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Hawking, Chomsky warn of ‘killer robots’
Thousands of high-profile experts call for the banning of “killer robots” with Artificial Intelligence in an open letter.

Thousands of high-profile experts call for the banning of “killer robots” with Artificial Intelligence in an open letter.

The US authorities’ reluctance to view Edward Snowden’s case impartially is makes it impossible for the former NSA contractor to return home, his lawyer says.

Spanish police say a gun attack leaves two people injured in central Barcelona.

Laurent Fabius says France's 'toughness' in nuclear talks with Iran was constructive.

US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged Republican lawmakers in Congress to support the nuclear accord with Iran.

Cameroon will send some 2,000 reinforcements to its remote northern region to confront Boko Haram.

A top executive at Iran’s state radio and television calls for the establishment of independent media to counter West’s media monopoly.

The World Health Organization says nearly 4,000 people have been killed in Yemen since late March.

Mexico’s state-owned oil company reports $5.2 bn of losses for the second quarter of the year.

Kuwait sentences four Egyptian nationals to death for murdering a Pakistani individual.

A Libyan court sentences the son of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi to death.

Britain’s telecom company, Vodafone, is planning to lay off up to 1,300 workers from its Spanish division.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the Israeli attacks on the al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

The White House is standing by its refusal to pardon NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

UK prime minister says holding another referendum on Scottish independence will not happen while he is still in office.

Two dozen people are killed in a fire that engulfed a furniture factory in Egypt’s capital.

A Cambridge University Professor says three scientists investigating the drastic affects of climate change may have been murdered.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the JCPOA displayed the power of diplomacy to solve international problems.