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 »
Taiwanese President Flies to Singapore to Pay Last Respects to Lee Kuan Yew: Reports
TAIPEI: Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou flew to Singapore today, a source familiar with the matter said, amid local media reports that Ma would pay his last respects to Singapore’s... read more »
Nirbhaya documentary: SC seeks response from 2 lawyers for making derogatory remarks again...
New Delhi: As the ban on the telecast of controversial BBC documentary “India’s Daughter” on the December 16, 2012, gang-rape continues, the Supreme Court on Tuesday... read more »
Nitin Gadkari invites Sonia Gandhi, Anna Hazare for open debate on Land Bill
New Delhi: Amid Opposition’s all-out effort to stall the amended Land Acquisition Bill, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday wrote a letter to political leaders and... read more »
2 dead, many injured in Sweden restaurant shooting
Several people were shot inside a restaurant in the city of Goteborg and at least two of them have died, Swedish police said. Police said in a statement that an automatic weapon is believed... read more »
Prashant Bhushan, Yadav fire another letter in Aam Aadmi Party ga...
If the two days since Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal returned to Delhi have been dominated by negotiations and meetings in the deeply divided AAP, they have also been replete with political... read more »
