Normal flight operations resume at airport
Normal flight operations have resumed at St. John’s International Airport Earlier story:After the airport authority was notified of a bomb threat on Air Canada flight 143, which was set to leave for Ottawa at 6:50 p.m., the aircraft and the departures lounge were evacuated and all incoming... read more »
Obamacare survives major court challenge
The fate of Mr Obama’s most important domestic policy achievement was in the hands of America’s nine Supreme Court justices after conservatives sued and claimed the healthcare law was illegal. But six of the nine justices sided with the White House and ruled that the Affordable Care... read more »
Facebook to now help spot malware on computers
Social networking giant Facebook has partnered security software firm Kasperky to help its users detect and clean malware from their computers. ‘Malware’ is an umbrella term used to refer to computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, ransomware, spyware, adware and other malicious... read more »
Iran Nuclear Agreement Deadline May Slip
U.S. and Iranian officials depart Friday for a final round of nuclear talks in Vienna, even as U.S. officials conceded a deal may not be able to be reached by a June 30 deadline. A senior U.S. administration official said Thursday negotiators are expected to be “close” to an agreement... read more »
Buhari wins in Nigeria, defeating Goodluck Jonathan
ABUJA: Amid anger over an Islamic insurgency that has claimed thousands of lives, Nigerians threw out the incumbent and elected a 72-year-old former military dictator in a historic... read more »
World’s oldest person Misao Okawa dies in Japan
The world’s oldest living person, Japan’s Misao Okawa, has died from heart failure at the age of 117. She died in a nursing home in Osaka, the city she was born in on 5 March... read more »
Sailing away from troubles: Navy evacuates 348 Indians stranded in war-torn Yemen
New Delhi: Indian Navy Tuesday night evacuated 348 Indians from strife-torn Yemen. INS Sumitra rescued the Indian nationals after New Delhi got permission to dock its ship at the Aden... read more »
Supreme Court stays trial court order summoning former PM Manmohan Singh in coal scam case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a summons issued to former prime minister Manmohan Singh by a special court in connection with a coal scam case. The apex court took up a petition... read more »
Indians evacuated from Yemen to reach Djibouti today en-route hom...
The 348 Indians dramatically evacuated by an Indian warship from the Yemeni port of Aden amidst an overnight bombardment are expected to reach Djibouti by mid-day on Wednesday. The group of men,... read more »
