Category: World

Plane with 5 people on board crashes in US

MOSCOW: A twin-engine plane with 5 people on board crashed near Ingalls Field Airport in Virginia, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said, reported Sputnik.

Gang crisis brings Haiti to standstill

PORT-AU-PRINCE: Sporadic gunfire rang out in Port-au-Prince Friday night, an AFP correspondent there heard, as residents desperately sought shelter amid the recent explosion of gang

Campaigning wraps up in Portugal snap vote

LISBON: Waving colourful flags, hundreds of campaigners took to Lisbon’s streets on Friday ahead of Portugal’s weekend snap election, with polls giving the opposition centre-right an

Greek students protest university reform

ATHENS: Greek students clashed with police in Athens Friday as thousands protested a controversial bill on private universities, which they say will favour the rich.