Mood-gauging humanoid robots highlight World Robot Exhibition

Humanoid robots that can gauge your mood were among the highlights of the World Robot Exhibition in Beijing on Tuesday (24 November). The exhibition is a part of the three-day World Robot Conference, which also includes a forum and a robot contest for elementary school and junior high school teams. It is the first time for China to host such an event. Nov 24, 2015

Egypt: Isis claims responsibility for hotel bombing in Sinai

Islamic States (IS) Egyptian branch claimed responsibility for a bombing that killed four people in a hotel in the North Sinai capital al-Arish on Tuesday (24 November), where judges overseeing a parliamentary election were staying. The statement by the Sinai Province group was circulated by its supporters on Twitter and the encrypted messaging system Telegram. Nov 24, 2015