Iran Saturday began mass production of its latest anti-vessel cruise missiles, the official media reported.

The short-range missile will be able to hit small and average-sized targets with high...

Emirates Airlines has launched its new daily flights to Dallas city in the US, it was announced Friday.

Emirates will serve Dallas/Fort Worth daily with a Boeing 777 aircraft.

The new service is a...

Dylan Ferguson, of the United States, reacts after a run during the men's aerial final at the World Cup Freestyle skiing competition Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at Deer Valley Resort in Park City,...

As America’s third-biggest airline places itself under bankruptcy protection, it has declared its intention to remove around 13,000 jobs (15% of its workforce). The company has proposed to...

Wahington Post February 4, 2012 American Airlines has saved $2.1billion since 2006, thanks to two congressional measures that allowed it to reduce contributions to its pension plans. The company...

Members of the media and officials walk on the runway in front of an Emirates Airlines plane during the media tour of Dubai's new second airport, Dubai World Central or Al-Maktoum International....

anti-ship cruise missile capable of destroying small- and medium-sized targets with high precision." It can be mounted on speed boats and other light vessels, can withstand electronic warfare,...

Iranian 200-kilometre (120-mile) range Qader (Ghader) ground-to-sea missile is launched on the last day of navy war games near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran. Iran's state television...

';entourage'; captured another 1st in the industry recently in Dubai. This time the beneficiary was the world's most admired brand Google. ';entourage'; organized a bespoke...

Adverse weather conditions across the UAE with highly strong winds and rough sea waves delayed the departure of two luxury cruise ships with about 4,000 passengers from Dubai, tourism chiefs said on...

Creator of the eponymous travel guide '100 things to do before you die', Dave Freeman, died this week. Click the image to the right to see his definitive list of life-changing experiences...

US-based cruise line, Royal Caribbean International has said it expects to more than double its business in the Middle East over the next few years, Gulf News has reported. "Over the next three...

As many as 78 million people suffer from excessive weight in the United States of America. In other words, it goes about a third of the US population. The majority of obese individuals in the country...

A search is under way for a British passenger who apparently went overboard from the world's biggest cruise ship in waters near Mexico. The 30-year-old man, who has not been named, was seen...

"Airlines in this region have slowed the pace at which they have expanded but price competitive products and geographically well-positioned hubs are enabling Middle East carriers to continue to...

By Michael Maloney, San Francisco Chronicle via APClimbers on the cable section of Half Dome negotiate the steep granite pitch in Yosemite National Park,...

Kingfisher Airlines Ltd has put on hold plans to join the global oneworld alliance, in the latest blow to the financially troubled carrier. It had hoped this month to become the first airline from...

n carriers has been welcomed by investors as a potential lifeline for an industry mired in $20 billion of debt and on course to rack up $3 billion in annual...

Protesters taking down the wall on Mohamed Mahmoud street. CAIRO: Egypt’s Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud has barred the governor of Port Said Ahmed Abdullah Ahmed, Egyptian Football...

Why go now? A bleak midwinter is conspicuous by its absence in Gran Canaria's capital city. Instead, Las Palmas offers almost guaranteed winter sun, with the city's 3km-long Playa de las...

People flock there now for its perfectly picturesque seaside and Rick Stein's fish and chips, yet in Frank Meadow Sutcliffe's day, Whitby was a place of Bram Stoker stories, gambolling...

When Josef Sudek collected the keys to his new studio at 30 Ujezd, a quiet courtyard in Prague's Mala Strana district, the vendor - the artist Karel Laube - had one question: "Why here? No...

Jackson Pollock would have turned 100 this weekend. Chris Coplans travels to New York state to explore the locations that inspired the artist during his short and turbulent...

Children love animals, particularly the awe-inspiring varieties you find in Africa. Yet taking your brood on safari can still raise eyebrows. Won't they get charged, munched, or trampled? In...

Stocks advanced on the Chinese mainland, lifting the benchmark index from a one-month low, as airlines climbed on speculation that competition from the high-speed rail industry will fall after a...

Havana, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) Cuban poet Marilyn Bobes, renowned by her narrative work in countries such as Mexico and Peru, highlighted here the approach of Cuban literature with the Caribbean,...

Iranian authorities have banned land travel to Syria after several cases of abduction targeting Iranian nationals in violence-stricken country. Iran's immigration and passport police chief said...

A man aboard a megaship cruising to Cozumel, Mexico went overboard and disappeared Friday morning.Royal Caribbean Cruises released a statement saying that a guest witnessed the other passenger, a...

A local Transport Workers Union leader said Friday that proposed job cuts by American Airlines could affect nearly 700 workers on the ramp at Miami International Airport and another 100 between Fort...

The 30-year-old man was seen falling over the railings by another passenger on the Allure of the Seas, the Royal Caribbean International cruise line said.He could also be seen falling over in footage...

A man is dead after triggering an avalanche on the last day of his skiing holiday around 11 a.m. Friday on Meadow Mountain, about 100km north of Nelson, B.C. The man - part of a group of two guides...

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (C) is accompanied by Idaho Governor Butch Otter (L), his wife Lori (2nd L) and U.S. Secret Service agents as he walks...

GRATEFUL for rain on a Caribbean vacation? You bet I was. And you might have been, too, had you just escaped from a mob of bronzed bodies dancing under the stars in whipped-up, blissed-out unison to...

Toronto Raptors forward Jamaal Magloire grabs a rebound against Washington Wizards forward Rashard Lewis (R) during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Toronto February 3,...

Mexico .The 30-year-old man was seen falling over the railings by another passenger on the Allure of the Seas, the Royal Caribbean International cruise firm said. He could also be seen falling over...

in his live-action feature debut, has done much to restore Cruise's star status, particularly in North America, where his more recent films have lagged. The fourth outing in the espionage...

Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez says she has again been denied permission to leave Cuba. Ms Sanchez said it was the 19th time the government had turned down her request to be allowed to travel...

NEW ORLEANS — Universal Pictures is returning to the Bayou State next month for its next big project — an action thriller with sci-fi elements and starring Tom Cruise. The name of the...

DUBAI  — The United States has warned Americans travelling to Bahrain of potential unrest in the Gulf kingdom as the anniversary of a failed pro-democracy uprising approaches. The...

(Reuters) - The Toronto Raptors bounced back from a pair of blowout losses with a comfortable 106-89 win over the struggling Washington Wizards at the Air Canada Center on Friday.


The Wizards...

A search is under way in waters near Mexico for a British cruise ship passenger who apparently went overboard. The Royal Caribbean International cruise line said that another passenger saw the...

University of Pennsylvania’s General Robotics, Automation, Sensing, and Perception (GRASP) Lab released a video this week of a swarm of flying robotic devices. In the video, the airborne...

5 last-minute Valentine's Day getaways The Royal Caribbean International cruise line said Friday that another passenger saw the 30-year-old man go over the railing from his stateroom on the...