Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued a certification for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Thursday, a milestone for the 787 to begin commercial service in China.

Mumbai, May 15 (ANI-Business Wire India): LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, today announced its India member base has crossed the 20 million mark, gaining the critical mass significant enough to represent a world-class city full of professionals and students.

London, May 11 (ANI): For the first time in human history, the carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere has passed the milestone level of 400 parts per million (ppm).

Washington, May 5 (ANI): Apple is celebrating its approach of the 50 billion App Store download milestone with a contest, where a lucky user to download the 50 billionth app will be awarded an App Store gift card worth 10,000 dollars.

London, May 4 (ANI): Veteran Manchester United player Paul Scholes will reportedly get a chance to reach a milestone of 500 league games before his retirement.

Beijing, May 4 (Xinhua-ANI): U.S. stocks continued to rally on Friday, with the S and P 500 closing above the 1,600 milestone level and the Dow hitting 15,000 points for the first time in history, boosted by optimistic U.S. nonfarm payrolls report in April.

Melbourne, Apr 12 (ANI): From strands of baby's first haircut to their first tooth, some parents even tuck away the dried stump of the umbilical cord or the stick pregnancy test as a touching memento marking the milestones of their kids.

Islamabad, Apr. 7 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called Pakistani education activist Malala Yousufzai 'a daughter of the United Nations' when he spoke to her to mark the 1,000-day milestone in the run-up to a Millennium Development Goal to reduce poverty by the end of 2015.

London, Apr 2 (ANI): In yet another important milestone on Burma's journey to democracy, private daily newspapers are being sold in the country for the first time in almost 50 years.

New Delhi, Apr 2 (ANI): The Indian Railways achieved yet another significant milestone when it entered the one billion tonne select club in freight movement joining Chinese, Russian and USA railways.

Washington, Mar 24 (ANI): Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi is reportedly eyeing another milestone after getting to just two goals behind Diego Maradona's international total of 34 which guided Argentina closer to qualifying for next year's World Cup in Brazil.

Sydney, Mar 13 (ANI): New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson hopes he and new batting sensation Hamish Rutherford, who scored a splendid ton in his debut Test in Dunedin against England, can celebrate more milestones mid-pitch following their awkward hug after the rookie batsman completed his century.

Washington, Feb 17 (ANI): Lionel Messi has passed yet another milestone in his already stellar career after he scored 300th goal for Barcelona as the Spanish La Liga leaders came from behind to beat Granada 2-1 on Saturday.

Washington, Feb 3 (ANI): Beyonce has revealed that her 13-month-old daughter Blue Ivy, has reached a major milestone - starting to talk.

Sydney, Jan 31 (ANI): Social media experts have expressed concerns over the increasing number of parents maintaining Facebook pages for their children from as early as conception.

New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): Asserting that nuclear energy will remain an essential and increasingly important element of our energy mix, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said India will reach a new milestone soon, as the first nuclear reactor with Russian collaboration at Kudankulam starts operating and with the second reactor to follow later in the current year.

New York, Jan. 14 (ANI): Transition to married life is filled with many milestone "firsts," which strengthen the relationship with a spouse.

Sydney, Dec 26(ANI): Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara has become the eleventh batsman ever to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket, reaching the milestone on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the MCG.

New Delhi, Dec. 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the conclusion of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in services and investment represents a valuable milestone in the ASEAN-India relationship.

Wellington, Dec 10(ANI): Barcelona forward Lionel Messi reached another milestone in his phenomenal career when he set a record for goals scored in a calendar year of 86 with a La Liga double at Real Betis, beating Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old tally of 85.

London, December 8 (ANI): NASA's Opportunity rover appears to have reached another milestone in its amazing nine-year mission on Mars, it has been revealed.

Johannesburg, Nov 21 (ANI): The South African government has hailed the guilty verdict handed down to Xolile Mngeni for the murder of Indian-origin bride Anni Dewani, calling it 'a milestone' for the country's judicial system.

Washington, November 17 (ANI): Kids who start swimming at a young age achieve several milestones in areas of cognitive, physical, and language development earlier than their peers.

Washington, November 15 (ANI): NASA's Kepler Space Telescope - which was launched March 6, 2009 to find potentially habitable, Earth-sized planets - has successful completed its 3 1/2- year prime mission and begins an extended mission that could last as long as four years.

Islamabad, Nov. 8 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson has said he hopes to see a democratic transition in the country, and termed the general elections to be held next year, as an important milestone in Pakistan's history.