Auto industry veteran hired to rev up Google car
SAN FRANCISCO: Google announced Monday it hired auto industry veteran John Krafcik to head up its self-driving car project, as…
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Malcolm Turnbull topples Australian premier Abbott
SYDNEY, Australia: Australian conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott was dramatically ousted yesterday in a snap party vote forced by challenger…
Orders for new iPhones on record pace: Apple
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple said Monday that pre-orders for its new iPhones set for release this month are on a pace…
US campus shooting leaves one dead
CHICAGO: A university in the southern US state of Mississippi was on lockdown Monday after at least one person was…
Indonesia water-bombs forest fires
Fourteen helicopters battle the blazes on western Sumatra island and Indonesian part of Borneo JAKARTA: Helicopters yesterday water-bombed raging forest…
Japan warns tourists on Mount Aso after eruption
TOKYO: Japan yesterday warned tourists to keep away from popular Mount Aso after it began belching smoke and ash into…
Chinese ‘thief’ swallowed diamond
BANGKOK: A Chinese woman who allegedly tried to smuggle a stolen diamond out of Thailand by swallowing it was released…
Australia’s Abbott to step down as PM amid party revolt
Millionaire former banker Malcolm Turnbull defeated Tony Abbott 54-44 in a Liberal Party leadership ballot and is set to become…