USA

US teen arrested over online romance with Syrian jihadist

A US teenager who allegedly fell in love with an Islamist militant online and attempted to join his fight in Syria has been arrested by the FBI.

Europe

UK authorities probe claims Facebook treated users like lab rats

British regulators are investigating revelations that Facebook treated hordes of its users like laboratory rats in an experiment probing into their emotions.

Actor buys Moscow restaurant, ‘attacks’ haggis, misses festival

Gerard Depardieu to open Franco-Russian restaurant serving “the simple food that I like”.

Egypt

Peter Greste had thought he’d walk free after another journalist’s release: colleague

Australian journalist Peter Greste believed he would follow in the footsteps of an Al Jazeera colleague and walk free from Egyptian jail.

Asia

South Korea issues warning as Japan lifts sanctions on North Korea

Japan will revoke some of its unilateral sanctions on North Korea, the prime minister has announced, rewarding progress in a probe of the Cold War kidnapping of Japanese nationals.