US readies for relief mission in tsunami-hit Japan

United States President Barack Obama on Friday telephoned Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan to discuss the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan and killed over 360 people, as the Pentagon......

'Kanishka an Air India, Canadian atrocity'

Justice John Major released a scathing report on the 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing investigation at the Media Center in Ottawa on Thursday, in which he stressed, "This is an Air India, Canadian......

Sikh Youth Federation behind Kanishka blast?

Prime suspect in the 1985 Air India bombing Talwinder Singh Parmar had reportedly told Punjab Police that leaders of a Sikh youth organisation might be behind the attack that claimed 329 lives,......

What Rajiv Gandhi told Canada PM after A-I blast

In a phone call just after the bombing of the Air India plane in 1985, then Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had asked his Canadian counterpart why all the baggage on the flight was not removed......

Stunning photos of Japan's luxurious, superfast train

Japan is famous for having superfast trains, and Narita Express is no exception. The train connects Narita International Airport with major urban areas in and around Tokyo, including Tokyo,......

The world's busiest airports

Airports handle passengers and yes, freight. Gobs and bobs of freight. Everything from frozen partridges (and fresh pear trees) to multi-ton steam generators, an Orca or 700,000 bottles of wine by......

Tokyo Games: DRAMATIC Moments

From sharing medals to defections to political gestures to punching horses, the Tokyo Olympics had it all.   HIGH JUMPERS SHARE GOLD IMAGE: Team Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim and Team Italy's......