A MOTHER in Malaysia greeted her dead son. People in Manila left roses for the victim who helped give them homes.

Three years after its first test flight ended in an explosion, NASA yesterday successfully launched an experimental jet that the agency believes reached a record-setting speed of about 5,000mph.

The Organisation for economic co-operation and development (OECD) hopes to reach a final agreement for cutting worldwide state subsidies to steel industries by the end of next year.