Syria hospital attacks constitute ‘war crimes’: Ban Ki-moon on September 28, 2016UNITED NATIONS, United States: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attacks on Wednesday on the two largest hospitals in rebel-held parts of Syria’s Aleppo as “war crimes.” “Let us be clear. Those using ever more destructive weapons know exactly what they are doing. They know they are committing war crimes,” Ban told the Security […]
Honda confirms Takatas airbags are faulty on September 28, 2016KUALA LUMPUR: An airbag made by the Japanese firm – Takata – ruptured after a crash in Malaysia and killed the driver, Honda said on Wednesday. “The Takata single stage driver’s airbag inflator ruptured in a crash in Malaysia,” Honda confirmed in a statement but added that no official cause of death has yet been […]
EU to relocate 30,000 refugees from Greece by end of 2017 on September 28, 2016BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) expects to relocate 30,000 refugees in Greece to other countries by the end of next year, the European Commission said on Wednesday. “With the increased capacity of the Greek Asylum Service and if member states step up their efforts, it should be possible to relocate the remaining relocation candidates present […]
Swiss army helicopter crash kills two on September 28, 2016GENEVA: A Swiss army helicopter crashed in a high alpine pass on Wednesday, killing two aviators and leaving a third person injured, the Swiss army said. No cause for the crash was provided by army spokesman Aldo Schellenberg, who described it as an “accident” that occurred shortly after takeoff. Four visiting French military officers had […]
Landslide causes heavy casualties in eastern China on September 28, 2016BEIJING: A landslide which hit a village in eastern China on Wednesday buried dozens of houses and “heavy casualties” are feared, state media reported. The landslide at around 5pm (0900 GMT) struck the village of Sucun in Suichang county of Zhejiang province, the official Xinhua news agency said. Twenty-seven people are believed missing and 400 […]
Odd smell sickens half a dozen people in Tokyo on September 28, 2016TOKYO: Half a dozen people were taken to hospital on Wednesday after they fell ill on a Tokyo commuter train, complaining of an odd smell similar to paint thinner, police and reports said. It was not immediately clear what was behind the passengers’ complaints and they were not seriously ill, local media said. Police confirmed […]
SpaceX plans to build human colony on Mars on September 27, 2016GUADALAJARA, Mexico: SpaceX chief Elon Musk is set on Tuesday to unveil his ambitious plan to build a human colony on Mars, an endeavor that experts say requires tens of billions of dollars. He will lay out his vision during a presentation titled “Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species” at the International Astronautical Congress in the […]
Italy to revive plans to build Sicily bridge on September 27, 2016MILAN: Italy is ready to revive controversial plans to build a bridge to Sicily, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Tuesday, challenging the main firm behind it to unfreeze the project. The plans for a bridge across the Strait of Messina – the narrow strip of water between Sicily and the southern tip of mainland […]
Qatar 2018 World Cup ‘dream’ alive on September 27, 2016DOHA: Jorge Fossati was officially unveiled as Qatar’s new coach on Tuesday and insisted that the 2022 host country’s “big dream” of reaching the 2018 World Cup finals was still possible. Ambitious Qatar have never qualified for a World Cup before and are aiming to do so before staging the event in 2022, but they […]
At least 9 killed, 11 trapped in China coal mine on September 27, 2016BEIJING: At least nine people were killed and 11 more are trapped after an accident on Tuesday in a China coal mine, state media reported, the latest disaster in the country’s notoriously dangerous mines. A gas explosion ripped through the colliery in the northern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning, China Central Television reported […]