Pacific Why Mark Zuckerberg didn't want to talk about your data

Mark Zuckerberg spent more than 10 hours testifying before Congress this week and still didn't answer the most important question about Facebook: How much data does Facebook collect on users -- and non-users?

A Syria decision hadn't been made when Trump tweeted missiles 'will be coming'

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's morning declaration that "nice and new and 'smart'" missiles would soon be fired toward Syria caught most of his aides off guard and came before an agreement had been reached between key US allies

Kevin Spacey sexual assault case under review

(CNN)The Los Angeles County District Attorney is reviewing a sexual assault case against actor Kevin Spacey, officials tell CNN.The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on Wednesday said its Special Victims Bureau began an investigation into allegations of a sexual assault involving Spacey back in December 2017

Algerian military plane crash kills 257 people

(CNN)At least 257 people were killed on Wednesday when a military plane crashed near the Algerian capital, Algiers, state media reported.The plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Boufarik air base, between Algiers and the city of Blida. Ten of those killed were the plane crew

Pacific Mark Zuckerberg just finished nearly 10 hours of questions from almost 100 lawmakers

Mark Zuckerberg survived his first grilling by Congress. The second round was more difficult. The Facebook (FB) CEO was pelted with tough questions on the company's data collection practices and the need for new regulation during a five-hour hearing with the House Energy and Commerce Committee Wednesday.

Muhith backtracks on VAT on pvt univs

Finance minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday backtracked on his position on imposition of value added tax on private universities hours after prime minister Sheikh Hasina ruled out bringing private educational institutes under VAT net.

Pacific Senate fails its Zuckerberg test

Mark Zuckerberg emerged unscathed from Tuesday's Senate committee hearing, and he did so in large part because most of the senators who asked him questions had no clue how Facebook worked, what the solutions to its problems are

President Trump, now is not the time for half-baked military action

Moscow (CNN)You don't have to be writhing in the visions of Armageddon to suffer more than a shudder when reading the words of Irish poet W.B. Yeats against the backdrop of the latest American threats aimed at Syria

Video shows Israeli sniper shooting Palestinian as soldiers celebrate

Jerusalem (CNN)With international criticism of Israel's response to the Gaza protests growing, video emerged on Monday appearing to show an Israel Defence Forces (IDF) sniper shooting a Palestinian man standing near the border fence.

Trump considering firing Rosenstein to check Mueller

(CNN)President Donald Trump is considering firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, multiple people familiar with the discussions tell CNN, a move that has gained urgency following the raid of the office of the President's personal lawyer.