Morgan Freeman unhurt in plane emergency
A private plane carrying actor Morgan Freeman and his pilot blew a tyre while taking off from a Mississippi airport and had to make an emergency landing. No one was hurt. Mayor Bill Luckett of nearby...
View ArticleAnti-IS fighter Ashley Dyball welcomed home by friends and family
Friends and family of Ashley Dyball gathered at Melbourne Airport on Sunday night to give the anti-IS fighter a hero's welcome....
View ArticleRed Cross pushes for 'toothless' Geneva Convention rules of war to be enforced
Geneva: States are divided about an attempt to improve compliance with the rules of war, a non-binding but contentious issue at the heart of an international conference this week, senior Swiss and Red...
View ArticleTurkey furious at rocket-brandishing on Russian naval ship passing Istanbul
Istanbul: Turkey accused Russia of a "provocation" on Sunday after a serviceman on the deck of a Russian naval ship allegedly held a rocket launcher on his shoulder while the vessel passed through...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia warned over Islamist funding by German Vice-Chancellor Sigmar...
Berlin: German Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has urged Saudi Arabia to stop supporting religious radicals, amid growing concern among some lawmakers in Berlin about the funding of militant mosques by...
View ArticleComedians swap Bible for Koran to test prejudice against Islam
How well do you know the Bible and Koran? That's what two Dutch comedians wanted to find out. Sacha Harland and Alexander Spoor bought a Bible and disguised it by putting a fake cover on it that read...
View ArticleFrance's far-right National Front gains in regional elections
Paris: The far-right party of Marine Le Pen was poised to make major gains in regional French elections on Sunday in the wake of terrorist attacks that traumatised the country last month. When the...
View ArticleOne of China's wealthiest businessmen dies in prison
Hong Kong: A 44-year-old businessman who became one of China's wealthiest people as he forged ties with some of the Communist Party's top leaders before suddenly falling out of favour has died in...
View ArticleRocket with Orbital ATK cargo ship blasts off for ISS with groceries
Cape Canaveral, Florida: An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket has blasted off from the US, sending a long-awaited Orbital ATK cargo ship on its way to the International Space Station for NASA. The upgraded...
View ArticleVenezuela opposition beats 'Chavismo' to take control of legislature
Caracas: Venezuela's opposition won control of the legislature from the ruling Socialists for the first time in 16 years on Sunday, giving it a long-sought platform to challenge President Nicolas...
View ArticleLondon stabbing: Tube attack hero slams bystanders
Man in UK tube station stabbing charged Knife attack caught on video An engineer has described how he fought a knife-wielding terror suspect at the Leytonstone Underground station while onlookers...
View ArticleDirector-General condemns murder of journalist Dorance Herrera in Colombia...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) 'I condemn the murder of Dorance Herrera,' the Director-General said. 'Guns may silence the voice of one journalist,...
View ArticleUNESCO’s Director General recognized for leadership on right to information...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The occasion was a ceremony to mark the eve of 2016 as the 250th year since the world's first law guaranteeing access...
View ArticleHigh-level participants from over 50 countries ready to join in the dialogue...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The main objective of the events is to initiate dialogue about an international development cooperation...
View ArticleTaking the Qingdao Declaration forward: Seizing digital opportunities in East...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) ICT has the potential to transform teaching and learning processes. However, many countries face enormous challenges...
View Articlepro-bulls group
The Spanish tradition of bullfighting is under serious threat and needs greater legal protection if it is to survive, the members of a new group from the southern Spanish city of Seville argue. ......
View ArticleSan Bernardino massacre: 'I got you' were man's last words to co-worker as...
Los Angeles: As bullets rained down during the San Bernardino shooting rampage, Shannon Johnson, 45, wrapped his left arm around 27-year-old Denise Peraza and held her close. "I got you," Johnson told...
View ArticleSouth China Sea: US agrees to spy plane deployment in Singapore
Washington: The United States has agreed with Singapore on a first deployment of the US P8 Poseidon spy plane in Singapore this month, in a fresh response to China over its pursuit of territorial...
View ArticlePenis transplants could help wounded soldiers
Within a year, a young soldier with a horrific injury from a bomb blast in Afghanistan will have an operation that has never been performed in the United States: a penis transplant. The organ will come...
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