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Way to recover ‘black box’ data faster seen by airlines in 2016 03 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

A Russian official points to the flight recorder from the Sukhoi Su-24 bomber that was shot down by a Turkish warplane on November...

Obama lauds US military as history's greatest, but is it true? 03 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Armed men in uniform identified by Syrian Democratic forces as US special operations forces ride in the back of a pickup truck in...

Republican Ryan delivers long-awaited endorsement to Trump 03 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan delivers a speech on the state of American politics to interns on Capitol Hill in Washington,...

Prince death ruled a painkiller overdose 03 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

New York: Prince died from an accidental overdose of painkillers, autopsy results showed Thursday, confirming the pop icon as the highest-profile victim of...

Spanish jobless queue shortens ahead of election 02 Jun 2016 - 11:55 am

People queue outside a government-run job centre in Madrid, Spain, October 22, 2015. Reuters/Andrea Comas Madrid: The number of people registered as unemployed...

It wasn't a 'glitch': State Department deliberately cut embarrassing questions from press briefing video 02 Jun 2016 - 11:13 am

REUTERS/ File photo WASHINGTON: The State Department acknowledged Wednesday that someone in its public affairs bureau made a "deliberate" request that several minutes...

Turkey says German vote on Armenian 'genocide' a 'test of friendship' 02 Jun 2016 - 11:09 am

People with Turkish flags protest against the resolution German lawmakers are preparing to pass that recognises the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces,...

Norway bans all use of Airbus Super Puma helicopter 02 Jun 2016 - 10:44 am

OSLO: Norway’s Civil Aviation Authority has extended its ban on the use of Airbus H225 Super Puma Helicopters in Norway to include search...

Italy's big cities elect mayors, in test for PM Renzi 02 Jun 2016 - 10:44 am

Roberto Giachetti (L), Democratic Party (PD) candidate for Rome's mayor, embraces Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on stage during a rally in Rome,...

Nigerian military frees another 250 Boko Haram captives 02 Jun 2016 - 10:40 am

Nigerian soldiers (file photo: AFP) By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigerian special forces have rescued 247 hostages from Boko Haram, the army said...

'Brexiteers' regroup for battle in the City of London 02 Jun 2016 - 10:36 am

Illustration picture of postal ballot papers in London ahead of the June 23 BREXIT referendum when voters will decide whether Britain will remain...

14,000 residents returning to fire-ravaged Canadian city 02 Jun 2016 - 10:33 am

Destroyed houses in the Timberlea neighbourhood are seen as thousands of evacuees who fled a massive wildfire began to trickle back to their...

Rare giant panda born in Belgium 02 Jun 2016 - 10:30 am

(file photo: AFP) BRUSSELS: A giant panda has given birth in a Belgian zoo, its keepers said on Thursday, marking a rare event...

Rain pummels France; Seine overflows its banks in Paris 02 Jun 2016 - 10:22 am

A photo taken on June 1, 2016 shows the flooded Seine river and the Eiffel Tower in Paris. AFP / BERTRAND GUAY By...

Murder, suicide shake UCLA campus 02 Jun 2016 - 10:21 am

Students and others are searched by security officers after a campus shooting, June 1, 2016 at the University of California's Los Angeles campus...

350 children trapped in school by flash floods in Germany 02 Jun 2016 - 10:13 am

People stand in the street damaged by floods in the Bavarian village of Simbach am Inn east of Munich, Germany, June 1, 2016....

At least four people killed in flooding in south Germany 02 Jun 2016 - 09:12 am

Firemen look at a flooded mobilehome in Triftern, southern Germany, on June 1, 2016. AFP / LUKAS BARTH BERLIN: At least four people...

WHO declares end of Ebola virus in Guinea 01 Jun 2016 - 06:11 pm

Washington: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday declared the Republic of Guinea Ebola-free today. "Forty-two days have passed since the last person...