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Indonesia's popular president to be sworn in for final term
Associated Press, Published on 20/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's popular president who rose from poverty and pledged to champion democracy, fight entrenched corruption and modernize the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation was to be sworn in for his final five-year term with a pledge to take bolder actions.
WW II-era bomber crashes, history buffs killed
Associated Press, Published on 03/10/2019
» WINDSOR LOCKS, United States: A World War II-era plane crashed and burned at Hartford airport, Connecticut, after encountering mechanical trouble on takeoff on Wednesday, killing seven of the 13 people on board.
UN: Organised crime spreading in Southeast Asia
Associated Press, Published on 18/07/2019
» Organised crime syndicates in Southeast Asia are flourishing in the illegal trafficking of drugs, wildlife, counterfeit goods and people, a UN report said Thursday.
SpaceX launches Falcon mega rocket, lands all 3 boosters
Associated Press, Published on 12/04/2019
» CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: SpaceX launched its second supersized rocket and for the first time landed all three boosters on Thursday, a year after sending up a sports car on the initial test flight.
Volcano erupts on same Indonesian island as earlier quake
Associated Press, Published on 03/10/2018
» JAKARTA: A volcano erupted Wednesday on the same central Indonesian island struck last week by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, and authorities warned planes about volcanic ash in the air.
Bali airport closed as volcano gushes column of ash
Associated Press, Published on 29/06/2018
» DENPASAR, Indonesia: The Indonesian tourist island of Bali closed its international airport Friday, stranding thousands of travellers, as the Mount Agung volcano gushed a 2,500-metre column of ash and smoke.
Airline engine blows up over US, kills passenger
Associated Press, Published on 18/04/2018
» PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: A Southwest Airlines jet blew an engine at 32,000 feet and sent shrapnel through the airplane's window, setting off a desperate scramble by passengers to save a woman from getting sucked out.
Air China flight diverted after man holds attendant hostage
Associated Press, Published on 15/04/2018
» BEIJING: An Air China flight bound for Beijing was diverted to central China on Sunday after a passenger tried to hold a flight attendant hostage using a fountain pen as a weapon, the country's civil aviation authority said.
China's space lab mostly burns up over South Pacific
Associated Press, Published on 02/04/2018
» BEIJING: Chinese space authorities say the defunct Tiangong 1 space station mostly burned up on re-entry into the atmosphere over the central South Pacific.
Fire in Mumbai residential building kills at least 4 people
Associated Press, Published on 04/01/2018
» NEW DELHI: A fire broke out in a residential building in the Indian city of Mumbai early Thursday, killing four people.