Airline Vistara halts service to north Indian cities amid tensions
Indian airline Vistara said on Wednesday flights to and from four cities in northern India are on hold as tensions between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan escalate.
India shuts at least four airports after Pakistani warplanes cross border: official
India has shut at least four airports in the northern part of the country, a government official told Reuters, after Pakistani warplanes crossed a disputed border into the Indian side of Kashmir on Wednesday.
Indian air force plane crashes in Kashmir: Indian police official
An Indian Air Force plane crashed in the disputed area of Kashmir on Wednesday, killing two pilots and a civilian, a police official said, amid heightened tensions with neighboring Pakistan.
Pakistani warplanes enter Indian airspace, forced back: Indian official
Indian airforce jets intercepted at least three Pakistan warplanes that crossed into the Indian side of Kashmir on Wednesday and forced them to turn tail, an Indian official said, amid heightened tensions following an Indian airstrike that targeted a m…
Pakistan says strikes against India, shoots down two Indian aircraft
Pakistan confirmed on Wednesday that it had carried out airstrikes in Indian-controlled Kashmir and shot down two Indian jets in its own airspace, capturing one of the pilots as the conflict with its nuclear-armed neighbor continued to escalate.
Melting missiles: just one problem with F-35s stopping North Korea rockets
Looking for a quick way to stop North Korean missiles immediately after lift-off, the Pentagon is studying as a near-term option whether a group of F-35 fighter jets hovering around North Korean airspace could pick off freshly-launched rockets.
Indonesia says scores missing after illegal gold mine collapses
Indonesian officials said on Wednesday dozens of rescuers were using spades and ropes to dig out around 45 people who were feared buried by the collapse of an illegal gold mine on the island of Sulawesi that killed at least one person.
India, Pakistan trade fire in Kashmir, U.S. urges calm after Indian airstrike
India and Pakistan exchanged fire along their contested border in Kashmir on Wednesday, a day after Indian warplanes struck inside Pakistan for the first time since a war in 1971, while leading powers urged the nuclear armed rivals to show restraint.
Huge fire breaks out in Greater Manchester: Sky News
A large fire has broken out on Saddleworth Moor in the Greater Manchester region in England, Sky News reported http://bit.ly/2GOhKfv late on Tuesday.
Trump says ‘my friend Kim’ has great opportunity at second summit
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet on Wednesday for their second summit, betting their personal relationship can break a stalemate over the North’s nuclear weapons and end more than 70 years of hostility.
