
At least eight people were feared dead in Finland when the plane they were in crashed into the ground, officials said (20 April). The passengers in the small Comp Air 8 kit aircraft, which caught fire on hitting the ground, were reportedly parachutists. Three people who parachuted from the plane are believed to have survived the mishap. They were treated... Read More →

“From the year . . . [1504], when Kabul was conquered, until this date [1526] I had craved Hindustan. Sometimes because my begs (high-ranking officers) had poor opinions, and sometimes because my brothers lacked cooperation, the Hindustan campaign had not been possible and the realm had not been conquered.” — Emperor Babur, on conquering India, in his memoirs In the... Read More →