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…
Boeing Dreamliner catches fire at Britain’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 which earlier this year was forced to ground the new planes for three months because o…
Fugitive Snowden to seek temporary asylum in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Fugitive former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, camped at a Moscow airport out of the reach of U.S. authorities, said on Friday he was seeking temporary asylum in Russia and had no regrets about spilling U.S. spy secrets.
South American bloc repudiates U.S. on spying, Snowden
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – South American leaders had strong words for Washington on Friday over allegations of U.S. spying in the region and defended their right to offer asylum to fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.
