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Queen Elizabeth II becomes longest-reigning Monarch
London, Sep 9: Queen Elizabeth II became Britain's longest-reigning monarch after passing the record set by her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, the media reported on Wednesday. The Queen, who is 89, will have reigned for 63 years…
Boeing 777 plane catches fire on Las Vegas runway
Los Angeles, Sep 9: A British Airways plane caught fire during takeoff on a runway in Las Vegas late Tuesday afternoon, said an aviation authority.
The flight 2276 heading for London's Gatwick Airport was scheduled to take off around 4…
Hillary Clinton says I’m sorry about that, I take Responsibility
Washington, Sep 9: Just a day after declining to apologise for using a private email server as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton abruptly shifted her tone to say sorry as her poll numbers sank to a new low.
"That was a mistake," the…
Send Your name to Mars now
Washington, Sep 8: Do you wish to send your name on a mission to Mars? Do it now. NASA is inviting space enthusiasts to send in their names that will go on the next mission to Red Planet and the deadline is Tuesday.
In March, 2016, NASA…
15 People killed, 30 injured in Brazil Bus Accident
Brasília, Sep 7: At least 15 people were killed and about 30 people injured in a bus accident on Sunday in Paraty near Brazil's second biggest city, Rio de Janeiro, said a source from the local Fire Department.
The accident took place…
Hillary Clinton’s Favourability Rating dips to New Low
Washington, Sep 5: Hillary Clinton's favourability rating has hit an all-time low, showed a Gallup poll on Saturday. Only 41 percent of the US adults now say they have a favourable opinion of the Democratic presidential front-runner, with…
French prosecutor confirms debris found in Reunion from MH370
Paris, Sep 4: A piece of plane debris found on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion in July was certainly a part Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 reported missing in March 2014, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins announced on Thursday.…
30 People killed in Two Suicide Bombings in Yemen
Sanaa, Sep 3: Nearly 30 people were killed and 100 others injured when two suicide bombings targeted a Houthi-controlled mosque in Yemen's capital Sanaa.
A security official of the country's interior ministry, which is controlled by Houthi…
Unesco chief denounces IS Destruction of Syria’s Palmyra Temple
Paris, Sep 2: Director-General of Unesco Irina Bokova on Tuesday "expressed profound dismay" and condemned the destruction of the temple of Bel in Syria's Palmyra.
She said the site was "a construction unique in design and one of the…
Email saga brings fresh headache for Hillary Clinton
Washington, Sep 1: Hillary Clinton may not be in legal trouble over the use of a private email server for official correspondence, but release of some 7,000 new emails with information redacted from 150 of them added to her political…