China is to build its first military base in Afghanistan for hundreds of troops carrying out counter-terrorism training missions across the border from its western Xinjiang region, according to reports. The base will be only the second overseas site for the increasingly active Chinese military, coming a year after a base was opened in Djibouti…
An Egyptian court handed a five-year jail sentence to award-winning photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid on Saturday and confirmed death sentences against 75 people in one of the largest mass trials since the 2011 uprising. Abu Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, who earlier this year received UNESCO’s World Freedom Prize, is however expected to walk free…
Dreadnought, the free-to-play multiplayer game about big spaceships which don’t get along, has moved out of open beta and launched on PlayStation 4. Arriving in the launch build are voice chat, Trophies and aim assist, and there’s still a lot to do. “It’s been a fun, crazy beta experience,” read an announcement on the Dreadnought…
Over four years after it came out on PC, superb dystopian document thriller Papers, Please launches on, wait for it… the Vita. Hot on the heels of Vita announcements for Romancing SaGa 2 and Stardew Valley, Papers, Please fuels the feeling there’s life in Sony’s discarded handheld. Well, a spark of life, anyway. 12/12 pic.twitter.com/BSPWG8r595…
The bishop who officiated at Aretha Franklin’s funeral has apologised to Ariana Grande for how he touched her onstage and a joke he made about her name. Bishop Charles Ellis III led Franklin’s funeral and awkwardly greeted Grande on stage after she performed (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman. Images of the moment showed Mr Ellis’…
For years it was touted as Europe’s best-kept secret, its ancient stone houses and encircling medieval walls blissfully free of the tourist masses that have smothered Venice and Dubrovnik. But the tiny town of Kotor in Montenegro now risks the same fate as those more famous destinations, as giant cruise ships disgorge huge numbers of…
US television giant CBS announced Sunday the immediate departure of CEO Leslie Moonves, one of the biggest scalps in the #MeToo era, following a slew of escalating sexual misconduct allegations. Mr Moonves, who orchestrated CBS’s revival into a ratings winner, had been one of the most respected executives in Hollywood until he was accused in…
The organisers of the largest women’s rights protests South Korea has ever witnessed say they have been forced to hide their identities after threats of acid attacks and the risk of losing their jobs in a backlash against an unprecedented wave of female-led activism. In a rare interview, the group, which calls itself ‘Women’s March…
Pokémon Go will soon no longer support older iPhones and iPads. iPhone 5 and 5C support will be dropped on 28th February, developer Niantic has announced. The 4th generation iPad (released in 2012) and all earlier iPad versions will also see support dropped on the same date. Not sure which model you have? If you…
Assassin’s Creed Rogue (aka Black Flag 2) is getting a remastered launch for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. All DLC missions and weapon packs will be included, along with a new outfit – the one worn by Assassin’s Creed Oranges hero Bayek in last year’s new game. There’s 4K support if you’re on a…