Rescue work underway at the crash site of the Air India plane in Mangalore on 22 May 2010. About 150 people were killed when the plane flying from Dubai overshot the runway after landing at the Mangalore airport in south India. Jagadeesh NV / EPA
Mayan Kutty is one of the eight survivors of the Air India Express flight from Dubai which crashed in Mangalore in 2010. Jaime Puebla / The National
This week marks the third anniversary of the crash of Air India Flight 812, as survivors and families of victims recount the ordeal. Read Article
The Aston Martin One-77 on patrol. Courtesy of Dubai Police
The Lamborghini Aventador, left, and the Ferrari FF were the first supercars to get the Dubai Police decal treatment. Courtesy Dubai Police
The multi-million dirham police supercars that have caught the imagination of the world were given their striking green-and-white finishes by a company based in an industrial unit at Al Quoz. Read Article
Anahid Melikian, left, and her niece Anahid Melikian Helewa have tried to find out about their family's books from the Israeli Embassy in Ottawa. Marianne Helm for The National
Following the 1948 war, Israeli librarians rushed to collect 30,000 mostly Arabic books from the houses of Jerusalem's prominent Palestinian families. Now, the families want their books back. Vita Bekker reports from Tel Aviv Read Article
A refugee camp for Palestinians in Lebanon is called "downtown", in reference to an upscale seafront district in central Beirut. But it is not like that. Rana Askoul visits the camp on the Nakba day. Read Article At a refugee camp in Lebanon, coffee and dashed hopes
Following the 1948 war, Israeli librarians rushed to collect 30,000 mostly Arabic books from the houses of Jerusalem's prominent Palestinian families. Now, the families want their books back. Vita Bekker reports from Tel Aviv Read Article Palestinian activists sue Israel for the return of 6,000 books
With video: Why Tiffany & Co was the perfect choice for Jazz Age jewellery featured in the new film version of The Great Gatsby. Read Article When Gatsby met Tiffany
With Get Lucky already lined up to be the sound of the summer, we look at how Daft Punk's fourth studio album became one of the year's most anticipated releases.
Read Article The rise of Daft Punk
Baniyas will have home field and a man advantage on Al Khor in the second leg of their Gulf Clubs Championship final after drawing 1-1 to the Qatar club, which saw their Brazilian striker Bruno Mineiro sent off. Late gains for Baniyas
Istanbul's famous mosque tries to strike balance between religion and tourism money by providing tourists with coverings. Thomas Seibert reports Turkey tightens Blue Mosque dress code
David Beckham was recognised all over the world, yet he never changed, never thought he was too big time, never avoided the dressing room banter. Beckham was not too big time to his friends
The Italian marque is unbelievably, half a century old. To celebrate, the world's largest ever gathering of those outrageous sports cars assembled in its hometown. Lamborghini is still crazy after all these years
