The UK Supreme Court has ruled that Uber must classify its drivers as workers and not independent contractors, a decision that could deliver a major blow to the company's business model in one of its most important markets.
The images that came out of Tripoli International Airport in August 2011 have become defining symbols of the downfall of the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, the autocrat who ruled Libya with an iron fist for over four decades.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu likes to talk about Israel's thriving gay scene as a sign of the country's tolerance on social issues but, as the country faces another election in March, is aligning himself with far-right parties, some with explicitly homophobic platforms. CNN's Sam Kiley reports.
Facebook's decision to block people from sharing news in Australia has been rebuked by lawmakers around the world, raising the specter of a much wider showdown between the world's biggest social media platform and the governments and news organizations fighting to check its power.
China has revealed that four of its People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers were killed during a bloody hand-to-hand battle with Indian troops on the two countries' disputed border high in the Himalayas in June 2020.
The Chinese government has denied it obstructed Taiwan's coronavirus vaccine purchase from BioNTech, after the island's health minister revealed that its deal with the German drugmaker fell through at the last minute due to possible "political pressure."
The baguette - a mix of wheat flour, water, yeast, salt and a pinch of savoir-faire and as much a symbol of France as the Eiffel Tower - may soon join UNESCO's listing of cultural treasures.
A court in Belarus sentenced two journalists with the independent Belsat TV channel to two years in prison for live-streaming a demonstration, their employer and Belarussian Association of Journalists said in statements following the court hearing Thursday.
Some politicians are worried that countries will borrow too much to prop up the economy over the coming year. Christine Lagarde doesn't share their concerns.
Over a month after this year's virtual CES tech trade show, touting new and conceptual products of the future, I was left wondering whether these products actually worked.
When members of an English town's local government committee met to discuss planning matters before Christmas, they had little idea that their Zoom call would become the cinematic event of the decade.
At least 42 people, including students, were kidnapped in an armed raid at a state-run school in Niger state, in Nigeria's Middle Belt region Wednesday.
When a 22-year-old Japanese college student launched an online campaign against the powerful Tokyo Olympics chief and the sexist remarks he made, she was not sure it would go very far.
In January 2019, Simisola Oke traveled with a friend to Flachau, one of Austria's busiest ski areas. Following their arrival, they were greeted with many hellos and waves from fellow skiers. Initially, "we just assumed people were being kind and friendly, or maybe they thought we were famous," Oke recalls.
Facebook has banned people and publishers in Australia from sharing and viewing news from local and international outlets. The announcement comes in response to proposed legislation in Australia that would force tech platforms to pay news publishers for content. Journalist Angus Watson reports.
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