World’s longest aircraft to fly Sino-US routes next year
BEIJING: Air China will fly the Boeing 747-8, the world’s longest aircraft to two US cities beginning next January, Xinhua…
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AC/DC drummer arrested in N.Z. on murder plot: reports
WELLINGTON: AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was charged with attempting to “procure” a murder Thursday after New Zealand police raided his…
Russia’s Putin, EU’s Barroso burnt on British bonfires
LEWES (UNITED KINGDOM): Russian President Vladimir Putin in nothing but green underwear and European leader Jose Manuel Barroso are among…
India leads Facebook’s global list for content restriction
NEW DELHI: Facebook restricted access to almost 5,000 pieces of content from India during the first six months of 2014…
Christian ‘blasphemy’ couple detained by boss before murder
CHAK 59 (PAKISTAN): A Pakistani Christian bonded labourer and his pregnant wife killed for alleged blasphemy were locked inside a…
Orbital blames rocket engine failure for launchpad blast
WASHINGTON: Orbital Sciences Corporation said Wednesday a preliminary probe into last month’s unmanned rocket blast shows an engine failure was…
Prosecution files appeal against five-year sentence for South African paralympian
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has filed an appeal against the five-year jail term given to paralympian Oscar…
2014 US midterm elections – Live Report Coming Soon
WASHINGTON: Americans trooped to the polls Tuesday in key midterm elections, with Republicans expecting to claim the Senate majority on…