Hong Kong blocks BBC site after video of police beating is aired
BEIJING — The BBC’s website was blocked in China on Wednesday, hours after a video of Hong Kong police beating and kicking a pro-democracy protester began circulating online. The move appears to be the first time the British broadcaster’s English-language website has been completely blocked... read more »
Aussies fighting Ebola ‘wouldn’t survive flight home’
Australia can’t deploy health workers to the Ebola outbreak in west Africa because other countries are refusing to guarantee suitable evacuation and treatment if any become sick. The federal opposition has demanded the government lift its game and send medical workers before the world loses... read more »
Egypt bombing Libyan militias
Cairo – Egyptian military aircraft are bombing positions held by Islamist militias in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi as part of a large-scale operation to rid the city of militants who have held sway there for months, two Egyptian government officials said on Wednesday. The officials,... read more »
David Cameron risks Coalition split over Tory minister’s disabled min...
David Cameron is risking a Coalition split after expressing his “full confidence” in a Tory minister who said some disabled people “not worth” the full minimum wage. Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, is expected to criticise the comments which were made by Lord Freud, the minister in... read more »
MH17 black boxes handed over to British experts
The British government has confirmed that the two black boxes from Malaysian airlines Flight MH 17 that crashed in eastern Ukraine killing 298 on board have been handed over to British... read more »
‘Corruption, faulty design are reasons for poor quality roads’
Leader of the Opposition Jagadish Shettar during a debate on the demands of the Public Works Department in the Legislative Assembly in Bangalore on Wednesday. Photo: V. Sreenivasa... read more »
10 students killed as train rams bus in Medak
More than 10 students were killed when a train rammed into a school bus at an unmanned level crossing near Masaipet village of Medak district, about 60 kilometers from here on Thursday... read more »
Maoists blow up rail track, pilot engine of Rajdhani derails in Bihar
Maoists blasted a portion of a railway track between Ismailpur and Rafiganj section in Bihar, leading to derailment of a pilot engine running ahead of the Bhubaneshwar-New Delhi Rajdhani... read more »
MH17 black boxes to be sent to UK for analysis: Malaysia
Malaysia on Wednesday said the black boxes from Flight MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine last week, will be sent to British aviation investigators for forensic analysis. The international... read more »
