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China, India race to develop airport cities

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Kuala Lumpur - As China and India vie to gain an edge on the economic front, both nations are also competing indirectly to transform their "Airport Cities" into major aviation hubs.

Five confirmed dead in 8.2 quake in Chile

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Santiago - Five people have died in an 8.2-magnitude earthquake that hit off the Chilean northern coast on Tuesday, according to Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo.

Egypt sets date for presidential polls

Monday, March 31, 2014

Cairo - Egypt has set May 26 and 27 for the first round of presidential polls, following the ousting of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, said the Supreme Presidential Election Commission (SPEC).

Eleven Asian countries declared polio-free

Friday, March 28, 2014

New York – The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has certified 11 countries in Asia as polio-free, which are home to a quarter of the global population.

Breaking news of aircraft loss very difficult

Friday, March 28, 2014

Kuala Lumpur - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Malaysia Airlines Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said on Friday it was very difficult to break the devastating news of the loss of the aircraft, especially to a large number of family members of passengers and crew onboard MH370.

China demands information on MH370

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Beijing - China on Tuesday urged international organisations and related countries to provide information that may help in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

MH370 may have ended in southern Indian Ocean

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has announced that the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 might have ended in the southern Indian Ocean.

Netherlands ready for 2014 Nuclear Security Summit

Monday, March 24, 2014

The Hague - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Sunday officially opened the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) International Media Centre, saying the Netherlands was ready for the start of the largest summit ever held in that country.

Suspicious objects spotted in search for MH370

Monday, March 24, 2014

Canberra - The crew aboard a Chinese IL-76 plane spotted some suspicious objects in the southern Indian Ocean on Monday in search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 off Australia.