Japan agrees to ship nuclear materials to U.S.
Japan and the United States have co-signed an agreement to remove and dispose of over 300 kilograms of weapons grade plutonium and an unspecified amount of highly enriched
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Glasgow-Oban and Mallaig train diverted onto wrong track in points mixup
A ScotRail train travelling from Glasgow to the towns of Oban and Mallaig in Scotland accidentally diverted onto the wrong track tonight. Some passengers initially thought the train had derailed when it swerved and…
Nelson Mandela dies aged 95
The former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, died today at 95. He had been receiving intensive care at home following a lung
Iran to reduce nuclear enrichment in exchange for sanctions reduction
Yesterday in Geneva, Iran and the P5+1 nations — the five permanent members of the UN Security Council; United States, United Kingdom, China, France, and Russia; plus Germany — reached a six-month deal over Iran's…
Ivory Coast trade embargo backed by US
The United States has stated Monday that it will support a month-long ban on cocoa exports from the Ivory Coast, which was called for by its internationally recognised president, Alassane Ouattara. The move comes as…
'Serious' terror threat in Mumbai; police hunt four suspected militants
A police official in Mumbai has warned four suspected militants of Pakistani origin have entered the city, the capital of Maharashtra, India, and claims they are plotting attacks in the city. Police are now searching…
'Unacceptable' and 'without foundation': Poland rejects Russian air crash report
Poland has rejected a Russian investigative report into the air crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczyński earlier this year. Poland's first couple and other senior officials were among the 96 killed when their…
Hong Kong tourists held hostage in the Philippines, nine killed
A former Filipino policeman has kept Hong Kong tourists hostage by hijacking their bus in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Rolando Mendoza fired his M16 rifle at the tourists. Several hostages have been rescued…
'Black box' found near crash site of Airblue flight
The recording of technical data such as airspeed, altitude, control inputs etc is not handled by the cockpit voice recorder, as suggested in this article, but is in fact handled by the flight data
'Black boxes' pulled from Air India plane wreckage
The black boxes from an Air India flight that crashed into a valley of near the southern Indian city of Mangalore Saturday, killing 158 of the 166 onboard, have been found by investigators. The flight data recorder was…
'Twin Towers' warship set to enter New York
A warship built with steel from the World Trade Center is set to enter New York and travel up the Hudson River to the site of Ground Zero. 7.5 tons of steel from the buildings have been used in the construction of the…
Eight children taken to hospital after being hit by car in Suffolk, England
Eight children were taken to hospital on Friday after being struck by a car in Suffolk,
Israeli shelling on UN school on the Gaza Strip kills six
Doctors in the Gaza Strip say that at least six Palestinians were killed at a United Nations Nations Relief and Works Agency school in Beit Lahia after it was reportedly hit by at least one Israeli tank
11 killed in Mexican military helicopter crash
Eleven people have died after a military helicopter crashed during an anti-narcotics flight in Western Mexico. The Bell 212 went down near Uruapan in
Monte Carlo hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada catches fire
A fire has been confirmed at The Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada in the United
10 years on Diana, Princess of Wales remembered
Exactly ten years on from her death hundreds of people attended a memorial service today led by her two sons, William and Harry, in memory of Diana, who was killed in a car crash in Paris, France in
15 Royal Navy sailors captured at gunpoint by Iranian guards
Fifteen British Royal Navy personnel have been captured by Iranian authorities at gunpoint in the Persian Gulf off the Iraqi coast, according to the British Ministry of Defence. The Royal Navy insists that they were…
Man attacked by shark now safe in hospital
Abalone diver Eric Nerhus is recovering in hospital after being attacked by a 10-foot-long great white shark while scuba diving off Cape Howe, south of Sydney, Australia, on
