Six dead in Paris suburb building explosion
BOBIGNY(France): Six people were killed when an explosion ripped through an apartment building outside Paris, reducing half a residential block to rubble, emergency services have said. The bodies of a child described as around 10 years old, a boy aged 14-18 and two women were recovered from the... read more »
ISIS recruits planning 26/11-type attack in UK
An ISIS attack on Europe is not just a wild fantasy of Islamic State militants anymore. Various world leaders and intelligence agencies are acknowledging the threat that the militant group, earlier present only in parts of Syria and Iraq, pose to the continent and the US. British intelligence... read more »
Israel claims nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land near Bethlehem
JERUSALEM: Israel laid claim on Sunday to nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land in a Jewish settlement bloc near Bethlehem — a step that could herald significant Israeli construction in the area — defying Palestinian demands for a halt in settlement expansion. Peace Now, an Israeli group that... read more »
NASA’s Mars rover gets ready to have its ‘memory wiped’
NASA’s Mars rover team has decided to reformat Opportunity’s flash memory, it has been reported. An increasing frequency of computer resets on NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has prompted the rover team to make plans to reformat the rover’s flash memory. The... read more »
