Didier, a salesman at a printing press, didn't know a regular meeting with a client would turn the world's spotlight on his small industrial town of Dammartin-en-Goele, where France's most wanted men have been holed up since late Thursday evening.
Aiming at attracting Indian travellers to major global and domestic destinations, foreign and Indian carriers are vying with each other by offering discounted tickets.
The plane was last detected in the skies over Greece, about 40 minutes from Athens, according to Sky News Arabia.
It is the first such case of a sizeable number of military personnel being treated for COVID-19. The Indian Army has reported eight cases of the deadly virus so far.
Four airports from United States figure in the list of world's busiest airports.
Making a debut in India with an SUV, Citroen's products in the next couple of years will clearly chart and define its destiny in what has become both a vibrant but also a daunting market for foreign entrants, says Pavan Lall.
Grace of Monaco is a shoddily written film, says Paloma Sharma.
"We are ready to die as martyrs," the Charlie Hebdo killers have reportedly said after they seized a hostage and are now holed up on an industrial estate near a Paris airport, at Dammartin-en-Goele, north-east of the capital, where they are surrounded by dozens of armed police.
The 23-year-old winner is on her way to becoming a dental surgeon and is extremely fond of cats. Imagine having this beauty peering at your teeth?
The USS John Paul Jones acted like a dog marking the lamp post, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'When you look at the content of Modi's speeches, the word 'Modi' is what he pronounces the most by far, which is not a healthy sign.'
Hundreds of thousands of ecstatic French fans celebrated the return of their World Cup winning football team on Monday, jumping and chanting "We Are The Champions" as their bus paraded down the Champs Elysees before a special presidential reception.
or the first time, the size and specifications of the Indian Navy's future aircraft carrier have been officially acknowledged.
The navy has also found some of the passengers' belongings and was sweeping the area in search of the plane's black box, the military said.
The UK has had a complex relationship and checkered history with the EU.
As millions of passengers stream through Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur International Airport, heading off on holidays or returning home to loving families, all Hassan Al Kontar can do is watch. And wait. Stuck at the airport since March 7, 2018 that's all Kontar has been able to do. The airport has become his home. And for all those who wonder what it must be like to live at an airport, the stranded 36-year-old tells us via Twitter exactly what his story is and what's happening to him.
'Where does one draw the line? At what point does your right to free speech cross the limit of civilised discourse and provoke me to take offence?' 'And if you have the right to offend, what about someone else's right to be offended?' asks Hasan Suroor.
Five days after deadly attacks in Paris, which claimed 129 lives, details are emerging about the identities of the men who carried out the attacks
'Who would have thought that Brexit would take place or Donald Trump would become US president or Kim Jong-un's madness could bring the prospect of nuclear war over Asia?' 'It is the time of the unexpected; the French elections should perhaps be seen in this perspective,' says Claude Arpi.
On the occasion of Chinese New Year, we bring you a look at what 2015, the Year of the Sheep has in store for you!
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