BREAKING | Emirates Plane ‘Crash Lands At Dubai International Airport’
An Emirates plane with 275 people on board was involved in an accident on landing Wednesday at Dubai airport but all the passengers were evacuated safely, the government said. Footage on social media...
View ArticleNorth Korea Fires Missile Into Japan Waters For First Time
North Korea fired a ballistic missile directly into Japanese-controlled waters for the first time Wednesday, drawing an outraged response from Tokyo and ramping up tensions with the United States and...
View ArticleOne Dead, Five Injured In Central London Knife Attack
A woman has died and five other people were injured in a knife attack in Russell Square, central London. Police were called at 22:33 BST on Wednesday to reports of a man injuring people with a knife....
View ArticleUS Destroyed Libya To Re-Colonize Africa – American Journalist
The United States and its allies are responsible for destroying Africa’s wealthiest nation, Libya, in order to re-colonize the African continent, an American journalist and political analyst says. Don...
View ArticleBergamo Plane Crash: Cargo Plane Skids Off Runway At Italian Airport
A cargo plane crashed through a fence into a road after skidding off a runway at Bergamo’s Orio al Serio international airport in Italy The flight, which was coming from Paris, lost control during...
View ArticleCountries With Strong Public Service Media Have Less Rightwing Extremism
Countries that have popular, well-funded public service broadcasters encounter less rightwing extremism and corruption and have more press freedom, a report from the European Broadcasting Union has...
View ArticleDelta Hit By Computer Outage, Flights Delayed Worldwide
Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL.N) said a “major system-wide network outage” on Monday had delayed flights worldwide and technicians were working to resolve the computer problem as soon as possible. Flights...
View ArticleThe World’s Top Predators Are Dining From Dwindling Menus
Of the 17 largest land carnivores, most hunt prey that are either already threatened or are in decline. This is a story about large predators and cascading consequences, featuring two scientists...
View Article4-Year-Old Bangladeshi Boy With ‘Old Man’ Illness Baffles Doctors
A four-year-old Bangladeshi boy suffering from a mysterious illness that makes him look like an old man has been admitted to hospital for tests, doctors and his family said. Doctors at a top hospital...
View ArticleGermany In New Anti-Terror Plan To Thwart Islamist Militants
Germans with dual nationality will lose their German citizenship if they fight for militant Islamist groups abroad, under new anti-terror proposals. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere also announced...
View ArticleUS Reports Claim Malia Obama Was Filmed Smoking Cannabis At Music Festival
The daughter of US President Barack Obama is facing claims she was smoking cannabis at a music festival after a video emerged of Malia Obama appearing to take a drag from a slim cigarette. The video,...
View ArticleIndia Marks Independence Day Despite Kashmir Unrest
Indian officials say at least seven paramilitary troops have been wounded, three critically, after assailants attacked them in Srinagar, the main city of Indian-administered Kashmir. KK Sharma, a top...
View ArticleRadical Islamist Preacher Anjem Choudary Convicted Of Inviting Support For ISIS
Anjem Choudary, Britain’s most high-profile Islamist preacher whose followers have been linked to numerous plots across the world, has been found guilty of inviting support for Islamic State. Choudary,...
View Article7 Killed, 224 Injured In Southeast Turkey Bomb Attacks
Two bomb attacks blamed on Kurdish militants killed seven members of the security forces and wounded 224 people in southeast Turkey on Thursday, officials and security sources said, in a renewed...
View Article51 Killed By ‘Teenage Boy’ In Turkish Wedding Attack
A suicide bomber who detonated himself and killed at least 51 people in the Turkish city of Gaziantep was a 12 to 14-year-old boy with probable links to ISIL, according to President Recep Tayyip...
View ArticleFrenchman Injured After Dentures Stuck In Throat For 6 Days
An elderly Frenchman has been hospitalized in serious condition after his false teeth reportedly were stuck in his throat for six days. The Dunkirk Hospital said Tuesday it is investigating how its...
View ArticleChinese Government Plans To End Poverty By 2020
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has demanded more to be done to improve the skills of people who have been relocated as part of poverty relief efforts. China plans to end poverty by 2020, in part by...
View ArticleDozens Feared Dead After Strong Quake Hits Central Italy
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck central Italy early Wednesday, with reports of fatalities and significant damage surfacing quickly in its aftermath. Officials say the towns of Accumoli and Amatrice...
View ArticleHundreds Trapped As Gunmen Attack American University In Kabul
Gunmen attacked the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul on Wednesday, with explosions and gunfire reported inside the campus where foreign staff and hundreds of students were trapped, an...
View ArticleSwaziland Bans Witches From Flying Above 150metres On Broomsticks
Swaziland has launched a crackdown on high-flying witches after banning them from hovering above 150metres. It has been a long time since witches were burnt at the stake in Europe but the accusation...
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