Hackers plant false Gorbachev death news

Moscow: The last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was forced to deny rumours of his death after hackers planted a false report on Twitter accounts of a state news agency. "I'm alive and well," Gorbachev told Novaya Gazeta Thursday. PTI

Twitter blocks Tutu's account

Cape Town: Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu had his Twitter account suspended Thursday for "aggressively following" other users, just hours after it was launched. The ex-archbishop's @TutuLegacy account racked up hundreds of followers in its first hours of use. PTI

Gunman shoots eight in Texas rampage

Chicago: A gunman threw an explosive device during a rampage that left four dead and four injured in two Texas homes, police said Thursday. The gunman was arrested without incident when police arrived. PTI