MOSCOW - A Russian passenger jet carrying 124 people caught fire as it taxied down a snowy runway and then exploded at a Siberian airport on Saturday, killing three people and injuring 43, including six who were badly burned, officials said.
MOSCOW - A Russian passenger jet carrying 124 people caught fire as it taxied down a snowy runway and then exploded at a Siberian airport on Saturday, killing three people and injuring 43, including six who were badly burned, officials said.
Residents of an Australian coastal city were evacuated on Saturday as surging floodwaters edged closer to their community, with one official describing the devastation as reaching “biblical proportions.”
MOSCOW - A Russian passenger jet carrying 128 people caught fire and later exploded at a Siberian airport on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 10, officials said.
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict, worried over increasing inter-religious violence, will host a summit of world religious leaders in Assisi in October to discuss how they can better promote peace, he announced on Saturday.
Flood waters swept through vast areas of northeastern Australia , threatening to inundate thousands more homes in a disaster one official said was of biblical proportions.
World No.1 Rafael Nadal and World No.2 Roger Federer could start a mutual admiration society but their rivalry and friendship needs to be savoured.
Zimbabwe pulled off the first shock of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens with a surprise 24-14 result against Argentina in Pool B on Thursday morning.
When Rafael Nadal was invited by a tennis writer to pick out the defining moments of his 2010 season on Sunday his answer stretched on for several minutes.
France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the world number 13, confirmed on Monday he has withdrawn from the Valencia ATP tournament because of a recurring knee injury.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The Russian gas monopoly Gazprom on Saturday accused Ukraine of boycotting negotiations on a natural gas contract dispute that has led to supply reductions in several European countries.