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ALGERIE | Official: Air Algerie flight ‘probably crashed’
An Air Algerie flight carrying 116 people from Burkina Faso to Algeria’s capital disappeared from radar early yesterday over northern Mali, officials said. France’s ... -
US lifts ban on flights to Tel Aviv airport
The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its ban yesterday on U.S. flights in and out of Israel, which the agency had imposed out of concern for the ... -
This Day in History: 2000 Concorde crash kills 113
Concorde has crashed just minutes after take-off, killing all 109 people on board and four people on the ground. The Air France jet, bound ... -
Offbeat | Naked thieves take burgers from Florida eatery
Police have released surveillance video of a trio of naked thieves stealing 60 hamburgers from an eatery in southwest Florida. Police say the men ... -
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UKRAINE Two Ukrainian military fighter jets have been shot down in the east, according to the country’s Defense Ministry. The Sukhoi-25 fighters were shot ... -
THE BUZZ: LeBron James humbled by fans in Hong Kong
LeBron James was honored by the appearance of hundreds of fans who clutched his jersey or held up life-size cutouts of his face at ... -
HIV pills show more promise to prevent infection
There is more good news about HIV treatment pills used to prevent infection in people at high risk of getting the AIDS virus: Follow-up ... -
Young MH17 victim has eerie premonition of crash
In a bedroom in a townhouse near Amsterdam, Miguel Panduwinata reached out for his mother. “Mama, may I hug you?” Samira Calehr wrapped her ... -
Flight bans show skittishness over trouble spots
When U.S. and European airlines quickly canceled flights to Israel on Tuesday, they showed both a skittishness and a new sense of urgency in ... -
UN rights chief: Strong possibility of Gaza crimes
The U.N.’s top human rights official warned all sides in the two-week war in the Gaza Strip to not indiscriminately attack civilians, and that ... -
Iraq lawmakers postpone vote on new president
Iraq’s parliament agreed to postpone a vote for a new president by a day yesterday as the extremist Islamic State group claimed responsibility for ... -
This Day in History: 1974 Nixon ‘must hand over Watergate tapes
The United States Supreme Court has ordered President Nixon to surrender tape recordings of White House conversations about the Watergate affair. Giving the judgement ... -
Offbeat | Parts of Chinese city sealed for bubonic plague
Parts of a northern Chinese city have been quarantined after state media said a man there died of bubonic plague. China’s official Xinhua News ... -
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CHINA‘s airline regulator has warned travelers to expect flight delays at 12 airports through mid-August, and an airport employee said military exercises are the ... -
THE BUZZ: Bill Clinton won’t ‘jump the gun’ on wife’s plans
Former President Bill Clinton says he doesn’t know if his wife, Hillary, is going to run for president and said “she hasn’t asked me ... -
LARGEST WILDFIRE EVER | Cooler weather aids crews fighting in Washington fire
Firefighters and local authorities are heartened by weather forecasts that call for continued cooler temperatures and higher humidity as they battle a destructive wildfire ... -
MH17 | Protesters in Malaysia seek justice from Russia
Protesters marched on the Russian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, waving placards and demanding justice for victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight that was ... -
Russians fed conspiracy theories on Ukraine crash
An assassination attempt against Russian President Vladimir Putin. A desperate ploy to draw the West into the battle for Ukraine’s east. A botched mission ... -
MH17 | Rebels release train with bodies from downed jet
Bowing to international pressure, pro-Moscow separatists released a train packed with bodies and handed over the black boxes from the downed Malaysia Airlines plane, four ... -
This Day in History: 1995 British forces sent to Sarajevo
Britain has sent 1,200 troops to relieve the besieged Bosnian capital, Sarajevo. Bosnian Serbs have controlled access to Sarajevo for three years, killing dozens ... -
Offbeat | Free doomed? T-shirt typo turns heads at Mandela bicycle ride
Nelson Mandela had a way with words, but not quite like this. Cyclists traversing Johannesburg in the former South African president’s honor wore T-shirts ... -
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CHINA A man with a kitchen knife killed a 1-year-old boy and injured two other children in the southern Chinese city of Zhongshan near ... -
THE BUZZ | Court: Hoffman didn’t want ‘trust fund’ kids
Court documents show Philip Seymour Hoffman rejected his accountant’s suggestion he set aside money for his three children because he didn’t want them to ... -
OBITUARY | Film, TV legend James Garner, reluctant hero, dies
James Garner, whose folksy Oklahoma manner translated into lasting stardom on American television as an Old West gambler on “Maverick” and a private detective ... -
TOURISM | Shark sightings off Cape Cod a boon for tourism
In “Jaws,” the fictional mayor tried to protect the summer tourism season by keeping a lid on reports of the man-eater lurking offshore. As ... -
As Ramadan fast ends, the feasts begin
For the millions of Muslims abstaining from food and drink from sunrise to sunset every day during Islam’s holiest month of Ramadan, that first ... -
UN to vote on crash resolution; Russia has doubts
The U.N. Security Council will vote Monday [U.S. time] on an Australia-proposed resolution demanding international access to the Ukraine plane crash site and a ... -
Palestinian death toll in Gaza reaches 508
The U.N. chief and the U.S. secretary of state headed to Cairo yesterday to try to end two weeks of Israel-Hamas fighting that has ... -
Flight 17 tragic end for family of 6 coming home
Mohammad Afif and his family were about to start a new chapter in their lives. Afif was getting set to begin his university studies ... -
This Day in History: 2003 Saddam’s sons killed in gun battle
The United States says the two sons of Saddam Hussein, Uday and Qusay, have been killed by US troops in Iraq. The bodies of ... -
Offbeat | SAY WHAT!? Removal by noise reaps barbs in Belgium
A plan by a Belgian mayor to remove a group of Gypsies by playing loud music backfired when the camping cars stayed put and ... -
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CHINA The strongest typhoon to hit southern China in four decades has killed 17 people after claiming at least 94 lives in the Philippines, ... -
THE BUZZ: No Macau residents amongst MH17 passengers
The Macau Tourism Crisis Management Office has revealed that, from the information that has been gathered so far, no Macau residents were among the ... -
HEALTH | Teen’s death in Ohio puts focus on caffeine powder dangers
A few weeks before their prom king’s death, students at an Ohio high school had attended an assembly on narcotics that warned about the dangers of ... -
World Views: Who Did It? What Next?
“…and once the TAR (Target Acquisition Radar) has lock-on, this light will go green. Then just push this button here, and the rest’s automatic. ...
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