Third Chinese schoolgirl dies in Asiana air crash
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A Chinese girl died in a San Francisco hospital on Friday, becoming the third fatality in the crash of an Asiana Airlines jet at the city’s airport last Saturday, doctors and Chinese officials said.
India says awaits cause of Dreamliner fire before taking action
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s aviation regulator said on Saturday it was closely following developments after a fire broke out in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner parked at London’s Heathrow airport, and was awaiting to see the cause of the incident before taki…
Fugitive Snowden to seek temporary asylum in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Fugitive former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, breaking weeks of silence, said in Moscow on Friday he was seeking temporary asylum in Russia and had no regrets about spilling U.S. spy secrets.
Third person dies in Asiana air crash: San Francisco hospital
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A Chinese girl died in hospital on Friday, becoming the third fatality in the crash of an Asiana Airlines jet at San Francisco airport last Saturday, doctors and Chinese officials said.
Boeing Dreamliner catches fire at London’s Heathrow airport
LONDON (Reuters) – A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Ethiopian Airlines caught fire at Britain’s Heathrow airport on Friday in a fresh blow for the U.S. planemaker whose new model was grounded for three months after one high-tech battery caught fire …
U.S. expresses ‘deep concern’ about South Sudan violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday expressed “deep concern” about reports of killings, beatings and looting in South Sudan’s eastern state of Jonglei and said the military had a responsibility to protect all civilians.
Obama emphasizes U.S. commitment to Syrian rebels in Saudi call
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama told Saudi Arabia’s king on Friday that he is committed to providing U.S. support to Syrian rebels who have been waiting for shipments of light arms that have been stalled in Washington.
Bomb attack in Iraqi city of Kirkuk kills 31
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) – A bomb attack on a tea house in the ethnically mixed Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed at least 31 people on Friday, police and medics said.
U.S. welcomes pardon of Cambodia’s opposition leader Rainsy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday welcomed a decision by Cambodia’s king to pardon opposition leader Sam Rainsy, allowing him to return from self-imposed exile in France to participate in general elections at the end of the month.
Quebec town takes small steps to normalcy after train disaster
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) – Shell-shocked residents of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, took small steps on a long path back to normalcy on Friday as they returned to homes and businesses just a short walk from the lakeside town’s center, devastated by a fie…
