Malaysian officials confirmed missing plane was hijacked by one or several people who turned off communication system and steered it off-course, according to sources At a press conference Saturday, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak refused to confirm reports the plane was ‘hijacked’, but admitted that disabled communication system and flight redirection was the result of ‘deliberate action’ on the plane Investigators working to establish motive and where plane was taken […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Devyani Khobragade is indicted on visa fraud and false statement charges Diplomat faces arrest if she returns to the United States Indictment comes days after court dismisses the original indictment against her Diplomatic immunity is key defense in Khobragade’s case The Indian diplomat whose arrest sparked a diplomatic row with India has again been indicted by the federal government and faces arrest if she returns to the United […]

The pilots of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 were previously involved in a security breach in which they took pictures with two Australian teenage girls in the cockpit. Source: Australian Current Affair As the mystery deepens around Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 and speculations intensify, focus shifts to the pilots of the missing plane. Just who were they? According to a CNN report, “All right, good night,” were the last words anyone heard […]

It’s a plot line that wouldn’t be out of place in a Tintin comic – a French mayor, an Alpine climber, a historian, a wealthy Jewish stone merchant from London, and their tenuous connections to a bag of lost jewels discovered on the peak of Mont Blanc. The trail begins early on 24 January 1966, as Air India Flight 101 starts its descent towards Geneva Airport. The pilot had miscalculated […]

The nose gear on a U.S. Airways plane that was about to take off with 149 people on board collapsed on the runway at Philadelphia International Airport. Jillian Kitchener reports.   Please follow and like us:

Mr Zuckerberg said that the internet needed to be made more secure for users  Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said he has called President Barack Obama to “express frustration” over US digital surveillance. The 29-year-old said in a blog post the US government “should be the champion for the internet, not a threat”. His comments come a day after a report the US National Security Agency (NSA) imitated a Facebook server to […]

US officials have an “indication” a missing Malaysia Airline jet went down in the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon said today.   Security chiefs have now moved the USS Kidd into the area, although it will take the naval destroyer 24 hours to reach its new position. “We have an indication the plane went down in the Indian Ocean,” a senior Pentagon official told ABC News. The official said they are […]

ctePolish-born Damian Chwedczuk, 32, subjected wife Debbie to years of abuse He punched her, kicked her back and poked her eyes before biting her Debbie found the upper part of her ear on the floor of their Suffolk home Chwedczuk was jailed for four years, 11 months for the attack Jailed: Damian Chwedczuk bit off his wife’s ear in the culmination of years of domestic abuse during which he emptied […]

Wild Atlantic Way, County Donegal to County Cork, Ireland The Wild Atlantic Way is far more than a scenic route from County Donegal south to County Cork along Ireland’s untamed western coast. The 1,491 miles were designed to be driven in small sections, allowing time to revel in the stories, sights, and history found around each bend in the road. “The most mystifying poetry of the route for me lies […]

TWO people have died and at least 23 have been injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians at a US festival.   The vehicle drove through temporary barricades at the South By Southwest (SXSW) film and music festival in Austin, Texas. Police said 23 people have been taken to hospital, with at least five suffering serious injuries.  The crash happened at around 12:30am and police say the […]