and our families... READ MORE›

APPLE BALKS AT HIGHER WEB-ACCESS FEES AFTER $1 BILLION VIDEO BET

Hogan also addressed the extent of the FCC's authority over broadband internet service providers, a sticking point in debates over the net neutrality rules... READ MORE›

JIHADI LEADER MOKHTAR BELMOKHTAR KILLED IN US AIR STRIKE, LIBYA CLAIMS

Jihadi leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar killed in US air strike, Libya claims... READ MORE›

What we really care about is connecting everyone in the world, Zuckerberg said at an event in Mexico City hosted by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim... READ MORE›

SPACEX LOOKS TO THE SKIES TO BRING FASTER INTERNET

SpaceX says the satellites weigh about 850 pounds and are roughly the size of a car... READ MORE›

TUNISIA DELEGATION IN BID TO CONVINCE UK GOVERNMENT TO DROP TRAVEL WARNING

The Tunisian officials will also meet the families of the victims to pass on the country's condolences later in the afternoon... READ MORE›

GADHAFI'S SON SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 2011 KILLINGS

The court, in the capital of Tripoli, sentenced eight other people to death, including former Libyan spy chief Abdullah al-Senoussi and two former prime ministers, al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi and Abuzaid Dorda... READ MORE›

US SAYS DRONE KILLED AN ISIS OPERATIVE

Last month, the State Department announced multimillion-dollar rewards for information leading to the whereabouts of four Islamic State leaders, including Mr... READ MORE›

SCENES FROM A TRAGEDY: JUST ANOTHER WEEK IN EUROPE'S MIGRANT CRISIS - IN PICTURES

Scenes from a tragedy just another week in Europe's migrant crisis - in pictures... READ MORE›

INTEL BUYS FORMER INFINEON 'INTERNET OF THINGS' CHIP UNIT LANTIQ

The former Infineon unit was bought in 2009 by private equity firm Golden Gate Capital for 250 million euros 280 million ... READ MORE›

CHINA TO PUT SECURITY TEAMS IN MAJOR INTERNET FIRMS, WEBSITES

"network security offices" in major Internet companies and for websites so authorities can move more quickly against illegal online behavior, the Ministry of Public Security said ..... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT URGED TO REVERSE AFRICA FOREIGN AID CUTS

At the Australian National University the number of African students on scholarships has shrunk from 20 to 2... READ MORE›

TUNISIA'S PRESIDENT DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER HOTEL ATTACK

Tunisian authorities believe militant group Ansar al-Sharia is responsible for orchestrating the attack on the Imperial Marhaba hotel... READ MORE›