Indonesian calls off AirAsia crash search
Pangkalan Bun: The Indonesian military on Monday called off efforts to recover the wreckage of an AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea last month after failing for several days to lift the fuselage.
NASA rover completes 11 years on Mars
Washington: NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover has celebrated its 11th anniversary on the Red Planet, marking the milestone with a stunning panorama of a Martian crater.
I feel at home in India, says Ban Ki-moon
United Nations: Fondly recalling his “wonderful” memories of India, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said he feels at home in the country and still remembers the phone number of his old house in New Delhi where he started his diplomatic career in 1972.
Five miners abducted in Pakistan
Karachi: Five miners were on Monday abducted from Pakistan’s troubled Baluchistan province, a day after five persons were killed in a landmine explosion, highlighting the growing lawlessness in the area.
Nigeria’s police arrest 12 over gay wedding
Kano: Twelve young men were arrested in the north Nigerian city of Kano for allegedly planning a gay wedding, the Islamic law-enforcement agency, the Hisbah, said on Monday.
Zia’s son buried in B’desh amid turmoil
Dhaka: Bangladesh Opposition leader Khaleda Zia’s self-exiled son, who died in Malaysia last week, was buried here amid an escalation of political turmoil that has claimed 37 lives. Arafat Rahman Koko was buried at the Banani graveyard.
Pak teachers get gun training after massacre
Peshawar: Teachers in northwest Pakistan are being given firearms training and will be allowed to take guns into the classroom in a bid to strengthen security following a Taliban massacre at a school last month.