Catalonia's majority separatist parliament denounced Madrid's "shift towards authoritarianism" Thursday and defended ousted leader Carles Puigdemont as it voted on its first motion since December elections, as talks continue to form a regional government. The motion defends Puigdemont...

 A cyberattack targeting Germany's government IT network is "ongoing", the parliamentary committee on intelligence issues said Thursday, without confirming media reports that Russian hackers were behind the assault. "It is a real cyberattack on part of the government system. It's...

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Thursday that elements of NATO's anti-missile system deployed in Poland, Romania and Alaska were like an "umbrella with holes in it", Russian news agencies reported. "It turns out that the anti-missile umbrella has holes in it," Interfax cited...

Mobile phones are helping transform how relief agencies respond to humanitarian crises by enabling them to pin point where aid is needed most after hurricanes, earthquakes and other disasters. At the same time, mobile apps that need just a few taps of the finger to make a donation are...