VIDEO: Students travel by robotic sofa

A team of engineering students from the University of New South Wales in Australia has created a robotic couch to travel around campus.

Islamic State Fight Could Extend Into Syria

RAF Tornadoes strike Islamic State targets in Iraq amid a warning that the fight may need to be extended into Syrian territory.

VIDEO: Modi and Obama pledge deeper ties

Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi and US President Barack Obama are looking to expand economic ties following a meeting at the White House.

Online abuse of women in Pakistan turns into real-world violence

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Internet abuse of women in Pakistan is triggering real world violence against them, but large social media companies, such as Facebook and Twitter, are moving too slowly to stop it, internet rights group Bytes for All said.

Ukraine prosecutor opens criminal case against Russian officials

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian state prosecutors said on Tuesday they had opened a criminal investigation against a Russian law enforcement agency, accusing it of supporting separatist and "terrorist" groups in the east of the country.

Payday Lender Wonga Pre-Tax Profit Drops 53%

Wonga has seen its annual profit drop by 53%, after the payday lender came under fire for it tactics used to reclaim money from borrowers in default.

Porn Star Admits Killing And Chopping Up Lover

A porn actor who killed his Chinese lover and dismembered his body pleads not guilty to murder due to mental illness.

Iran to give military grant to Lebanese army: senior official

Beirut (Reuters) - Iran is to give a military grant to the Lebanese Army, the director of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said on Tuesday, boosting security forces that are already backed by Saudi Arabia and the United States.

EU Probe Slams Ireland Over Apple Tax Deals

A day after the Chancellor warns tech giants over taxes, the EU releases a report on Apple's 20 years of "sweetheart" Irish deals.

Afghans prepare to sign deal with U.S. allowing troops to stay

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's new government led by President Ashraf Ghani was on Tuesday due to sign a long-delayed bilateral security agreement with the United States that will allow U.S. troops to stay beyond the end of this year when their combat mission ends.