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Solar powered airplane landed successfully in Washington

WASHINGTON: An airplane entirely powered by the sun landed in Washington on Sunday, reports US Media.Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard said after landing that  wingspan...

Russia celebrates 50 years of its spaceship flight of “Vostok-6”

Moscow: Russia celebrates 50 years from the moment of Tereshkova's flight in space by the ship "East-6" and the president of Russia Vladimir Putin...

Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani becomes Iran’s new president

TEHRAN: Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani has become Iran’s new President by securing  50.70 % of votes in the country’s 11th presidential election, Iranian Media...

Nelson Mandela “recovering very well”; says grandson

QUNU: Former South African President and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela is recovering well from a lung infection which has kept him in hospital for...

Voting deadline for Iran elections extended for 4th time to 2300 local time

TEHRAN: The Iranian Interior Ministry has extended the voting deadline for Iran’s 11th presidential as well as 4th city and rural councils elections to...

United States lying on chemical weapons use: Syria

BEIRUT: The Syrian government on Friday dismissed US charges that it used chemical weapons as "full of lies", giving its first official response to...

Iran Presidential Election 2013: Voting hours to be extended; says Interior minister

TEHRAN: Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Muhammad-Najjar said on Friday that the voting hours of the country’s 11th presidential and 4th city and rural council...

Several injured after blast occurs at Louisiana chemical plant

GEISMER: A hug fire broke out after a powerful explosion shook a chemical plant in Geismer, Louisiana about 20 miles southeast of Baton Rouge...

First Swahili edition of Human Development Report launched in Kenya

Kilifi, Kenya:   A Swahili summary edition of the 2013 Human Development Report was launched here today by the United Nation Development Programme, marking...

Student pleads guilty to hate crime in anti-Muslim attack on New York taxi driver

NEW YORK: A college student will serve nearly a decade behind bars after pleading guilty Tuesday to charges he attacked a New York City...

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