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Two dead, nine hurt after helicopter crashes in London
LONDON: A helicopter crashed into a crane and fell on a crowded street in central London during rush hour yesterday, sending black plumes of smoke into the air as it…
France strikes Mali town, to boost troop numbers – West African army chiefs to meet in Bamako
BAMAKO: French warplanes hit a town newlyseized by Islamists in Mali as African troops yesterday prepared to join the offensive which has sent the jihadists fleeing from their northern strongholds.…
French hostage ‘killed’ in botched Somalia raid
PARIS/MOGADISHU: France sent special forces into Somalia to rescue a secret agent but insurgents apparently killed their hostage during the raid along with a commando, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian…
French Dakar rally rider dies — organisers
CALAMA: A French motorbike rider competing in the Dakar Rally died yesterday after crashing into a Chilean police car, organisers reported. Thomas Bourgin, aged 25, was making his way to…
France says ready to halt any rebel offensive in Mali
PARIS/BAMAKO: France would intervene to stop any further drive southward by Islamist rebels in Mali, President Francois Hollande said yesterday, as Malian soldiers launched a counter-offensive to wrest back a…
3 Kurdish activists shot dead in Paris as Turkey seeks peace
PARIS/ISTANBUL: Three female Kurdish activists including a founding member of the PKK rebel group were shot dead in Paris overnight in execution-style killings condemned by Turkish politicians trying to broker…
Officers hurt, 18 held in Belfast violence
BELFAST: Some nine officers were injured and 18 people arrested in fresh violence overnight on the streets of Belfast, police said yesterday. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) used…
Helen Mirren gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
British actress Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Elizabeth II in “The Queen”, on Thursday, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The 67-year-old…
Swiss gunman goes on shooting spree – Three killed, two injured
DAILLON: A gunman with known psychiatric and drug problems opened fire in a village in southern Switzerland, killing three women and injuring two men, authorities said yesterday. The shooting sent…
World looks to 2013 with hope – Violence, economic woes marked 2012
NEW YORK: As the world rang in 2013 with spectacular fireworks displays and showers of confetti, the specter of economic uncertainty and searing violence dimmed some festivities and weighed on…
Central Asian migrants change face of Moscow
MOSCOW: Timur Bulgakov has a black belt in karate, two university degrees, a powerful SUV and a small yet thriving construction company. The 28-year-old’s success is impressive for a Muslim…
4 dead as Russia plane crashes into motorway
MOSCOW: Four crew were killed yesterday when a Russian airliner crashed into a motorway and broke up into three pieces after overshooting the runway at an international Moscow airport. The…
