Employee steals aircraft, crashes it in suicide flight
Investigators are piecing together how an airline ground agent working his regular shift stole an empty Horizon Air turboprop plane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport and fatally crashed into…
Trump doubles tariffs on Turkish steel, aluminum, says relations ‘not good’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had authorized higher tariffs on imports from Turkey, imposing a 20 per cent duty on aluminum and 50 percent one on steel,…
Moscow to treat new U.S. sanctions as act of economic war
Moscow considers Washington’s new anti-Russia sanctions over the ex-spy poisoning as a declaration of economic war, Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, said on Friday. “All I can say is: if…
Facebook confirms ban on 3D-printed guns files
Facebook has confirmed blocking blueprints for making 3D guns across its platforms, including Messenger and Instagram, amid the court battle between the U.S. federal government and 3d-print gun enthusiasts looking…
Damaging and defacing currency notes now a crime in Nepal
Any damage caused to currency notes and coins by tearing, burning, writing and drawing lines on them without the order of authorised person will be crime in Nepal. Nepal authorities…
DRC begins vaccination against latest Ebola outbreak – WHO
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has started vaccination against the latest Ebola outbreak in the northeaster North Kivu province, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. The…
Air strikes killed children, others in Yemen – Red Cross
Air strikes has killed dozens of people, including children, Yemen’s Saada, Yemeni medical sources and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday. “Scores killed, even more…
U.S. will not stop Iran oil exports, foreign minister says
U.S. plan to reduce Iran’s oil exports to zero will not succeed, Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Zarif was cited as saying by an Iranian newspaper on Wednesday. U.S. officials have…
Zimbabwe police arrest opposition politician Biti at Zambian border
Zimbabwe police on Wednesday arrested former Finance Minister and opposition politician, Tendai Biti, as he tried to cross the border and seek asylum in neighbouring Zambia, his lawyer said….
Parts of Frankfurt Airport evacuated after security breach
Parts of Frankfurt Airport have been evacuated and boarding has been halted in some areas after someone got past security into the boarding areas, federal police said on Tuesday. “At…