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Sun-powered plane begins round the world flight
Published on 09/03/2015
» BASEL, SWITZERLAND — An attempt at the first circumnavigation of the earth in a solar-powered airplane began in Abu Dhabi Monday with Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg at the controls, the team said.
Air travel 'safer' in 2014, says IATA
Published on 09/03/2015
» SINGAPORE — Last year was by some measures the safest in the history of commercial aviation, despite two high-profile crashes involving Malaysia Airlines aircraft in which hundreds of people were killed, a leading industry body said on Monday.
Toddler survives crash into US river that killed mom: report
AFP, Published on 09/03/2015
» WASHINGTON - An 18-month-old baby survived 12 hours in the freezing cold next to her dead mother after the car they were in hurtled off a bridge and crashed into a river in Utah, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
'Misfit' held for Japan stabbing frenzy
AFP, Published on 09/03/2015
» TOKYO - A man suspected of stabbing five people dead at a family home in rural Japan was being quizzed by police Monday, with reports saying he is a "hikikomori" or social misfit who lived nearby.
American museums ban selfie sticks
dpa, Published on 09/03/2015
» WASHINGTON — Many of the most eminent museums in the United States are banning selfie sticks, as used by myriad tourists to photograph themselves at famous sites, according to the Washington Post.
S. Korea blasts North over wage row in joint industrial zone
AFP, Published on 09/03/2015
» SEOUL - South Korea on Monday vented its frustration with North Korea's refusal to engage in dialogue over the salaries of workers in their Kaesong joint industrial complex, and questioned Pyongyang's commitment to developing the zone.
India channel protests rape documentary ban with blank screen
AFP, Published on 09/03/2015
» NEW DELHI - An Indian news network ran a blank screen for an hour in protest at a controversial government ban on airing a documentary about the savage gang-rape of a Delhi student.
Australians sick of being lectured by UN: PM
AFP, Published on 09/03/2015
» SYDNEY - Prime Minister Tony Abbott lashed out at criticism over Australia's treatment of asylum-seekers on Monday, saying the country was "sick of being lectured" by the United Nations.
Merkel says honesty, generosity key in postwar reconciliation
AFP, Published on 09/03/2015
» TOKYO - German Chancellor Angela Merkel waded into the fraught area of wartime forgiveness during a visit to Japan on Monday, saying that "facing history squarely" and "generous gestures" are necessary to mend ties.
US 'terrorist' said killed in Philippines
AFP, Published on 09/03/2015
» MANILA - Philippine troops have killed 56 Islamic militants including one described as "foreign-looking" who may be among terror suspects sought by the United States, the military said Monday.