Iran says UN agency sending spies, not inspectors
Iran's intelligence minister accused the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency of sending spies in the guise of inspectors to collect information about Iran's nuclear activities, state TV reported Saturday.

Could WikiLeaks survive without Julian Assange?
Its founder is a wanted man, its systems are under attack

Apple, at long last, launches iPad in China
Hundreds queued up Friday for the first official iPads sold in China, the world's biggest Internet market, after months of grey-market action among avid buyers unwilling to wait for the Apple tablet.

First DNA results clears Paraguay president of fathering child
The first partial results of DNA tests taken by Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo to determine whether he is the father of a three-year-old boy came out negative, the child's mother said Wednesday.

Venezuela exhumes Bolivar's sisters for DNA testing
Venezuela on Monday exhumed the remains of two sisters of independence hero Simon Bolivar, hoping to compare DNA samples obtained from them to remains believed to belong to the Latin American leader.

Iran's Ahmadinejad unveils new 'bomber' drone
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled on Sunday a new long-range drone, dubbed Karar, which reportedly can bomb targets at high speed, state television reported.

UAE to suspend key BlackBerry services in October
Gulf business hub the United Arab Emirates said on Sunday that it will suspend key BlackBerry services from October because they are incompatible with local laws and raise security concerns.

'Nightmare' start for iPhone 4's latest launch
Hundreds of New Zealand customers were turned away empty-handed on Friday as the second phase of the Apple iPhone 4's global launch got off to a "nightmare" start.

Samsung Electronics books record Q2 profit on chips boom
Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of memory chips and flat-screen televisions, reported record second-quarter profits Friday as revived global demand pushed up memory chip prices.