Pakistan deal reached to end cleric Qadri’s protest
The Pakistani government has reached a deal with cleric Tahirul Qadri to end his mass protest near parliament in Islamabad, the two sides say. Mr Qadri wanted the government to resign ahead of elections due in May. The government agreed…
Algeria says military operation to free hostages ‘over’
An Algerian military operation to free hostages being held by militants at a desert gas plant is now over, state news agency APS reports. Algerian state TV said four foreigners were killed in the operation. Others were freed, but there…
Bodyline: 80 years of cricket’s greatest controversy
By Greig Watson BBC News As Australian batsman Bert Oldfield collapsed, his skull fractured by a lightning-fast ball, the booing from the 50,000-strong Adelaide Oval crowd became a deafening howl. The England players, mouths dry with fear, looked for escape…
2 killed as helicopter crashes into crane in central London
By Laura Smith-Spark and Nick Thompson, CNN London (CNN) — A helicopter crashed into a construction crane atop a new luxury residential building in thick London fog Wednesday, killing the pilot and another person and sparking a line of flames…
Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ jets grounded in Japan after series of issues and by USA’s FAA
TOKYO – Japan’s two biggest airlines grounded all their Boeing 787 aircraft for safety checks Wednesday after one was forced to make an emergency landing in the latest blow for the new jet. All Nippon Airways said a cockpit message…
Foreigners held hostage by Islamist militants in Algeria
Two foreigners, one of them British, have been killed and more taken hostage in an attack by Islamist militants on a gas facility in Algeria, reports say. At least 20 foreigners – including US, French, British, Norwegian and Japanese citizens…
BA compensates man ‘humiliated’ over child seat policy
By Dhruti Shah BBC News BA has compensated a passenger who was “humiliated’ over its policy of not allowing single male flyers to sit next to solo child travellers on its planes. British Airways cabin crew told Mirko Fischer to…
US gun debate: Obama unveils gun control proposals
US President Obama has unveiled the most sweeping gun control proposals in two decades, setting up a showdown with firearms rights advocates. He called for a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and wider background checks on gun buyers….
Lion-dog causes panic
By Cherise Udell Last week in the town of Norfolk, Virginia, 911 dispatchers received three near-hysterical calls that a lion was roaming the streets. One caller reported: “There was a lion that ran across the street — a baby lion….
Are you healthier than a 100-year-old?
AgingCare.com There used to be this great game show on TV: “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?” The premise of the show was to determine whether or not the average adult could answer questions based on a typical elementary…
