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NY Police: Suspect in knife rampage at rabbi’s home appears to have acted alone
NEW YORK: An assailant who stabbed five people attending a party at a Hasidic rabbi’s home in what New York’s governor called an act of domestic terrorism appears to have been acting alone, police said yesterday. Grafton Thomas, 37, is
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Indian navy to build six nuclear attack submarines
NEW DELHI: The Indian navy is planning to build a fleet of 18 conventional and six nuclear attack submarines as part of its underwater fleet, reported Xinhua News Agency, citing the Asian News International (ANI) yesterday. “Eighteen (Conventional) plus six
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US, Somalia carry out airstrikes on al-Shabaab
MOGADISHU, Somalia: US and Somalia carried out three airstrikes targeting the al-Shabaab militant group, killing four members, reported Anadolu Agency, citing US Africa Command yesterday. In a statement, it said the military exercise focused on al-Qaeda affiliated al-Shabaab militants in
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15 injured in explosion at Kansas aircraft plant
WASHINGTON: At least 15 people were injured yesterday after a liquid nitrogen line exploded at a Textron Aviation plant near Wichita, Kansas, potentially setting back the launch of a new aircraft under development, county and company officials said. Sedgwick County
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Philippines bans two US senators, mulls new visa rules for Americans
The Philippines has banned two US lawmakers from visiting and will introduce tighter entry restrictions for US citizens should Washington enforce sanctions over the detention of a top government critic, the president’s spokesman said today. President Rodrigo Duterte will impose
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Plane crashes in Kazakhstan shortly after takeoff, at least 15 dead
A Bek Air plane with 93 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan today shortly after taking off, killing at least 15 people, authorities in the Central Asian country said. The Fokker
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At least seven killed in plane crashes in Kazakhstan
A plane with 95 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan today, killing at least seven people, aviation authorities in the Central Asian nation said. The plane was heading for the capital,
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Air New Zealand to serve beverages in edible vanilla cups
Eat the cup after drinking coffee? Air New Zealand will serve beverages in edible vanilla-flavoured cups so as to minimise onboard waste production. Eating the cup in which you just drank your coffee doesn’t sound too appetizing at first, but
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Iraqi president threatens to quit in defiance of Iran’s allies in parliament
Iraqi President Barham Salih refused yesterday to designate the nominee of an Iran-backed parliamentary bloc for prime minister, saying he would rather resign than appoint someone to the position who would be rejected by protesters. The Bina bloc, led by
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Police probing deaths of four in New Mexico home as murder-suicide
Police in New Mexico are investigating the Christmas Day shooting deaths of four family members in a suburban Albuquerque home as a triple murder and suicide, authorities said yesterday. Rio Rancho police were called to the home late on Wednesday
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