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Indian Politician Arvind Kejriwal Wins TIME 100 Readers’ Poll

Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal took first place after more than 3.2 million votes were cast, followed by Narendra Modi, the frontrunner in the Indian elections, and celebrities like Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and Laverne Cox

12 years ago

Most Sherpa Guides Depart from Mount Everest After Deadliest Disaster

KATMANDU, Nepal - Most Sherpa mountain guides have decided to leave Mount Everest, a guide said, confirming a walkout certain to disrupt a climbing season that was already marked by grief over the lives lost last week in Everest's deadliest disaster.

12 years ago

Malaysia Airlines Jet Makes Emergency Landing

A Malaysia Airlines flight made an emergency landing Monday morning, returning safely to Kuala Lumpur International Airport after a problem with the plane’s landing gear, airline officials said.

12 years ago

Prosecutor: Mate Was Steering Ferry Route for 1st Time

The captain of the ferry that sank off South Korea, leaving more than 300 missing or dead, was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in need — three of whom were seen lifeless in the drowned vessel by a diver who was unable to get them out.

12 years ago

Everest Avalanche Kills at Least 12 Sherpa Guides

At least 12 local guides have been killed after an avalanche on the slopes of Mount Everest, Nepali officials say.

12 years ago

Mauritius Court Orders Freeze on Shiv-Vani Oil's Onshore Assets as It Failed to Redeem Bonds …

MUMBAI: Mauritius' top court has ordered a freeze on all onshore assets of Delhi-based Shiv-Vani Oil & Gas Exploration Services for failure to redeem $84 million (Rs 600 crore) worth of bonds.

12 years ago

Not Silent on Riots, but No Exercise to Understand Truth: Narendra Modi

New Delhi: Narendra Modi today said he was never silent on the 2002 riots in his Gujarat, but no one ever tried to "understand the truth," which he blamed on a conspiracy.

12 years ago

Hundreds Still Missing in Deadly Korea Ferry Accident

Rescuers were hammering on the upturned hull of a capsized South Korea ferry on Thursday hoping for a response from hundreds of people, mostly teenage schoolchildren, believed trapped after the vessel started sinking more than 24 hours previously.

12 years ago

2 Dead After Ferry Sinks off South Korea's Coast

At least two people have died after a ferry carrying 447 passengers, many of them students, sank off South Korea’s southern coast Wednesday.

12 years ago

Foreign Direct Investment from Mauritius to India Drying Up

NEW DELHI: Foreign Direct Investment inflows from Mauritius have almost halved during April-January period of last fiscal to $ 4.11 billion on fears of impact of GAAR and possible re-negotiation of the tax avoidance treaty.

12 years ago

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Australian Ship Picks Up Signals

An Australian navy vessel picked up two extended signals from deep underwater in the past 24 hours, in what authorities said was the best lead yet in a monthlong search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

12 years ago

Malaysia Airlines: British Ship Races to Search Site as New Claims Emerge About Missing Flight

Search teams were investigating reports of three possible ‘pings’ on Sunday, as a senior Malaysian official claimed Flight MH370 may have been ‘purposely’ steered around Indonesian airspace in order to avoid radar detection as it flew to the southern Indian Ocean

12 years ago

Flight 370 Search: 'It Could Take Months, It Could Take Years'

Many have pointed to lessons learned -- and heeded -- from the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

12 years ago

'Every Little Thing' Under Scrutiny in Malaysia Airlines Probe

Absent any explanation supported by evidence for what may have happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the inspector general of Malaysian police said Wednesday that authorities were redoubling their efforts -- but he pleaded for patience.

12 years ago

MH370: New Last Words From Cockpit: 'Good Night Malaysian Three Seven Zero'

They were words heard around the world as investigators searched for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. Weeks ago, Malaysian authorities said the last message from the airplane cockpit was, "All right, good night."

12 years, 1 month ago

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Indian Politician Arvind Kejriwal Wins TIME 100 Readers’ Poll

Most Sherpa Guides Depart from Mount Everest After Deadliest Disaster

Malaysia Airlines Jet Makes Emergency Landing

Prosecutor: Mate Was Steering Ferry Route for 1st Time

Everest Avalanche Kills at Least 12 Sherpa Guides

Mauritius Court Orders Freeze on Shiv-Vani Oil's Onshore Assets as It Failed to Redeem Bonds …

Not Silent on Riots, but No Exercise to Understand Truth: Narendra Modi

Hundreds Still Missing in Deadly Korea Ferry Accident

2 Dead After Ferry Sinks off South Korea's Coast

Foreign Direct Investment from Mauritius to India Drying Up

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Australian Ship Picks Up Signals

Malaysia Airlines: British Ship Races to Search Site as New Claims Emerge About Missing Flight

Flight 370 Search: 'It Could Take Months, It Could Take Years'

'Every Little Thing' Under Scrutiny in Malaysia Airlines Probe

MH370: New Last Words From Cockpit: 'Good Night Malaysian Three Seven Zero'

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