Turkey says U.S. denial of Syrian border force plan ‘important’ Turkey said on Thursday Washington’s denial that it intended to build a border force in Syria was “important”, but added Ankara would not remain silent in the face of any force that threatened its borders. Turkey reacted angrily after the […]
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North Korean missile threat forced Singapore Airlines to reroute flights Singapore Airlines, one of the world’s top ranked carriers, has taken measures to reroute some flights in response to North Korea’s missile tests, Channel NewsAsia reported. The change involves the airline’s Seoul-Los Angeles flights and was put in place following […]
Bali volcano stops flights again as tourists struggle to get out Bali volcano stops flights again as tourists struggle to get out:- Indonesia shut the airport on its holiday island of Bali for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, as the erupting Mount Agung volcano spewed ash that blocked flight […]
Trump air traffic control plan faces fight in Congress Trump air traffic control plan faces fight in Congress:- An intraparty legislative fight is already shaping up this fall over President Trump's desire to privatize the country's air traffic control system. Trump held an elaborate ceremony last week promoting the privatization of the […]
Speeding Amtrak engineer charged in deadly 2015 derailment The state's top prosecutor on Friday charged a speeding Amtrak engineer with causing a catastrophe, involuntary manslaughter and other crimes in a deadly 2015 derailment that came after he accelerated to 106 mph on a 50 mph curve. Prosecutors said they were […]
Elon Musk distances himself from Donald Trump Elon Musk distances himself from Donald Trump:- On the same day that Uber‘s Travis Kalanick stepped down from President Donald Trump’s economic advisory council amid ongoing protests, Tesla Inc. chief executive Elon Musk clarified that just because he’s on the same panel doesn’t […]
Report: California Woman Found Chained to Object, Beaten A Northern California woman was chained to an object and had been badly beaten when found near an interstate three weeks after she disappeared while jogging, according to a newspaper citing a police-dispatch recording. The Sacramento Bee reported that it acquired an […]
Driver Killed, 18 Hurt in Denver Airport School Bus Crash Driver Killed, 18 Hurt in Denver Airport School Bus Crash : A school bus carrying high school football players veered off a roadway and slammed into a concrete pillar at Denver International Airport, killing the driver and injuring 18 passengers, […]
