Day: October 12, 2019

Canada OKs return of Boeing 737 Max aircraft

Boeing splits CEO, chairman role amid MAX crisis

3:32 pm October 12, 2019

New York: Boeing unveiled a shift to its leadership structure on Friday as it manages the 737 MAX crisis, announcing that Dennis Muilenburg will remain chief executive but step down as chairman. The company said splitting the roles would allow Muilenburg to focus full time on running the company “as it works to return the […]

Two dead as migrant boat sinks off Mexico

3:29 pm October 12, 2019

Mexico City: A small boat carrying African migrants off the coast of southern Mexico sank Friday, leaving two people dead and one missing, authorities said. The boat was traveling off the southern border state of Chiapas when it listed to one side, pitching its occupants into the water, the state prosecutor’s office said in a […]

Pakistani Parliament debates whether to expel French envoy

Pakistan supports Turkey’s Syria offensive

3:25 pm October 12, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan has offered rare backing to Turkey in its offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expected to visit Islamabad later this month. Turkey on Wednesday launched an offensive in northern Syria targeting the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, a key US ally in the five-year battle to crush the Islamic […]

US Senator says Pakistan must end support to terror groups

3:20 pm October 12, 2019

Washington: Pakistan must end support to terrorist groups, a top US Senator has said, a day after meeting Prime Minister Imran Khan and the army chief, discussing with them what more can be done to preempt terror attacks and prevent the spread of radicalism. Senator Maggie Hassan also called for finding ways to de-escalate the […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Digest of domestic stories for week Oct 5 – Oct 11, 2019 Saturday

3:11 pm October 12, 2019

New Delhi: Broadbasing their ties, India and Bangladesh on Saturday inked seven pacts and launched three projects after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. Srinagar: At least 14 persons, including a traffic policeman, were injured in a grenade attack by terrorists outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Anantnag […]