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Moscow: At least 41 killed as Aeroflot jet caught fire in mid air

At least 41 people were killed after a Russian plane made an emergency landing and burst into flames at Sheremetyevo

World benefits from western China's development

CHONGQING: Kebede Abera, consul of Ethiopia in China's Chongqing Municipality, believes western China will be the next main consumer of

Russian Aeroflot plane makes emergency landing in Moscow

The emergency landing reportedly happened shortly after take-off. A Russian passenger plane has made an emergency landing at a Moscow

F.D.A. Approves the First Vaccine for Dengue Fever, but Limits Its Use

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first vaccine for dengue, Dengvaxia, but placed significant restrictions on its use

Alberto Curamil: Chile's 'environmental Nobel' winner who saved a sacred river

A Chilean indigenous leader detained for allegedly taking part in a robbery has been awarded a prestigious environmental prize for

Venezuelan military helicopter crashes, seven officers killed

CARACAS, Venezuela — Seven Venezuelan military officers were killed on Saturday when their helicopter crashed while heading to a state

Russian Navy to receive 40 advanced minesweepers by 2030

MOSCOW: The Russian Navy plans to operate about 40 Project 12700 mine countermeasures vessels by 2030, Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir

Pentagon gearing up to cut Ankara out of F-35 program, acting chief says

WASHINGTON: The US Department of Defense is preparing to remove Turkey from a program on creating US advanced F-35 multirole

Boeing 737 lands in Florida river

A Boeing 737 plane arriving from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba went off the runway into the St. Johns River in

Pure Russian oil arrives in Belarus via Druzhba pipeline

MINSK, Good quality Russian oil reached the Belarusian border on May 2 via the Druzhba pipeline and is being supplied

Love is blind: Thai king Vajiralongkorn marries 'bodyguard' making her queen

The king of Thailand has married the deputy head of his personal security detail, and given her the title of

Wikileaks co-founder sentenced to 50 weeks in jail

LONDON, Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in jail here on Wednesday for breaching bail conditions.Assange was

Black hole jets shoot out material at 60% of the speed of light!

Nearly 8,000 light-years away from Earth, astronomers have discovered a black hole that keeps rapidly swinging out jets of plasma

TROPICAL CYCLONE KENNETH CLAIMS 38!

The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Kenneth has climbed to 38, the Mozambican government’s disaster management institute said on Monday.

SINKING INDONESIA’S PLANNING MINISTER ANNOUNCES

Bambang Brodjonegoro said President Joko Widodo had chosen to relocate the capital in “an important decision”.The new location is not

Australia to kill two million free roaming cats

They're cute, they're fluffy, and they're public enemy number one in Australia.Australia is at war -- with feral cats. By

World's highest highway tunnel opens to traffic in China's Tibet

CHINA-TIBET-MILA MOUNTAIN TUNNEL-OPENING (CN), a part of the high-grade highway linking Lhasa with Nyingchi in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

"But what do you do when you are out of the loop?"PM Wickremesinghe

Ranil Wickremesinghe said that crucial information about any potential danger in the country was not passed to him.The subsequent attacks,

Russia floats out first nuclear sub that will carry Poseidon strategic underwater drones

SEVERODVINSK, The Project 09852 special-purpose nuclear-powered submarine Belgorod that will be the first carrier of Poseidon strategic underwater drones was