Official: Ash will cancel up to 500 flights
2011-05-24 16:50:29
The European air traffic agency says up to 500 commercial flights in Northern Ireland, Scotland and parts of Scandinavia may be canceled Tuesday because of the spread of volcanic ash.
Al Shabaab suspects arrested in NE Kenya
2011-05-24 16:45:14
Police in Garissa, capital city of North Eastern Province of Kenya, arrested three suspects of Al Shaabab late on Monday
Britain: Ash will not lead to airspace shutdown
2011-05-24 16:04:21
The British government said on Tuesday that ash from an Icelandic volcano would not lead to the total shutdown of airspace despite the cancellation of dozens of flights to and from Scotland.
Russian manned spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan
2011-05-24 15:14:58
Russia's Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft with three crew members onboard has landed in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, said the Mission Control Center (MCC) outside Moscow.
Norway restricts flight due to ash cloud
2011-05-24 15:06:44
Norwegian airport operator Avinor said on Tuesday there would be "some" restrictions to air traffic on the country's west coast as the ash cloud from the volcanic eruption on Iceland drifted towards Northern Europe.
Major Jane Austen manuscript up for sale
2011-05-24 14:28:05
The only major Jane Austen manuscript still in private hands comes up for auction on July 14th, auction house Sotheby's said on Monday.
US Judgment Day forecaster sets new doomsday date
2011-05-24 14:09:23
The evangelical Christian broadcaster whose much-ballyhooed Judgment Day prophecy went conspicuously unfulfilled on Saturday has a simple explanation for what went wrong - he miscalculated.
Iran refinery blast not sabotage - lawmaker
2011-05-24 13:42:33
An explosion at an Iranian oil refinery during a visit by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday was not sabotage and technical problems at the plant were well known.
Australian troops at risk of HIV from Iraq
2011-05-24 13:23:46
Australian soldiers and contractors in Iraq might have been exposed to blood-borne diseases such as HIV or hepatitis, as staff at Defense's main hospital unit in the Middle East failed to sterilize surgical equipment properly, local media reported on Tuesday.
UEFA to visit Ukraine for Euro 2012 preparations
2011-05-24 13:22:37
Two experts from UEFA will visit Ukraine on May 30, the Euro 2012 Local Organizing Committee in Ukraine reported Wednesday.
Japan sets up expert panel to investigate nuke accident
2011-05-24 13:08:41
The Japanese government on Tuesday decided to establish an independent expert panel to probe into the causes of the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant.
Netanyahu repeats Israel cannot return to '67 borders
2011-05-24 12:46:22
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday again rejected US President Barack Obama's vision of a Middle East peace deal based on the country's "indefensible" 1967 borders.