Syrian forces intensify attacks on last rebel bastion
The Syrian army aided by Russian warplanes shelled rebel-held towns in northwestern Syria in the most extensive bombardment in weeks against the last remaining rebel bastion in the country, rebels, rescuers and residents said on Wednesday.
U.S. says China’s treatment of Muslim minority worst abuses ‘since the 1930s’
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday slammed human rights violations in China, saying the sort of abuses it had inflicted on its Muslim minorities had not been seen “since the 1930s.”
Brexit withdrawal agreement no longer negotiable: Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron said Britain would need to come up with a clear reason for requesting an extension to the March 29 deadline for leaving the European Union, saying extra time could not be used to renegotiate the withdrawal.
Ethiopia crash pilot had in-plane issues, victims mourned
The Ethiopian Airlines pilot whose jet crashed killing 157 people had reported internal control problems, the firm said on Wednesday, as it prepared to send the black boxes to Europe from a disaster that has rocked the global aviation industry.
Ukraine suspends flights of two Boeing 737 models
Ukraine has suspended all flights by Boeing’s 737-8 and 737-9 MAX aircraft following Sunday’s deadly plane crash in Ethiopia, Ukraine’s aviation authority said on Wednesday.
10 dead, including six kids, in ‘unspeakably brutal’ Brazil shooting; 17 hurt
Two armed men wearing face masks entered a Brazilian elementary school Wednesday and shot and killed at least six children who were on their snack breaks, as well as two school officials, before fatally turning their guns on themselves, police said.
Southwest pilots stand by 737 MAX despite Canada ban
The Southwest Airlines pilots union said on Wednesday that it remained confident in Boeing Co’s 737 MAX even after Canada became the latest country to ground the jet.
Black boxes from Ethiopia crash to be sent to Germany: Ethiopian Airlines spokesman
The black boxes from a Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane that crashed in Ethiopia on Sunday, killing 157 people, will be sent to Germany for analysis, an Ethiopian Airlines spokesman said.
U.S. drops reference to ‘Israeli-occupied’ Golan Heights in annual rights report
The U.S. State Department changed its usual description of the Golan Heights from “Israeli-occupied” to “Israeli-controlled” in an annual global human rights report released on Wednesday.
Canada says it is grounding Boeing 737 MAX jets
Canada on Wednesday became the latest country to ground Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing MAX crashed on Sunday killing 157 people.
