The military said aircraft and tanks hit eight Hamas positions in Gaza after its forces had been shot at and had explosive devices hurled at them along the border.

The strikes signalled a tougher Israeli response to the hundreds of balloons and kites carrying firebombs.

South Korean and US activists have launched anti-Pyongyang leaflets over the border where tensions...

Google's balloon-powered high-speed Internet service known as "Project Loon" began its first tests in Sri Lanka ahead of a planned joint venture with Colombo, the country's top IT official said.