Malaysia Airlines says expired battery on MH370 did not hinder search
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Airlines said on Monday that an expired battery in the underwater locator beacon of the “black box” flight data recorder on missing Flight MH370 would have made no difference in the search for the plane.Lawyers acting for some of the families of those on board... read more »
Air Strike on Islamic State-Run Refinery in Syria Kills 30
BEIRUT: A US-led coalition air strike in Syria hit an oil refinery run by the Islamic State militant group near the border with Turkey on Sunday, killing 30 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. Rami Abdulrahman, who runs the Observatory, said the dead were refinery workers and... read more »
A day of remembrance for the women of Turkey and Syria
Turkey marked International Women’s Day yesterday with nationwide events where problems women face were highlighted and debated. For Turkish women, domestic violence and discrimination are among the major issues they face, like women in the rest of the world. For displaced Syrian women in... read more »
40 killed as Kurds battle for Daesh-controlled town in Syria
At least 40 people have been killed during clashes between Kurdish fighters and Daesh (ISIS) militants as they battled for control of a key town in northern Syrian, AFP reported. A monitoring group said that Daesh had launched an offensive aimed at retaking Tal Tamr in Hassakeh province. The... read more »
