MOSCOW — Engineers at Russia’s top nuclear research facility have been detained after they attempted to mine bitcoin on its computers, Russian news agencies reported Friday. Several employees at the Russian Federal Nuclear Center in the city of Sarov have been detained after making “an attempt to use the work …

Ride-sharing giant Uber and the self-driving car company Waymo have agreed to settle their legal battle over allegedly stolen trade secrets. The surprise agreement Friday came as lawyers for the companies prepared to wrap up the first week of the case’s jury trial in San Francisco, California. As part of …

WASHINGTON — A key aide to President Donald Trump is defending the White House’s handling of allegations that a former staff secretary physically abused his ex-wives before he resigned last week. Presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway told CNN Sunday “it’s very clear” that Rob Porter, who helped oversee paperwork and documents …

The CIA on Saturday categorically denied reports that it was fleeced by a mystery Russian who promised compromising information on U.S. President Donald Trump. The secretive agency rarely issues any kind of comment, but came out to deny the report in The New York Times and a similar one in …

A statement from the White House press secretary Sunday affirmed that “Israel is a staunch ally of the United States, and we support its right to defend itself from the Iranian-backed Syrian and militia forces in southern Syria.” The statement follows Israel’s attack Saturday on a dozen Iranian and Syrian …

DOUALA: Cameroon´s national youth holiday was marred by violence on Sunday, with three soldiers killed and a local official feared kidnapped by suspected separatists in the country´s restive English-speaking regions. Dozens of people have been killed in the west African country´s two anglophone regions since October after a violent crackdown …

ANKARA: Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied on Sunday to mark the anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution, denouncing the United States and Israel as oppressors. President Hassan Rouhani, addressing flag-waving crowds on central Tehran’s Azadi (Freedom) Square, made no specific reference to Israel’s air strikes in Syria on Saturday …

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas visits Russia on Monday in a bid to secure Russian President Vladimir Putin’s support following Washington’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The Palestinian leader was set to visit Moscow two weeks after a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Abbas has refused any contact …

LONDON: Britain’s Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle will celebrate their wedding day with members of the public by taking a carriage ride through the English town of Windsor, the prince’s office at Kensington Palace said on Monday. Queen Elizabeth’s grandson, fifth-in-line to the throne, and Markle, who stars …

DUBAI: Megacity Dubai, in its efforts to smash another record, opened gates of the “world’s new tallest hotel” on Sunday. A city boasting multiple skyscrapers stretched over miles, the new Gevora Hotel in Dubai stands at a towering 1,164 feet. It has 75 floors spread over 356 meters situated at …