RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil could appoint former coach Dunga to replace Luiz Felipe Scolari as national team boss, media reports indicated Saturday, despite ex-Corinthians coach Tite being considered the long time favourite.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip : A Gaza City neighborhood came under heavy tank fire Sunday as Israel widened its ground offensive against Hamas, causing hundreds of panicked residents to flee. Some said they saw dead and wounded left in streets, with ambulances unable to approach.
KUALA LUMPUR: Hashtag #ChinUpMAS is used as a trawl in social media for message of hope and encouragement from individuals for Malaysia Airlines (MAS).
KIEV: The Malaysia special investigation team will be part of an eight-nation effort to recover bodies of victims of the lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
HUELVA: Barcelona’s new coach Luis Enrique notched up a 1-0 win Saturday in his first game in charge, a pre-season friendly against second division club Recreativo de Huelva.
ROTTERDAM): Strange as it may seem, Mohd Ali Md Salim's Instagram username MASA 1777 and his video clip that became trending has a very simple explanation. It has nothing to do with the fact that the ill-fated flight crashed on 17th of 7 and the plane was a Boeing 777. It was actually the registration number of the Honda Civic which the neuropsychopathology student bought before he left for the The Netherlands three years ago. MASA was the acronym for Mohd Ali Md Salim – thus MASA 1777.
UNITED NATIONS : The U.N. Security Council is considering a draft resolution to condemn the “shooting down” of a Malaysian passenger plane in Ukraine, demand armed groups allow access to the crash site, and call on states in the region to cooperate with an international investigation.
SEREMBAN: An elderly couple was found hanged in their unit of the Rasah Jaya Flats here last night, a police spokesman said today.
SYDNEY : Australians were Sunday remembering those killed on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 at church services, as stories emerged of parents losing children, and doctors, teachers and a nun among the dead.
ALOR STAR: The state government is seriously looking into following Johor government's move in imposing Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) charge on foreign vehicles entering the country through the state borders.
KUALA LUMPUR: International airlines community from around the world is in solidarity extending their support and condolences to the passengers, crew and families of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH17.
CARSON, California: Manchester United has added Javier Hernandez to its squad for the team’s preseason tour of the U.S.
NEW DELHI: Young Indian women fear and loathe her. Soap operas showcase her iron-fisted rule. And sociologists spend hours debating the torment she is accused of unleashing across the country.
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah expressed their deepest grief over the incident involving Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which had gone down in the eastern Ukraine on Thursday.
MANILA:The death toll from Typhoon Rammasun in the Philippines rose to 94 – with six missing – as another storm brought rains to the ravaged areas, authorities said today.