Islamic State’s new threat is “despicable”: Japan PM Abe
TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday (Jan 28) slammed as “utterly despicable” the Islamic State’s threat to kill a…
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Millions brace for monster snowstorm
Thousands of flights canceled, public transport closed and authorities order drivers off the streets of New York NEW YORK: Ten…
Ten die in fighter jet crash during Nato exercises in Spain
MADRID: Eight French and two Greek military personnel died Monday when a Greek fighter jet crashed on takeoff at a…
US plans to open Atlantic to drilling
WASHINGTON: The US government announced plans to open swathes of the western Atlantic to oil and gas drilling Tuesday, while…
Indonesian military calls off wreckage recovery efforts
PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia: The Indonesian military yesterday called off efforts to recover the wreckage of an AirAsia plane that crashed…
Kurds expand fight against IS after retaking Syria’s Kobane
SURUC (TURKEY): Kurdish fighters battled the Islamic State group in villages around Kobane on Tuesday, a day after expelling the…
Big asteroid that skimmed Earth has its own moon: NASA
MIAMI: An unusually large asteroid that just skimmed by Earth had its own moon, NASA said Tuesday as the US…
Obama ends day of Indian pageantry with $4 billion pledge
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama ended a landmark day in India on Monday with a pledge of $4 billion in investments and loans, seeking to release…