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Devyani Khobragade re-indicted by US grand jury
Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade has been re-indicted by a grand jury in the US. Devyani Khobragade is accused of visa fraud and underpaying her housekeeper,...
Missing Malaysia Airlines jet flew on for more than five hours after losing radar contact
New reports claim Malaysia Airlines plane may have been flying for more than five hours after it disappeared. According to a BBC report, it is...
Missing jet: US surveillance teams search Indian Ocean
US surveillance teams have been sent to the Indian Ocean to help search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, after claims emerged that it...
North Korea denies any link to Libya oil tanker Morning Glory
North Korea has denied any link to Morning Glory tanker which left Libya with an oil shipment in defiance of the government, a Pyongyang...
Flight MH370: No debris at Chinese satellite spot
Malaysia's civil aviation chief has said the planes sent Thursday to check the spot where Chinese satellite images showed possible debris from the missing...
Devyani Khobragade visa fraud case dismissed by US court
A US has dismissed the visa fraud charges against Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, whose arrest strained US-India relations. Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled Devyani Khobragade had...
Flight MH370: China releases satellite images of possible debris from missing jet
A Chinese government website has released satellite images of possible debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The three images show what appear to...
Flight MH370: Last message received from missing jet revealed
Malaysian authorities have unveiled the last communication received from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. The message suggests everything was normal on board minutes before the...
Flight MH370: Confusion over missing Malaysia Airlines plane’s last known location deepens
According to new reports, confusion over missing Malaysia Airlines plane's last known location has deepened. Malaysia's air force chief has denied reports that the plane...
Missing jet: MH370 flight changed course turning west before vanishing
According to military radars, the missing Malaysia Airlines plane turned west, away from its planned route, before vanishing, Malaysia's air force says. Flight MH370 from...
MH370 flight: Iranians travelling on stolen passports identified by Malaysian police and Interpol
Malaysian police named one of the two men who travelled on the missing Malaysia Airlines plane on a stolen passport as Pouria Nour Mohammad...
New Zealand to hold referendum on changing national flag
People in New Zealand will vote in a referendum on whether to change the national flag, PM John Key has announced. John Key, who on...
Missing MH370 flight: Stolen passport used by Iranian with no terror links
One of the persons travelling on a stolen passport on missing Malaysia Airlines jet was a young Iranian who is not believed to have...
Missing jet: China urges Malaysia to step up search
Malaysian authorities have been urged by China to "step up its efforts" in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared on...
Kim Yo-jong: Kim Jong-un’s sister identified during North Korea’s elections
Kim Jong-un has been elected to North Korea Supreme People's Assembly with an unanimous vote from his district, state media say. Meanwhile, state media on...
North Korea elections 2014: Kim Jong-un elected to rubber-stamp parliament with unanimous vote
Kim Jong-un has been elected to North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament with a unanimous vote from his district, state media say. Kim Jong-un's 100% approval from...
Missing jet: Stolen passports deepen mystery
One of the most alarming pieces of information to come out of Malaysia Airlines plane mystery is how easy it may be to use...
Malaysia Airlines missing jet: Possible debris spotted in the sea off south Vietnam
According to new reports, Vietnamese navy planes have spotted possible debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared almost two days ago. Officials said...
Missing flight MH370: Malaysia Airlines plane may have turned back
Malaysia Airlines plane that has been missing for more than 24 hours may have turned back, radar signals showed. Rescue teams looking for the plane...
North Korea elections 2014: People vote for rubber-stamp parliament
North Korea is voting in a five-yearly election to approve members of the rubber-stamp parliament, the Supreme People's Assembly. Each of the 687 districts has...
Missing jet: Terrorism concerns as two passengers boarded with stolen passports
According to new reports, US officials are investigating terrorism concerns after revelations that two people apparently boarded the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner with stolen...
Malaysia Airlines: Asian states search South China Sea for missing jet
South-East Asian states have joined forces to search the South China Sea for the Malaysia Airlines jet missing with 239 people on board. Flight MH370...
Malaysia Airlines plane with 239 people on board vanishes over South China Sea
A Malaysia Airlines plane vanished on a flight to Beijing, with 239 people on board. The search is under way in waters between Malaysia and...
Japan: Bitcoin is not a currency but transactions should be taxed
According to Japan's government, Bitcoin is not a currency but some transactions using the virtual unit should be taxed. "If there are transactions and subsequent...
John Short speaks out about North Korea detention
Australian missionary John Short, who was deported from North Korea earlier this week, has spoken out about his experience in detention. John Short, 75, was...
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