More than 140 people are feared dead after a passenger plane swerved off the runway at Madrid’s Barajas airport. A spokesman for the Spanish emergency services, Herbigio Corral, said only 28 people survived the crash. The Spanair flight had just taken off for the Canary Islands at about 1420 local time with 172 people on board. It

Satellite carrier Safir 1 Iran plans to build a new satellite in collaboration with the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), Iran’s Aerospace Organization says. The head of Iran’s Aerospace Organization, Reza Taqipour says the country has plans to design and build a satellite called ‘Besharat’ in collaboration with the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), IRINN reported. Taqipour

Syria was a close ally of the Soviet Union during the Cold War Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is holding talks with his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in Russia. Before starting his visit, Mr Assad said the speeding up of military and technical co-operation would top the agenda of

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) meets visiting Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Baghdad August 21, 2008. The United States and Iraq are close to a deal extending the presence of U.S. troops beyond 2008, but any timetable for their withdrawal must be “feasible”, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday. Rice, who flew

Glitter spent almost three years in prison in Vietnam Paedophile and disgraced pop star Gary Glitter has agreed to leave Bangkok for London, according to Thai police. Glitter, who served a prison sentence for child abuse, flew to Thailand after refusing to travel to London and being rejected for entry to Hong Kong. Thai authorities said

An image of the Burum Ocean — a suspected pirate mother ship in the Gulf of Aden. Pirates hijacked three ships off the coast of Somalia Thursday in the “worst number of attacks” in one day in many years, an international maritime watchdog has told CNN. “Four attacks in two days, ships being hijacked and crews being

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: The exact cause of the crash is unknown Spanish and German officials have begun an investigation that seeks to explain a tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of at least 153 people. It was one of Europe’s worst air tragedies in decades. Of the 162 passengers and 10 crew

Gordon Brown visited Afghanistan today to praise British troops, but couldn’t escape questions about his leadership. To his obvious irritation, the news conference was dominated by questions from British reporters about his political plight at home and a possible leadership challenge by Foreign Secretary David Miliband. The Prime Minister insisted that he was concentrating on Britain’s economic

He Kexin A determined U.S. computer expert has delved into cached pages on the Internet to unearth Chinese official documents showing a gymnast who took gold in the uneven bars competition, edging the U.S.’s Nastia Liukin, may indeed be underage. Controversy over whether He Kexin is under the minimum age of 16 has surrounded her participation in

Democrat Barack Obama attacked Republican John McCain on Thursday for not knowing how many houses he owns and said it proves his presidential rival is out of touch with the economic struggles of most Americans. Obama said during a campaign swing through the battleground state of Virginia that he had made up his mind on a