Cuba has freed eight more detainees, dissidents said on Thursday, as Havana begins to release 53 people the United States considers political prisoners as part of an agreement aimed at ending decades of hostility between the two nations.
Ukraine's prime minister blamed Russian intelligence on Thursday for a hacker attack against German government websites, for which a pro-Russian group claimed responsibility.
China's aggressive anti-corruption campaign targeting suspects who have fled abroad has led to an "unprecedented" repatriation of 680 people suspected of committing economic crimes, the China's Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday.
Exactly one year ago, flamboyant NBA hall of fame star Dennis Rodman stepped up to a microphone in the centre ring of a North Korean basketball court and sang 'Happy Birthday' to leader Kim Jong Un, the world's youngest head of state.
