Russia | Rescuers find flight recorder from Black Sea plane crash

Rescue workers yesterday found a flight recorder from the Russian plane that crashed into the Black Sea over the weekend, the defense ministry said. All 92

German leaders want to keep border controls in place 

Senior German politicians say they want to keep border controls imposed amid last year’s migrant influx in place beyond mid-February, when they’re currently due to expire.

After years of conflict, Egypt eases pressure on Gaza

For most of the past decade, Egypt has been a quiet partner with Israel in a blockade on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip that has stifled the economy

This Day in History | 1979 – tay bridge rail disaster remembered

Many passengers will be retracing the fatal journey to mark 100 years since gales plunged a railway bridge and passenger train into icy waters killing 75.

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INDONESIA A court ruled yesterday that the blasphemy trial of the minority Christian governor of the country’s capital will proceed. Gov. Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama is charged

Colombia probe finds human error in air crash

A series of human errors caused an airliner to run out of fuel and crash in Colombia last month, killing 71 people including most of a Brazilian soccer

Obituary | Pop superstar George Michael dies of heart failure at 53 

George Michael's moment of liberation followed what seemed at first to be a time of deep humiliation. He was blessed with sensual good looks and an exquisite voice, attributes he

Russia | Focus is on faults, not terror, in plane crash probe 

A pilot error or a technical fault — not terrorism — is likely to be the cause of the plane crash into the Black Sea, Russia's transport minister said

Trump | Pick for ambassador to Israel has all sides on edge 

If President-elect Donald Trump wanted to show he planned to obliterate President Barack Obama's approach to Israel, he may have found his man to deliver that message in David

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CHINA Four men in eastern China accused of murder and rape have been exonerated after a 16-year legal ordeal in the latest instance of Chinese courts overturning deeply flawed verdicts.

Offbeat | Frenchman sets round-the-world sailing record: 49 days 

A little over 49 days — that's all it took Frenchman Thomas Coville to sail around the world alone, to set what French officials say is a

This Day in History | 1977 – Star Wars fever hits Britain

Thousands of people are flocking to cinemas in the UK to watch the long-awaited blockbuster, Star Wars - a movie which is already setting US box offices alight. Bracing the

Germany had monitored Berlin truck attack suspect for months 

German officials had deemed the Tunisian man being sought in a manhunt across Europe a threat long before a truck plowed into a Christmas market in Berlin — and even kept

Mexicans mourn dead, seek relatives, after fireworks blast 

Some brought photos of their missing loved ones to the Mexican fireworks market where a series of explosions killed at least 33 people, while others who had already claimed their

Offbeat | 17 stolen masterpieces returned to Italy with only scratches

Seventeen masterpieces valued at USD17.7 million were returned to Italy from Ukraine on Wednesday after being stolen by masked, armed robbers from a Verona art

This Day in History | 1972 – Earthquake wreaks devastation in Nicaragua

Ten thousand people are feared dead after a two-hour earthquake ripped through the Nicaraguan capital of Managua. Initial reports suggest whole communities have been wiped out as an

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CHINA has targets for just about everything, from ethanol production to reaching Mars. Now the top economic planning body wants to get more tourists to hit the road, and has

The Buzz | Puerto Rico awaits USD230m investment in Four Seasons hotel 

Puerto Rico's governor says developers are investing USD230 million to build a long-awaited Four Seasons resort in the island's northeast coast. Alejandro Garcia Padilla said Wednesday that the hotel will be

Aleppo siege | Russia, Turkey, Iran to meet in Moscow on Syria

The Russian military said defense ministers of Russia, Turkey and Iran will meet in Moscow to discuss Syria. The meeting, due today, will coincide with

IMF chief awaits verdict in French payout case

Christine Lagarde, the International Monetary Fund’s managing director, is awaiting the verdict of a special French court for alleged “serious negligence” over a huge payout to a business

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