Police officer stabbed, at least a dozen injured after UK Parliament shooting
A police officer was stabbed by an assailant inside the perimeter of the UK’s parliament building on Wednesday, with the…
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Laptops, tablets on airplanes: what’s the threat?
PARIS: The United States and Britain have banned laptops and tablet computers from passenger cabins on certain airlines’ flights from…
South Korea to test raising of sunken ferry
JINDO (SOUTH KOREA): Salvage operators were to begin a test lift of South Korea’s Sewol ferry Wednesday, officials said, nearly…
Uber chief remains in driver’s seat on road to change
SAN FRANCISCO: Uber chief Travis Kalanick will remain in the driver’s seat as the scandal-tainted on-demand ride service tries to…
North Korea fails in new missile test: Seoul
SEOUL: A new North Korean missile test failed on Wednesday, the South’s defence ministry said, two weeks after Pyongyang launched…
When might you get Alzheimer’s? New gene test may tell
MIAMI: International researchers said Tuesday they have found a way to assess a person’s genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease…
Five frozen, gutted tigers found in Vietnam
HANOI: Five frozen tigers have been discovered in a Vietnamese man’s freezer with their organs removed, according to official reports…
Jane Austen faked her own marriage twice
LONDON: British author Jane Austen, known the world over for her insightful take on 19th century society, created fake marriage…