Pilot returns plane to offload unruly passengers
Dubai: Three unruly and disruptive passengers caused commotion in a Gulf Air flight, forcing the pilot to turn back to the airport to offload them....
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New Year celebrations begin worldwide
Adelaide: Enthusiastic Australians camped out at parks alongside the Sydney Bridge to find the best view of the New Year’s Eve fireworks, beginning celebrations around...
Over 100 tourists stranded as snowfall hits Himachal
Shimla: Over 100 tourists have been stranded in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh after heavy snowfall blocked roads, an official said on Friday....
Costly Australian floods highlight need for disaster mitigation planning
New York: With unpredictable and extreme weather the “new normal,” both developed and developing countries must plan ahead by anticipating the consequences of development or...
‘Aceh makes strides after tsunami’
New York: The Indonesian province of Aceh has made remarkable progress in rebuilding since the devastating tsunami six years ago....
UN-African mission helps deliver aid to IDPs in Darfur
New York: Thousands of newly displaced people who fled their villages as a result of the recent fighting in Darfur are continuing to receive aid,...
50 Pakistani students convene in Washington
Washington: The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will host an arrival orientation in Washington, DC for Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Pakistan (Global UGRAD-Pakistan)...
Bangladeshi women to serve as UN peacekeepers
Dhaka: Bangladesh will send its lady police officials on United Nation Peacekeeping Mission, sources said on Thursday....
India beef up security ahead of New Year
New Delhi: Indian government has put its security forces on alert in view of possible terror attacks on the eve of New Year....
Palestinian killed in Israeli gunfire
Gaza City: A Palestinian was killed and five others were injured in Israeli gunfire and tank shelling east of Khan Yunis in Gaza on Tuesday....