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An Air Algerie flight carrying 116 people that went missing en route from the Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou to Algiers has crashed, an Algerian aviation official confirmed on Thursday.
Thursday, 24 July, 2014, 10:24pmTaiwanese officials have defended flight clearance given to a plane which crashed while trying to land during stormy weather, killing 48 people.
24 Jul 2014 - 5:14pm 10 commentsApple opens a public beta programme for OS X Yosemite today – and the Post can give a sneak preview of what’s in store for users after spending two days trying out the system.
24 Jul 2014 - 5:13pm More on AppleIsraeli forces shelled a UN-run school sheltering Palestinians in the northern Gaza strip, killing at least 15 people and raising the conflict’s death toll to nearly 750.
24 Jul 2014 - 10:53pm 1 commentLi Xiaolin has warned staff at the major power company she runs to stay out of trouble amid the widening anti-corruption campaign sweeping the country’s energy sector.
24 Jul 2014 - 6:48pmWith its intimidating, pincer-like mandibles, thick black body and wingspan that could cover a man's face, this is one creepy-crawlie you wouldn't want to see buzzing around your bedroom.
24 Jul 2014 - 6:15pmChina plans to extend a railway line linking Tibet with the rest of the country to the borders of India, Nepal and Bhutan by 2020 once an extension to a key site in Tibetan Buddhism opens.
24 Jul 2014 - 5:41pmAndrew Witty, reiterated that his company had a “zero tolerance” attitude to the corrupt sales practices it is being accused of in China and other countries.
24 Jul 2014 - 6:56pmMcDonald’s Hong Kong on Thursday night suspended sales of its popular chicken nuggets after admitting it had imported chicken and pork from the Shanghai food processing plant at the centre of a “rotten meat” scandal.
24 Jul 2014 - 11:59pm 8 comments More on China Food ScandalsOne of the survivors of the Taiwan plane crash clambered from the wreckage and ran to a nearby house to call her father for help, reports said.
24 Jul 2014 - 5:10pm 1 commentTo access the SCMP ePaper Edition you will need a Digital Premium Subscription.
The Chinese saying, "playing music to an ox", describes the phenomenon of two people talking past each other. It's apt imagery for the recently held Sino-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue.
24 Jul 2014 - 3:56am 5 commentsNetty Cheung was overjoyed when she first heard the news of the cut-price sale of new flats at Mont Vert, a housing development in Tai Po.
24 Jul 2014 - 10:55pmMcDonald’s Hong Kong on Thursday night suspended sales of its popular chicken nuggets after admitting it had imported chicken and pork from the Shanghai food processing plant at the centre of a “rotten meat” scandal.
24 Jul 2014 - 11:59pm 8 comments More on China Food ScandalsFormer minister Michael Suen Ming-yeung said he was aware in 2005 of Hui's work for developer's parent company, but not for its joint venture which bid for the West Kowloon job.
24 Jul 2014 - 4:31pmEleven Uygurs are working as part of an urban management force helping migrants from China’s far west Xinjiang region living in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.
24 Jul 2014 - 7:42pmTaiwanese officials have defended flight clearance given to a plane which crashed while trying to land during stormy weather, killing 48 people.
24 Jul 2014 - 5:14pm 10 commentsConfronted with reports that villages near Uranium Corporation of India's mines have unusually high numbers of physically deformed people, chairman Diwakar Acharya was nonplussed.
24 Jul 2014 - 11:48pmJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should stay away from a controversial Tokyo war shrine, an international think tank said, as it offered ideas on defusing mounting Sino-Japanese tensions.
24 Jul 2014 - 11:48pmAn Air Algerie flight carrying 116 people that went missing en route from the Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou to Algiers has crashed, an Algerian aviation official confirmed on Thursday.
24 Jul 2014 - 10:24pmIsraeli forces shelled a UN-run school sheltering Palestinians in the northern Gaza strip, killing at least 15 people and raising the conflict’s death toll to nearly 750.
24 Jul 2014 - 10:53pm 1 commentCentral and local governments could be on a collision course in dealing with soaring mainland credit risks after provincial authorities stepped in at the last minute yesterday to help a construction company avoid a damaging debt default.
24 Jul 2014 - 4:49amThe sale of the fourth batch of inflation-linked bonds worth HK$10 billion attracted hundreds of thousands of investors yesterday, although the number of subscribers appears to have grown at a much slower rate than last year's robust pace.
24 Jul 2014 - 1:06amNetty Cheung was overjoyed when she first heard the news of the cut-price sale of new flats at Mont Vert, a housing development in Tai Po.
24 Jul 2014 - 10:55pm More on FocusSwire Properties has presold at record prices more than 40 per cent of the first residential tower at its large mixed-use project in Miami, Florida, as Chinese buyers lead a surge in foreign purchases of homes in the United States.
23 Jul 2014 - 5:27am More on Swire PropertiesBack in 1976, not many aspiring singer-songwriters recording their debut albums were lucky enough to have Eric Clapton turn up at the studio to contribute a couple of guitar solos.
23 Jul 2014 - 11:53pmA good burger is a joy to behold. Our team put 16 of the city's most popular versions to the test.
24 Jul 2014 - 12:15pm 15 commentsApple opens a public beta programme for OS X Yosemite today – and the Post can give a sneak preview of what’s in store for users after spending two days trying out the system.
24 Jul 2014 - 5:13pm More on AppleDone right, this takeaway classic is a joy to behold. But who makes the city's best?
Sir Kai Ho Kai was a colossal public figure, so how did we forget him?
Delhi’s vibrant colony of artists and street performers is under threat from the modern world
An organic farming commune in Hebei is going back to the roots of Maoist thought
The cast of Downton Abbey come to the aid of Guangxi’s moon bears
Space invaders: ‘The final frontier’ is ready for tourists later this year
The personal touch is what attracts diners to small, cosy restaurants
Vincenzo Nibali proved once again he has no serious rivals in the Tour de France when he powered to victory in the final mountain stage on Thursday, all but securing his maiden title in impressive fashion.
24 Jul 2014 - 11:58pmSix years to the day before the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, its top brass predict the Games will have as significant an impact as those of 1964, which marked Japan's emergence as an economic power.
24 Jul 2014 - 11:16pmA good burger is a joy to behold. Our team put 16 of the city's most popular versions to the test.
24 Jul 2014 - 12:15pm 15 commentsThe time is ripe to get your hands dirty and sign up for one of the city's budding organic farming workshops.
23 Jul 2014 - 11:21pmThe rusty hulk of the cruise liner Costa Concordia sits in the sea in northern Italy, while children look at the body of a beached young humpback whale lying on the shore, and more ...
With the thermometer nudging 40 degrees Celsius in some parts of the mainland's south and in the low 30s in Hong Kong, it's hard to beat a water park, such as in Enshi and Chongqing.
A photo to mark Britain's Prince George's first birthday, while People’s Liberation Army cadets adjust dancing robots in Beijing, and more ...
A woman parks her car in an extra large female-only parking space outside a shopping centre in Dalian, while a Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu devotee suspended with hooks, and more ...
The rusty hulk of the cruise liner Costa Concordia sits in the sea in northern Ita
With the thermometer nudging 40 degrees Celsius in some parts of the mainland's so
A photo to mark Britain's Prince George's first birthday, while People’s Liberatio
A woman parks her car in an extra large female-only parking space outside a shoppi
