Skip to main content

Posts

Bullet-riddled New Zealand mosque to reopen for Friday prayers; more victims buried

The bullet-riddled Al Noor mosque in Christchurch was being repaired, painted and cleaned ahead of Friday prayers, as grieving families buried more victims of New Zealand's worst mass shooting. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2U5bkPk

For asylum seekers in Mexico, U.S. judge asks, 'How does the court serve them?'

A U.S. judge on Wednesday questioned how the government would be able to properly attend to Central American asylum seekers forced to live in Mexico while their claims are processed, on the same day the government expanded the program to El Paso. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TXjEAW

Boeing, FAA officials called to testify in U.S. Senate on 737 MAX plane crashes

Boeing Co faced growing pressure in Washington on Wednesday as U.S. lawmakers called for executives to testify about two crashed 737 MAX jets while the world's biggest planemaker worked on returning the grounded fleet to the skies. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Tkik6v

Southwest pilots say extra training required after 737 MAX software update

Extra computer-based training will be required after a planned update to the software on the Boeing Co 737 MAX aircraft, Southwest Airlines Co's pilot union said on Wednesday, adding that it was seeking additional information for pilots. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2W7H5Vo

U.S. probed FAA's Boeing 737 Max software approval last year: Bloomberg

U.S. officials started investigating the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) approval of the Boeing 737 Max software linked to the Lion Air plane crash last year weeks after the accident, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Wfjnqs

Japanese PM Abe may meet Trump in April: officials, media

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may meet President Donald Trump in the United States in late April for talks on North Korea and Japan-U.S. trade, two government officials and Japanese media said on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TNu3Qr

Taiwan president to visit Hawaii amid China pressure

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will visit Hawaii next week on a tour of diplomatic allies in the Pacific, official media said on Thursday, a move likely to anger China, which claims the self-ruled island as its own amid tension across the strait. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2WftFXE