Underwater probes sent to EgyptAir search zone after 'radio signals detected'
France's BEA air crash investigation agency said French naval survey vessel Laplace had left Corsica earlier on Thursday and was heading toward the search zone north of the Egyptian port of Alexandria, where it would begin operations within days. A week after the Airbus A320 crashed with 66 people on board, including 30 Egyptians and 15 from France, investigators have no clear picture of its final moments. But Egyptian investigators said a radio signal had been received from an emergency distre..>> view originalBritain at the crossroads
Britain's June 23 vote regarding exit from the EU is the most important European vote since 1945. Adobe stock photo Enlarge photo» LONDON — Sixty-five years ago, what has become the European Union was an embryo conceived in fear. It has been stealthily advanced from an economic to a political project, and it remains enveloped in a watery utopianism even as it becomes more dystopian. The EU's economic stagnation — in some of the 28 member nations, youth unemployment approaches 50 percent — ..>> view originalTwo Australians injured in fatal speedboat crash near Koh Samui, Thailand
The damaged boat is brought back to shore. Photo: Seven News At least two Australians have been injured in a speedboat crash that killed three other tourists near the popular holiday island of Koh Samui in Thailand, officials say.Three women, from Britain, Germany and Hong Kong, were killed in the accident at about 5pm on Thursday, local time, as the Ang Thong Explorer speedboat was returning to Koh Samui from Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park.All 36 people on bo..>> view originalArchaeologist claims to have found Aristotle's tomb
Unearthed in the ancient village of his birth, all characteristics point to the philosopher Node Tools Following a 20-year excavation in northern Greece, a Greek archaeologist could potentially have made one of the biggest discoveries of his career, with claims to have found the tomb of Aristotle. According to a report by The New York Times, Konstantinos Sismanidis made the announcement on Thursday 26 May during an address at a conference in Thessaloniki. While Mr Sismanidis did say that..>> view originalSavchenko's Release Puts Ukrainian President Poroshenko on Notice
This article first appeared on The Daily Signal.As part of a prisoner swap, Russia has released jailed Ukrainian army helicopter pilot and member of parliament Nadiya Savchenko, who became a national symbol of Ukrainian resistance to Russia since her capture nearly two years ago.“This is good news for Ukraine,” said Alexander, a 21-year-old student who was out celebrating Savchenko’s release with friends on the Maidan, Kiev’s central square, on Wednesday evening. “I’m proud of her. She’s a nat..>> view originalChina aircraft intercept violated pact: US
The Pentagon has concluded that an intercept of a US military aircraft by Chinese fighter jets last week over the South China Sea violated an agreement the two governments signed last year.The Pentagon findings contradict what the Chinese defence ministry said earlier in the day.Last year, the US and China announced an agreement establishing rules of behaviour to govern air-to-air encounters and creating a military hotline."The review of the Chinese intercept of one of our reconnaissance aircraf..>> view original60 Minutes Beirut review: Producer Stephen Rice gone as report finds systemic failures
60 Minutes review: 'not worth the risk' Following the release of an independent review of the Sally Faulkner story, former 60 minutes producer and review panelist Gerald Stone says he would not have commissioned that story. PT2M8S http://www.smh.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-4fni0 620 349 May 27, 2016 - 5:26PM Stephen Rice, the producer who spent two weeks in a Lebanese jail, appears to have taken the fall for the 60 Minutes child snatch fiasco, even though a so-called "i..>> view originalIndonesian President: Chemical Castration Coming For Pedophiles
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has signed a decree okaying chemical castration for convicted child sex offenders. In addition to chemical castration, convicted pedophiles who are paroled will be required to wear electronic monitoring bracelets. The bold move against pedophiles came in response to a brutal crime that left Indonesian residents shocked and furious, reports the New York Times. In April, a 14-year-old Indonesian girl was gang raped and murdered on Sumatra. In all, seven teenage bo..>> view originalGuardian admits to fabrication by freelancer
You have viewed your allowance of free articles. If you wish to view more, click the button below.>> view originalGroup of Seven summit backs growth and plays down currency tension
The G7 leaders (counter-clockwise from front): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande. Getty by Tetsushi Kajimoto  Th..>> view original
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