Schoolboy Suffers Horrific Injuries After Being Left For Dead By Audi Driver

Ashley Barrs was the subject of a hit and run/SWNS

Police are hunting a hit-and-run Audi driver who ploughed into a schoolboy at high speed leaving him with shocking facial injuries.

Emirates: Airbus ‘ready to go’ with new A380 launch

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Businessman walk past an Emirates Airbus A380 during the Dubai Airshow on November 18, 2013 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

President of Gulf carrier Emirates said plans for a new and improved Airbus A380 super jumbo were "ready to go" and that it was just a matter of finalizing some commercial aspects before launch.

U.S. Is No Longer Among the 10 Most Prosperous Countries

Ten countries have now become more prosperous than the United States.

The U.S. is ranked No. 11 in the latest annual Prosperity Index, which was released this week by the Legatum Institute, an international think tank based in London.

The index ranks 142 countries overall and in eight categories:

NATO chief sounds alarm over Russian buildup

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attends a press conference after the NATO military demonstration in Zaragoza

TROIA, Portugal (AP) — NATO's secretary-general sounded the alarm Thursday over the build-up of Russian military forces from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean and called on the U.S.-led alliance to come up with a response.

China completes production of own passenger plane

Shanghai (AFP) - China's first big passenger plane rolled off the assembly line on Monday as the Asian giant seeks the prestige of having its own aviation sector, and to challenge foreign giants Airbus and Boeing for market share.

There are only 20 countries in the world where it is harder to do business than in Nigeria

Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has long been touted as one of the continent’s most promising business hubs.