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Tips on countering the internet scammers

“There are still countless scams on the internet. How can we recognise them and protect ourselves from cyber attacks?” asks Eloise in Paris. The

Pakistan

Save the Children Fund expelled from Pakistan

The doors to the Save the Children Fund offices have been locked in Pakistan and the charity’s work stopped. Police took the action in Islamabad

Syria

For Western female jihadis, Syria is one-way journey

For hundreds of Western girls joining Islamist groups, Syria is a one-way journey. Only two in approximately 600 are known to have made it out of the

Austria

Facebook: Data privacy case begins in Vienna

A landmark data privacy case against social media giant Facebook has opened at a civil court in Vienna. The group ‘Europe versus Facebook’ claims the

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USA

Facebook reports strong profits, beating Wall Street targets

Facebook, the world’s biggest Internet social networking site has exceeded forecasts for quarterly earnings and sales thanks to its mobile ads.

World News

Facebook says hackers not to blame for temporary outages of its sites

France

Charlie Hebdo: Millions unite in support of free speech

On Friday night (January 9) the Arc de Triomphe was the latest monument in the French capital to show support for the satirical magazine

USA

Facebook's Zuckerberg announces New Year's resolution - read books

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has gone public again with his New Year’s resolution. He says he aims to read a book every two weeks for the the next 12

Russia

Activists accuse Kremlin of trying to silence social media

Russia’s Internet watchdog has asked Facebook to block a page promoting a protest in support of government critic Alexei Navalny. Activists say the

Canada

Liz Gallagher has the name to board the plane as she accepts jilted Jordan's ticket to ride

Not Noel or Liam, but Elizabeth is the lucky Gallagher who gets to travel round the world for free. Toronto resident Jordan Axani issued a plea for a

USA

Facebook gives thumbs down to 'dislike' button

France

Driving licences suspended for French anti-radar activists who used Facebook to warn motorists of police activity

Fifteen members of a rural French Facebook group who warned local motorists of police radar traps have had their driving licences suspended for a

USA

Big Brother? Government demands for private Facebook data on the rise

USA

Apple's Tim Cook takes bite out of Facebook and Google over privacy

USA

Getting chilly for charity: ice Bucket challenge takes over the world

France

D-Day, now on Facebook, fear and courage

World News

NASA's Global Selfie: More than 100 countries and thousands of photos

My Europe Series

EU elections 2014: a new domain for tweeters, bloggers and 'slacktivists'

Turkey

Turkey's Erdogan threatens Facebook & YouTube over 'immorality and espionage'

United Kingdom

A lie detector for social media is coming soon