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Airlines race to require two crew in cockpit after Germanwings crash PUBLISHED : Saturday, 28 March, 2015, 3:56am UPDATED : Saturday, 28 March, 2015, 3:56am Andrea Chen and Reuters The cockpit door locking system of an Airbus A320. Photo: Reuters Airlines have rushed to change their rules...

Police shot dead two Uygur women before railway knife attack, report say Witnesses and leaked Guangzhou police document say two women were killed in police raid on night before railway knife assault PUBLISHED : Sunday, 15 March, 2015, 3:23am UPDATED : Sunday, 15 March, 2015, 3:23am Mimi Lau...

Father, mother of fallen Thai princess Srirasmi jailed for insulting royals PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 11 March, 2015, 4:18pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 11 March, 2015, 9:37pm Agence France-Presse in Bangkok Parents of former royal consort princess Srirasm, Apiruj Suwadee and his wife Wanthanee...

Aircraft makers urge ban on lithium battery shipments By JOAN LOWY Mar. 9, 2015 7:05 PM EDT FILE - This file frame grab from video, provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shows a test at the FAAs technical center in Atlantic City, N.J. last April, where a cargo container was...

LA police say homeless man shot dead in violent scuffle ‘tried to grab officer’s gun’ Police also say the officers were wearing body cameras, in a test case for LAPD's efforts to monitor officers' response to confrontations PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 03 March, 2015, 1:27pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 03...

Obama: Guantánamo prison 'not in the best interests of the American people' President says 'I don't want these individuals to die' as medical team arrives in Cuba to keep striking protesters alive Paul Harris in New York The Guardian Tuesday 30 April 2013 19.22 BST Barack Obama said: I am...

Four dead, 12 injured as bridge collapses by Thailand's ancient capital AAP April 29, 20131:04AM Thai villagers and rescuers sift through the wreckage of a suspension bridge on the Pasak river in central Thailand. Picture: AP Source: AP POLICE say at least four people were killed when a...

Royal hoax caller to testify at inquest into UK nurse's death 2day FM radio hosts Mel Greig (L) and Michael Christian, pose in Sydney in this picture obtained by Reuters on December 8, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Southern Cross Austereo/Handout By Shadia Nasralla LONDON | Mon Apr 29, 2013 7:25am...

Japanese intelligence officer seduced by handsome Chinese spy Staff Reporter 2013-04-26 09:12 The Chinese embassy in Tokyo, where the alleged spy was said to have been seen regularly. (Photo/CNA) A retired female officer from Japan's Defense Intelligence Headquarters may have been seduced...

Supporters of Pakistan's former President and head of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) political party Pervez Musharraf chant slogans as they gather outside his residence in Islamabad April 18, 2013. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood

Pakistan's Musharraf flees court after judges order his arrest By Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD | Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:52pm EDT (Reuters) - Former President Pervez Musharraf fled a courtroom on Thursday after judges ordered his arrest to answer allegations he committed treason in 2007, an...

Assange appoints WikiLeaks Party campaign director for Australian Senate bid By Rob Taylor CANBERRA | Mon Apr 1, 2013 11:02pm EDT (Reuters) - Fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, holed up in London's Ecuadorian embassy for nine months, has appointed a high-profile opponent of Britain's...

Dissident Cuban blogger gets warm reception from Miami exiles By David Adams MIAMI | Mon Apr 1, 2013 10:15pm EDT (Reuters) - Cuba's best-known dissident, journalist Yoani Sanchez, received a hero's welcome on Monday from the Cuban-American exile community in Miami, her latest stop in an...

People carry a wrapped up flag at the construction site of the Corinthians Stadium in the neighbourhood of Itaquera in Sao Paulo October 20, 2011. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker Workers and trucks are seen at the construction site of the Corinthians Stadium in the neighborhood of Itaquera in Sao...

A labourer works on the site of the New Corinthians Stadium, one of the venues for the 2014 World Cup, in the Sao Paulo district of Itaquera August 30, 2012. REUTERS/Nacho Doce Workers labor late at night on the construction of the new Corinthians Stadium, which is being prepared to host...

A labourer walks on the site of the New Corinthians Stadium, one of the venues for the 2014 World Cup, in the Sao Paulo district of Itaquera August 30, 2012. REUTERS/Nacho Doce A labourer works at the site of the New Corinthians Stadium, one of the venues for the 2014 World Cup, in the Sao...

An aerial view of Arena Sao Paulo stadium, known as "Itaquerao", which will host the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Sao Paulo March 28, 2013. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker Labourers work on the site of the New Corinthians Stadium, one of the venues for the 2014 World Cup, in the Sao...

A labourer works at the site of the New Corinthians stadium, which is being prepared to host matches during the 2014 World Cup, in the Sao Paulo district of Itaquera March 27, 2013. REUTERS/Nacho Doce Labourers work at the site of the New Corinthians stadium, which is being prepared to host...