IS video said to show Kurdish peshmerga beheadings
ERBIL, Iraq: Islamic State has published a video purporting to show the beheading of three Kurdish peshmerga fighters in northern…
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Jumbo welcome for Solar Impulse plane in Myanmar
YANGON: Solar Impulse 2 was met by dancers dressed in an elephant costume as it landed in Myanmar’s second largest…
European power grids keep lights on despite eclipse
FRANKFURT: Electrical grids in Europe claimed success yesterday in managing the unprecedented disruption to solar power from a 2-1/2-hour eclipse…
Myanmar’s leader defends reform pace, army role
YANGON: Myanmar’s president has rejected criticism that his government has stalled on crucial reforms and has defended the powerful army’s…
Abe set to become first Japanese PM to address joint session
WASHINGTON: Shinzo Abe is expected to become the first Japanese prime minister in history to address a joint session of…
Nigeria’s president eyes Boko Haram ouster within a month
LAGOS: Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan said in an interview broadcast yesterday that he hoped that Boko Haram militants would be…
Magical views from top of the world for solar eclipse
LONGYEARBYEN: All eyes will be on the skies Friday for a total solar eclipse expected to offer spectacular views, if…
Bill Gates warns world must be prepared for epidemic worse than Ebola
WASHINGTON: Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said the world must learn from the Ebola outbreak and be prepared for an epidemic…