Daily Archives: Mar 6, 2015
Dawn spacecraft becomes first mission to orbit dwarf planet Ceres
NASA's Dawn mission has gone into orbit around Ceres, the largest object in the Solar System between Mars and Jupiter. A signal from the satellite...
Edward Snowden appeals for Switzerland asylum
Edward Snowden says he would love to get asylum in Switzerland. The fugitive US whistleblower was speaking via video link to a Geneva audience, from...
Harrison Ford plane crash: Doctor at the scene feared fireball
Dr. Sanjay Khurana, who pulled Harrison Ford from the wreck of a plane crash, has described how he feared a fireball from the aircraft's...
Toy Story 4 will be a romantic comedy
Toy Story 4 will be a romantic comedy, with less of a focus on the relationship between the characters and children, Pixar studio president...
US adds 295,000 jobs in February 2015
According to Labor Department figures, the US economy added 295,000 jobs in February 2015, while the unemployment rate fell to 5.5% from 5.7%. It was...
Michael Brown’s parents to sue Ferguson city
The parents of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager shot dead by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, are to file a wrongful...
New York snow: Delta plane skids off La Guardia airport runway
A Delta Air Lines plane has skidded off the runway at LaGuardia airport in New York City, as a major winter storm bears down...
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial: Boston Marathon bombings victim Jeff Bauman locked eyes with killer
Jeff Bauman, who lost his legs in the Boston Marathon bombings, has testified that he locked eyes with one of the bombers just before...
Neil Patrick Harris has doubts over reprising Oscars host role
In a recent interview, Neil Patrick Harris has said he doubts he will ever present the Oscars again, following his much-criticized hosting of this...
Eurovision 2015: Andreas Kümmert declines to represent Germany on live TV
German singer Andreas Kümmert won the vote of the public but declined to represent his country at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna...
ISIS militants bulldoze Nimrud archaeological site in Iraq
ISIS has sparked an international outrage after bulldozing the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq. On March 5, ISIS - which controls swathes of...
Mark Lippert attack: South Korean police seek charges of attempted murder against Kim Ki-jong
South Korean police are seeking charges of attempted murder against Kim Ki-jong who attacked the US ambassador to Seoul, Mark Lippert. Mark Lippert is recovering...
Alexei Navalny: Vladimir Putin critic released from prison after 15 days
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been released from prison after serving a 15-day sentence for handing out leaflets to promote a protest rally. Alexei...