Bomb threat on Swedish plane
STOCKHOLM: A Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) plane carrying 72 people from London to Stockholm was diverted to Gothenburg yesterday after a…
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At least 21 migrants dead as boats sink off Greece
ATHENS: At least 21 people including eight children died after their boats sank off the Greek islands of Farmakonisi and…
China paper slams ‘superstitious’ reasoning for falling births
BEIJING: A state-run Chinese newspaper yesterday excoriated population authorities for ‘superstition’ after they blamed the inauspicious Year of the Sheep…
North Korea says U.S. student detained for ‘hostile act’
North Korea said on Friday it had detained a U.S. university student for committing a “hostile act” and wanting to…
Cat killer still on the loose in Yishun Avenue
Despite apprehending the alleged perpetrator of the Yishun cat killings, dead cats are still being found in the estate. The…
British inquiry: Putin ‘probably’ approved murder of KGB agent
LONDON (REUTERS/BLOOMBERG/AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin probably approved a Russian intelligence operation to murder former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko,…
Loren leads stars paying last respects to Italian cinema legend
ROME: A tearful Sophia Loren on Thursday led a string of Italian cinema luminaries paying their last respects to legendary…
Lugovoi and Kovtun: Litvinenko’s accused polonium poisoners
MOSCOW: One a former KGB agent and the other a shady businessman: Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitry Kovtun were accused Thursday…