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Victims of Germanwings disaster remembered at somber service

[2015-04-18 08:14]

Grieving relatives joined political and religious leaders on Friday for a somber German state memorial service for the 150 victims of last month's Germanwings crash in the French Alps.

After Alps crash, Turkish Airlines CEO tells pilots to get married

[2015-04-18 08:14]

Turkish Airlines' CEO said pilots may not be as prone to destructive behavior like that of the Germanwings pilot believed to have intentionally crashed a flight last month - if only they get married.

'About 300' US troops arrive to train govt forces

[2015-04-18 08:14]

Several hundred US paratroopers have arrived in Ukraine to train its forces fighting rebels in the east, the US army confirmed on Friday, a move that Moscow warned could "destabilize" the war-torn ex-Soviet republic.

Cuba agrees to 'dialogue' over fugitives in country

[2015-04-18 08:14]

Cuba has agreed to work on resolving the cases of United States' fugitives on the island as part of the effort to normalize relations between the two nations, US President Barack Obama told lawmakers when he made the case for removing the former Cold War foe from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.

Gyrocopter flew in 'under the radar'

[2015-04-18 08:14]

The postal carrier charged on Thursday with two US federal crimes for steering his small helicopter-like gyrocopter through protected Washington airspace "literally flew under the radar" to the lawn of the Capitol building that houses Congress, US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said as lawmakers raised alarms about security risks.

Slum teens strut stuff in fashion week

[2015-04-18 08:14]

As the setting sun casts an orange glow over the Sao Paulo slum of Paraisopolis, a dozen aspiring models sporting towering heels strut up and down an improvised catwalk.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2015-04-18 08:14]

Several shops and cars owned by foreigners were torched in downtown Johannesburg late on Thursday night and early Friday morning in continued anti-immigrant attacks, but the city that had seen the worst violence was calm. No violence was reported in the coastal city of Durban, where the violence began.

Internet to get cheaper, faster

[2015-04-17 07:22]

China is likely to cut mobile Internet service charges and increase traffic speeds, industry experts said on Thursday after Premier Li Keqiang's comments on the expensive, mediocre-in-speed service spurred heated discussion.

'Revolving door' at firms in China

[2015-04-17 07:22]

Turnover among chief executive officers in China was the highest in the world last year, and the rate of change may remain high this year as the reform of State-owned enterprises moves forward and the anti-corruption drive continues, according to a study by Strategy&.