Daily Archives: Mar 15, 2014
Why didn’t radar find Malaysia Airlines plane?
Radar coverage of the area where Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing is patchy and often not even switched on, according to aviation experts. During...
Hijacked MH370 was last seen flying towards Pakistan or Indian Ocean
According to officials, the missing Malaysia Airlines jet was hijacked, steered off-course and could have reached Pakistan. It appears that people with significant flying experience...
Nick Gordon defends Bobbi Kristina Brown’s thin frame
Bobbi Kristina Brown and her husband Nick Gordon are lashing out at those who commented on a bikini-clad photo of the 21-year-old Whitney Houston’s...
How did Ron Woodroof contract HIV
Ron Woodroof was first diagnosed with AIDS in 1985 and given just 30 days to live. Ron Woodroof, who was born in Texas in 1950,...
Russia vetoes UN resolution on Crimea referendum
The draft UN resolution criticizing Sunday's secession referendum in Ukraine's Crimea region has been vetoed by Russia. Russia is the only Security Council member to...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Berkin Elvan had links to terrorism
Turkey’s PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said 15-year-old Berkin Elvan who died on Tuesday from injuries sustained in last year's anti-government protests had links...
Venezuela accuses John Kerry of murder
US Secretary of State John Kerry has been accused by Venezuela's Foreign Minister Elias Jaua of inciting violence and "murder". Elias Jaua was reacting to...
SXSW car crash: Rashad Charjuan Owens charged with capital murder
Suspected drunken driver Rashad Charjuan Owens was charged Friday with capital murder in the deaths of two people he allegedly killed as he sped...
Slovakia presidential election 2014: PM Robert Fico challenged by independent Andrej Kiska
Slovakia votes in a presidential election that pits current PM Robert Fico against independent challenger Andrej Kiska. PM Robert Fico is seen as the frontrunner,...
New Harry Potter story about Quidditch World Cup released online
J.K. Rowling is continuing to expand Harry Potter’s wizarding world with her new website, Pottermore.com. On Friday, J.K. Rowling released the first chapter in a...
Huge Moscow rally against Russian intervention in Crimea
A huge rally is being held in Moscow to oppose Russia's intervention in Ukraine a day before the region of Crimea votes to secede...
Mega Millions jackpot hits $400 million as no winning ticket was sold
Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot soared to $400 million for the next drawing as no winning tickets were sold this week, lottery officials said. Friday’s...
US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation sues 16 banks for LIBOR manipulation
The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has sued 16 banks for allegedly manipulating the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR). The LIBOR rate is used...
Missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was hijacked
Malaysia's PM Najib Razak has said the communications systems of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 were deliberately disabled. According to satellite and radar evidence, the...
Six Egyptian soldiers killed by gunmen in Shubra al-Khayma
Gunmen have killed six Egyptian soldiers at a checkpoint in the northern Cairo suburb of Shubra al-Khayma, state media reports. A security official said two...
Ukraine: Kharkiv deadly clashes ahead of Crimea referendum
According to officials, two people have been killed in clashes between pro-Ukrainian and pro-Russian activists in Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv. Five people were injured...