Pilot says mom, passengers hear 'bomb'
A pilot in the US caused a mid-air scare when he wished happy birthday to a 'mom' aboard his plane but passengers instead thought he was referring to a 'bomb'.
The pilot in the Southwest Airlines fli
New details of illegal cash culture at Murdoch's tabloid
New revelations by the police on Monday pointed to a 'culture of illegal payments' at media baron Rupert Murdoch's Sun tabloid for information to be used in sensational stories.
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Shun IVF, sex in marriage acceptable way to conceive: Pope
Shun ‘arrogant’ artificial fertilisation treatment; sex in marriage is the ‘only acceptable’ way to conceive - that's Pope Benedict's message to infertile couples across the world.
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Cardiff pay penalty as Liverpool end trophy wait
Liverpool ended their six-year trophy drought here on Sunday after winning a penalty shoot-out to shatter Championship side Cardiff in the League Cup final at Wembley.
The Merseysiders just about hel
Murdoch’s new Sun on Sunday rises in London
Rupert Murdoch’s Sun on Sunday tabloid hit newsstands Sunday, replacing the defunct News of the World, with a pledge to meet high ethical standards after a “challenging” chapter in its history.
WikiLeaks publishes 'millions' of Stratfor emails
Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks on Monday began publishing more than five million confidential emails from US-based intelligence firm Stratfor, the anti-secrecy group said.
The messages, which date
HSBC set for $22 billion profit as Asia lines the clouds
HSBC Holdings is expected to report the West's biggest banking profit for last year, fuelled by the East, while its rivals are struggling with faltering European and U.S. growth.
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Kingfisher in talks to rescue carrier: Mallya
Kingfisher Airlines is talking with two foreign carriers about a potential rescue package that could be announced within days, Kingfisher's chairman, Vijay Mallya, said in an interview with the Times
Iran stepping-up uranium enrichment at secret site: IAEA
Iran has significantly stepped-up uranium enrichment at a secret facility, the UN atomic watchdog has said, emphasising that Tehran needs to address ‘serious concerns’ about ‘possible military dimensi
Woman rides wheelchair over two miles to kill herself
A British woman having multiple sclerosis rode her wheelchair over two miles to throw herself into a canal after she failed to persuade her sister to take her to a euthanasia clinic.
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