Twitter and Facebook target fake accounts ahead of Bangladesh election

Both Facebook and Twitter have removed a handful of accounts ahead of Bangladesh's general election, citing coordinated manipulation and inauthentic behavior as their reasons. Facebook took down nine Pages and six accounts while Twitter suspended 15...

Bangladesh blocks Facebook and chat apps to stop ‘crimes’

To call things tense in Bangladesh would be an understatement: the country recently executed two high-profile leaders for decades-old war crimes, and ISIS (aka Daesh) claims to have killed an Italian priest. However, its government may have gone ove...

Hundreds of Migrant Bodies Found in Malaysian Mass Graves


As the issue of migration and refugee recovery generate choppy waters along the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, Malaysia is facing a backlash as two mass grave sites of migrants forced into human...

What Is International Mother Language Day and why does education matter?


Happy International Mother Language Day!February 21, 2015 marks the 15th anniversary for what the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and United Nations General...

Last DC-9 Retired


This is the last trip the DC-9 will be making so it’s bon voyage! The plane was introduced to the world in the mid 60s. It remained in working order till the early 80s. While many airlines did scrap...
    






From Paula Deen To Peekaboo Pants: Biggest Retail Flops Of 2013


As 2013 wheezes towards the finish line, we at Forbes are looking back at the stories that shaped the year. Here on the retail beat, the past 12 months have been punctuated by some exciting, game-...