Chinese plane slides off Manila airport runway in heavy rain
MANILA: A Chinese passenger jet slid off the runway as it landed at Manila airport in torrential rain, authorities said…
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US police officer uses Taser on 87-year-old grandmother
WASHINGTON: A US police chief has defended the use of a Taser on an 87-year-old grandmother cutting dandelions near her…
Waterbomber pilot killed fighting Australian wildfires
SYDNEY: A helicopter pilot died yesterday when his aircraft crashed while waterbombing rare winter bushfires in Australia that have swept…
Italians prepare to bury 38 victims of bridge disaster
GENOA: Rescue workers searched through tons of concrete and steel from the collapsed Genoa highway bridge for a fourth day…
Flood death toll in Kerala jumps to 164
KOCHI, India: The death toll from major floods in India’s tourist hotspot Kerala has jumped to 164, state chief minister…
Spain remembers victims of jihadist twin attacks
BARCELONA: A year after jihadist attacks in Catalonia killed 16 people, Barcelona paid homage to the victims yesterday without managing…
Nine planes grounded by bomb threats in South America
SANTIAGO: Nine planes were forced to make emergency changes to their routes within Chilean, Argentine and Peruvian airspace because of bomb…
Bolivian mother hangs children after taping their goodbyes
LA PAZ: A 25-year-old Bolivian woman hanged her three children after making them record goodbye messages to their father on video,…