South African Paralympian Pistorious Released on Parole after serving 11 years for murder
Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison on parole, after serving nine years in prison for murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp,…
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China aims to build more than half the world’s cleaner-fuel ships by 2025
Reuters – China has set itself the goal of producing more than half of the world’s ships powered by cleaner…
Mistaken cutting of power caused Nepal plane crash that killed 72
(Reuters) – A Yeti Airlines crash in Nepal that killed 72 people almost a year ago was caused by the…
World population up 75 million this year, standing at 8 billion on Jan. 1
The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year and on New Year’s Day it will stand…
Pope: Free Israeli hostages and end the Gaza war
The Pope has called for an end to the war in Gaza and for the freeing of Israeli hostages held…
Afghan couples marry in mass ceremony in bid to cut costs
A mass wedding ceremony involving 50 couples has been held in Afghanistan. Such ceremonies have become more common as low-income…
North Korea fires most powerful long-range missile after South Korea-US meeting
North Korea has fired its most advanced long-range missile, South Korean authorities say, defying UN curbs. The launch of the…
Forest City: Inside Malaysia’s Chinese-built ‘ghost city’
IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGESImage caption, Forest City was meant to house one million people – but only a handful of its…
‘The Crown’: Behind the Photo of an Embrace That Changed Princess Diana’s Life
It’s summer 1997, and Princess Diana is flirting with Dodi Fayed, a globe-trotting playboy, on the Jonikal, a yacht floating…
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescuers free 41 trapped workers
Rescuers in India have freed 41 workers who had been trapped in a collapsed Himalayan tunnel for 17 days. Miners…