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Russia to exhume Tsar Alexander III

RUSSIA

Russia to exhume Tsar Alexander III

Russia is to exhume Tsar Alexander III, the last Russian emperor's father, for DNA testing to affirm the identities of two bodies believed to be Nicholas II's children.

China, Taiwan set for momentous meeting

CHINA

China, Taiwan set for momentous meeting

Chinese and Taiwanese presidents are set to meet in a first such meeting between the two countries’ heads of state since the end of China’s civil war.

NSA-linked firm pays $1mn to iOS9 hackers

SOCIETY

NSA-linked firm pays $1mn to iOS9 hackers

A $1-million bounty announced by an NSA-linked firm will be given to a group of hackers with undisclosed identity for breaking the latest iPhone operating system.