Truckee (US): Six deaths have been confirmed in the crash of a twin-engine jet near a golf course in the Lake Tahoe area, authorities said Wednesday. The Nevada County Sheriff's Office said all those aboard the Bombardier CL 600 died when it crashed Monday in a heavily wooded area near the Ponderosa Golf Course in Truckee, near the Northern California border. ap

Russian lab module docks with space station after 8 days

Moscow: Russia's long-delayed lab module successfully docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, eight days after it was launched from the Russian space launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. ap

UN arms embargo on CAR extended, China abstains

NEW YORK: The United Nations Security Council on Thursday extended a Central African Republic (CAR) arms embargo and targeted sanctions regime for another year. However, China abstained

in the vote because it believes the measures should be removed. Reuters