Issue: May 11, 2012   (Archive)
Sunday, May 19, 2013   

Worst fears come true for missing jet
All of the dozens of people on board a Russian Sukhoi passenger jet flying on a sales promotion trip in Indonesia were killed when the plane slammed into a mountain, officials said yesterday.



Cops add to strike heat on Cameron
Thousands of off-duty police officers took to the streets in London yesterday in a rare display of collective anger against austerity measures, joining a protest by colleagues from immigration, health-care workers and prison sectors.

Obama goes out on limb to support gay marriages
US President Barack Obama took a calculated gamble and stepped into the political unknown with his firm public backing for gay marriage after a long period of personal soul-searching.



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