Two American-Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza
The US on Monday confirmed that two Americans who were soldiers with the Israel Defense Force have been killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip. “We can confirm the deaths of US citizens Max Steinberg and Sean Carmeli in Gaza,” State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki said. 24-year-old Steinberg,... read more »
NASA celebrates 45 years of moon landing
On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. Forty-five years later, NASA will celebrate on Monday the giant leap by honouring Armstrong, who died in 2012, with a renaming ceremony of the historic “operations and checkout... read more »
Kerry leaves for Egypt to forge ceasefire in Gaza
US President Barack Obama has dispatched his Secretary of State John Kerry to Cairo to meet Egyptian and other officials on the volatile situation in the Gaza Strip and seek an immediate cessation of hostilities. The announcement was made by Mr. Obama when he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister... read more »
Parents happy with ban on children under 12 taking part in dahi handis
“It is good that they have finally banned children below 12 years from participating in Dahi handis. It is so dangerous! I think anyone aged below 15 should be disallowed from taking part,” Sanjay Gaikwad, father of a 7-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy opened up after a lot of coaxing. Both... read more »
MH17 ‘terrible tragedy’: Obama
U.S. President Barack Obama described the crashing of Malaysian Airlines passenger aircraft MH17 as a “terrible tragedy” on Thursday afternoon, speaking during a tour of... read more »
Israel launches ground offensive in Gaza
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ordering a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip on the 10th day of a military operation against the coastal territory. | Israel launches ground... read more »
Ukraine: We did not shoot at any plane
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says his country’s armed forces did not shoot at any airborne targets, after reports that a Malaysian Airlines plane went down over Ukraine. Mr.... read more »
154 Dutch citizens killed in Malaysian air crash
At least 154 Dutch citizens have been killed in the Malaysian passenger crash in the eastern part of Ukraine on Thursday, the airlines’ European head said. Huib Gorte said that the... read more »
Malaysia Airlines plane crashes with 295 on board over Ukraine ne...
A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down on Thursday over a town in the east of the country, and Malaysian Airlines tweeted that it lost contact with one of its... read more »
