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Indian air force cargo plane crashes, killing 5

[2014-03-29 16:40]

An Indian Air Force cargo plane crashed on Friday, killing its crew of five, in the latest of a string of accidents to spotlight poor safety standards across the country's armed services.

Highlights of the Baselworld 2014

[2014-03-29 16:21]

Highlights of the Baselworld 2014

Obama tours the Colosseum

[2014-03-28 16:58]

US President Barack Obama tours the Colosseum in Rome, March 27, 2014.

Green Snake premieres in DC; an enchanting mystery

[2014-03-28 13:18]

If finding true love isn't already complicated enough, doing so in defiance of the laws of nature can only lead to more loss - or is it more gain?

Trans-Pacific-City, State bonds celebrated

[2014-03-28 13:18]

Vincent Gray, the mayor of Washington DC, said that Air China agreed to start a direct non-stop air route from Beijing to Washington's Dulles International Airport beginning on June 10.

Remains of Chinese soldiers in Korean War return

[2014-03-28 13:17]

The remains of 437 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War returned to China on Friday morning.

FBI sting shows San Francisco Chinatown underworld

[2014-03-28 10:08]

Beneath the strings of red paper lanterns and narrow alleyways of the nation's oldest Chinatown lies a sinister underworld.

Russian soldiers in training

[2014-03-28 09:56]

Soldiers and commandos of the Russian Interior Ministry troops take part in exercises at the training center of the Detached Interior Ministry Troops Rapid Deployment Division in the Balashikha district of Moscow, March 27.

Ukraine's Tymoshenko to run for president

[2014-03-28 07:00]

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko announced Thursday that she will run for presidential elections set for May 25.

Prisoner to get retrial after 47 years

[2014-03-28 06:57]

A man believed to be the world's longest-held death row inmate was granted a retrial on Thursday after decades in solitary confinement, in a rare about-face for Japan's rigid justice system.

Singapore's Changi Airport wins world's best airport

[2014-03-27 17:12]

Singapore's Changi Airport has once again been named the World's Best Airport at the 2014 Skytrax World Airport Awards in Barcelona, Spain, on Thursday.

Golden girl in a man's world

[2014-03-27 15:41]

Ashol Pan, a 13-year-old Kazakh girl, is the only girl being trained to hunt eagles.

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