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MH17 | Without radar, missile may not have identified jet
If Ukrainian rebels shot down the Malaysian jetliner, killing 298 people, it may have been because they didn’t have the right systems in place to distinguish between military ... -
MH17 | ALMOST 200 | Recovered Plane crash bodies put on train for rebel city
Armed rebels forced emergency workers to hand over all 196 bodies recovered from the Malaysia Airlines crash site and then had them loaded onto ... -
US building case tying separatists to airliner crash
The United States began building a case linking pro-Russian separatists to the downing of a passenger jet in Ukraine as a somber President Barack ... -
Prayers across Netherlands for victims
Worshippers at church services across the Netherlands prayed yesterday for the victims of the Ukraine air disaster and their next of kin, as anger ... -
This Day in History: 1969 Man takes first steps on the Moon
American Neil Armstrong has become the first man to walk on the Moon. The astronaut stepped onto the Moon’s surface, in the Sea of ... -
Offbeat | ‘Bonnie & Clyde’: US couple pilfers replica of baby dino from museum
Police are looking for a man and a woman caught on video stealing a baby dinosaur replica from a North Carolina museum. The theft ... -
295 people feared dead | Both sides in Ukraine deny shooting down Malay plane
Peter Leonard & Mstyslav Chernov, Kiev Ukraine said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down yesterday as it flew over the country, ... -
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USA A woman from China, Mo Yun, 42, awaiting trial in Iowa on charges she conspired to steal trade secrets from U.S. seed corn ... -
THE BUZZ: Japanese vagina selfie artist vows legal battle against obscenity charges
A Japanese artist who made figures of Lady Gaga and a kayak modelled on her vagina said she was outraged by her arrest and ... -
Scientists name Puerto Rico water mite after JLo
Pop singer Jennifer Lopez may be thinking life is funny after a group of scientists named a water mite in her honor after discovering ... -
This Day in History: 1966 Nurses murder suspect charged
US police have charged a seaman with the murder of eight student nurses in their hostel in Chicago four days ago. Richard Speck was ... -
Offbeat | Uruguay teachers protest attacks by parents
Teachers in this South American country are going on a 24-hour strike to protest a wave of physical attacks on educators by students’ mothers ... -
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BRICS The leaders of five emerging market powers said at a summit yesterday (Macau time) that they gave final agreement to creating their own ... -
THE BUZZ: Plane heading to hong kong hits turbulence, 20 injured
Severe turbulence struck a South African Airways plane that was heading to Hong Kong, injuring 20 people before the aircraft landed safely yesterday, the ... -
NYC mayor’s plan for rail strike? I’m outta here
New York’s tabloid newspaper front pages next week are easy to imagine: a photo of a nightmarish traffic jam caused by a strike at ... -
GAZA STRIP | Scars show as children endure third war
The children of the Attar clan have lived through three wars in just over five years, each time fleeing their homes as Israel bombarded ... -
USA | Journalist, activist released by US Border Patrol
USA Journalist, activist released by US Border Patrol Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, a Philippines- born immigration activist who has lived in the U.S. illegally since he was a child, ... -
This Day in History: 1974 Bomb blast at the Tower of London
An explosion in the Tower of London has left one person dead and 41 injured. A bomb ripped through the Mortar Room in the ... -
Offbeat | On-duty officer delivers his own son in California
Every now and then a police officer has to deliver a baby. The first time Officer Bryan Anderson did it, the baby was his ... -
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CHINA Three members of an imprisoned pastor’s family have sneaked out of China to the U.S. with the help of activists after complaining about ... -
THE BUZZ: Thailand’s plan to deport 130,000 to myanmar raises concerns
Refugee advocates yesterday raised concerns about the safety and welfare of 130,000 long-term displaced people whom Thailand’s military government recently said it planned to send ... -
STUDY | US Alzheimer’s rate seems to be dropping
The rate of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is falling in the United States and some other rich countries — good news about an ... -
AFGHANISTAN | 89 killed in suicide blast in eastern city of Urgun
A suicide bomber blew up a car packed with explosives near a busy market and a mosque in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, killing 89 people ... -
NICARAGUA | Diplomats discuss obligations on aiding refugees
Officials from the U.S., Mexico and Central American nations began a two-day meeting in Nicaragua tomorrow at which they are expected to discuss the ... -
SOMALIA | Hundreds arrested in security sweep
A Somali police official says more than 200 suspects have been arrested in a security sweep aimed at stemming a wave of militant attacks ... -
This Day in History: 1945 Allied leaders gather at Potsdam
The leaders of the three Allied nations have gathered in the German city of Potsdam to decide the future of a defeated Germany. British ... -
Offbeat | Man claims kingdom so daughter can be princess
An American man says he has claimed a kingdom in Africa so his daughter can be a princess. Jeremiah Heaton tells the Bristol Herald ... -
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CHINA Part of a railway tunnel has collapsed in the southwest of the country, trapping an estimated 14 workers, Xinhua says. According to the ... -
GAMBLING | Singapore ad backfires thanks to Germany Cup run
An ad campaign warning of the perils of gambling that began as just another bland public service announcement by Singapore’s government has turned into ... -
THE BUZZ: Church of England votes in favor of women bishops
Church of England has voted to allow women to enter its top ranks as bishops. The Church’s national assembly, known as the General Synod, ... -
USA | FBI cyber expert is ex-discount furniture salesman
J. Keith Mularski’s world has expanded greatly since he stopped selling discount furniture to join the FBI in 1998. Now recognized as a foremost ... -
TERRORISM | Fire destroys restaurant owned by suspect in Rochester, NY
A fire has destroyed an upstate New York restaurant owned by a Yemen-born man charged last month with plotting vengeance attacks against members of ... -
Italy | Shipwrecked Concordia floated for tow to Genova
The shipwrecked Costa Concordia was successfully refloated yesterday in preparation to be towed away for scrapping, 30 months after it struck a reef and ... -
This Day in History : 2000 Police camera action violates human rights
Two men caught on camera for dangerous driving have escaped prosecution in a landmark case Judge Peter Crawford ruled that the police letter sent ... -
Offbeat | US family maintains hold on pit-spitting contest
When it comes to pit-spitting, it’s tough to beat the Krause family, who recently maintained their dominance in the 41st International Cherry Pit-Spitting Championship ...
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