United, Alaska Airlines report loose components on 737 MAX planes

United said Monday it had "found instances that appear to relate to installation issues in the door plug -- for example, bolts that needed additional tightening."
9 January 2024

China's Xi vows intensified crackdown on corruption

Xi, who began his second decade as China's top leader in 2022 in a break with longstanding political norms, has waged a fierce campaign against corruption since taking power.
9 January 2024

Bhutan votes as economic strife hits 'national happiness'

Some voters are expected to have trekked for days to cast their ballots in the landlocked mountain nation of about 800,000 people, similar in area to Switzerland.
9 January 2024

Ecuador under state of emergency, curfew after narco boss escapes

President Daniel Noboa, in office since November, announced a 60-day mobilization of soldiers in Ecuador's streets and prisons as a manhunt was under way for gangster Jose Adolfo Macias, alias "Fito."
9 January 2024

NY Times essay speculating over Swift's sexuality sparks backlash

The 5,000-word guest column published in the paper's opinion pages suggests the wildly popular singer is sending veiled signals to her fans that she is queer, despite identifying publicly as straight.
9 January 2024

249 more killed in Gaza in 24 hrs

At least 249 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza in 24 hours, the enclave’s health ministry said yesterday, as WHO cancelled delivery of medical supplies to north of Gaza after failing to receive security guarantees.
8 January 2024

4 killed in Russian air strikes across Ukraine

Russia sent dozens of missiles across Ukraine early yesterday, killing at least four civilians and hitting residential areas and commercial sites in its latest combined air attack, Ukrainian authorities said.
8 January 2024

25 killed in bus, truck crash in Brazil

At least 25 people have been killed after a tourist bus collided with a truck in Bahia state in northeastern Brazil, state firefighters said yesterday.
8 January 2024

Bomb blast kills 5 cops in Pakistan

A bomb blast in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border killed five police officers on polio vaccination guard duty and wounded more than 20 yesterday, the latest in a series of attacks by militants ahead of the February 8 national elections.
8 January 2024

Armed militants ambush Indian security forces

In a fresh gunbattle, armed militants reportedly carried out an ambush against Indian security personnel of the state at Moreh, the town in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district bordering Myanmar, after sundown on Sunday.
8 January 2024

Patients, staff forced to leave Al-Aqsa Hospital

Hundreds of patients and staff are reported to be missing from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, which is struggling to cope amid intense air strikes across the enclave.
8 January 2024

Beckenbauer passes away

Legend Franz Beckenbauer, who left a unique imprint on German football as player, captain and coach, has died at the age of 78, the German football association said Monday.
8 January 2024

Pakistan court lifts life election ban on ex-PM Sharif

Pakistan's Supreme Court today scrapped lifetime bans on contesting elections for people with criminal convictions, paving the way for Nawaz Sharif to run for prime minister for a fourth time
8 January 2024

WHO cancels delivery of medical supplies in north Gaza

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had been compelled to cancel a mission to bring medical supplies to northern Gaza on Sunday after failing to receive security guarantees
8 January 2024

India-Maldives row escalates, agency suspends flight bookings to islands

One of India's largest travel platforms suspended flight bookings to the tourism-dependent Maldives on Monday after disparaging social media posts against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embittered relations between the South Asian neighbours
8 January 2024

What aerospace analysts are saying about Boeing's mid-air blowout

Investigators are still trying to determine what caused a door plug to fall off from the side of a 737 MAX 9 aircraft operated by Alaska Airlines ALK.N on Friday, with 171 passengers on board.
8 January 2024

2002 Gujarat riots: Indian SC cancels release of 11 men convicted of raping pregnant woman

In a blow for the BJP government in Gujarat, India's Supreme Court today quashed the release of 11 men who were jailed for life for gang-raping a pregnant woman and murdering her relatives during communal riots in the western Indian state in 2002.
8 January 2024

What is the genocide case against Israel at top UN court?

The ICJ, also called the World Court, is the highest United Nations legal body, established in 1945 to deal with disputes between states.
8 January 2024

Bomb kills five police from Pakistan polio protection team: officials

A bomb targeting a polio protection team in northwestern Pakistan Monday killed at least five police officers, officials said
8 January 2024

Private industry leads America's first Moon landing since Apollo

Weather appeared favorable as fueling operations got underway Sunday night.
8 January 2024