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Given the outdated system the messaging app and others rely on, even end-to-end encryption will not protect against a determined attacker.

According to a first-of-its-kind study, high concentrations of coal dust can kill some corals in the iconic structure in just two weeks.

The young men reportedly planned to sail to Indonesia to join jihadi groups in Syria.

The continentwide song contest is so popular partly because votes from the general public are responsible for half the score.

Ahead of a cybersecurity summit beginning Monday, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and People’s Bank of China were cited as possible targets for hackers.

It’s been nearly two months since the Brussels terrorist attacks, which were claimed by the Islamic State group.

Malaysia's transport minister said that officials from Malaysia, Australia and China will meet by June or July to "chart the future of the search."

Fang Fenghui, a member of China’s Central Military Commission, and General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed the issue in a video link-up Thursday.

Eighteen teams will compete Thursday for 10 spots in the final stage of competition, which is scheduled for Saturday.

Malcolm Turnbull denied any wrongdoing after being named as a former director of a British Virgin Islands company set up to exploit a Siberian gold prospect.

APN and Fairfax are looking to complete the deal by the end of 2016, which could see the total revenue of the combined entity reach $441 million, a report said.

The first global assessment of the world’s flora has unearthed a disturbing finding — 21 percent of the world’s roughly 391,000 plant species are now threatened with extinction.

Songs from France, Russia and Australia are among this year’s favorites to win one of television’s longest-running competitions.

On Monday, Mercury — the innermost planet of our solar system — will pass across the face of the Sun from the point of view of Earthlings.

More than 40,000 square miles of the total search area of 46,332 square miles have so far been scoured, with operations expected to be called off in July.

The poll date was announced Sunday by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull after the governor-general approved a rare “double dissoultion” of parliament.

A study reveals sea-level rise and coastal erosion have claimed five reef islands in the region, which is facing imminent inundation.

Among the biggest buyers, the Middle East has dedicated more than $17 billion to American-made military wares in the past several months.

Australia’s government has opted against further funding to help locate a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane that vanished in March 2014.

Melbourne-born Neil Prakash was linked to militant plots in Australia and had appeared in several ISIS propaganda videos, reports said.

Reefs in the upper regions of Florida Keys are dissolving faster than previously estimated, a new study has revealed.