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A Lion Air passenger jet takes off from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia, in a 2012 file photo. Photo: Trisnadi

Boeing Warns 737 Max May Plunge Due to Error After Lion Air Crash

Boeing Co. says it has issued a safety bulletin that reiterates guidelines on how pilots should respond to erroneous data from an "angle of attack" sensor following last week's crash of ...
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland steers his car during the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit Sunday in Sepang, Malaysia. Photo: Vincent Thian / Associated Press

Hanoi Announces Formula One Street Race Starting 2020

HANOI — Formula One and Hanoi officials say a street race in the Vietnamese capital will be added to the F1 calendar starting with the...

Malaysia Court to Resume Kim Jong Nam Murder Trial Jan. 7

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia — A Malaysian court on Wednesday set Jan. 7 for two Southeast Asian women charged with murdering the North Korean leader's...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives in April to testify before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo: Andrew Harnik / Associated Press

Facebook Admits Not Doing Enough to Prevent Myanmar Violence

NEW YORK — Facebook is admitting that it didn't do enough to prevent its services from being used to incite violence and spread hate...
A Rohingya man stretches his arms out for food distributed by local volunteers, with bags of puffed rice stuffed into his vest in 2017 at Kutupalong, Bangladesh. Photo: Bernat Armangue / Associated Press

UN Expert Warns of ‘Rushed Plans’ to Repatriate Rohingya

GENEVA — An independent U.N. human rights expert is urging a halt to "rushed plans" to repatriate some Rohingya refugees to Myanmar. Special rapporteur on...
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi delivers an opening speech during the Forum on Myanmar Democratic Transition in 2017 in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Photo: Aung Shine Oo / Associated Press

Myanmar’s Ruling Party Wins 7 of 13 by-Election Seats

YANGON — Myanmar's ruling party led by Aung San Suu Kyi won just over half the seats in by-elections to fill 13 of the...
Philippines national football team's new head coach Sven-Goran Eriksson smiles Monday during a press conference in metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Photo: Aaron Favila / Associated Press

Sven-Goran Eriksson to Coach Philippines National Footie Team

MANILA — Sven-Goran Eriksson is at the helm of another national team. The 70-year-old Swede was introduced Monday as the coach of the Philippines after...
A Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 lands in January in Papua province, Indonesia. Image: Raja Video Id / YouTube

Officials Consider Role of Speed Readings in Lion Air Crash

Indonesian officials are providing the strongest hints yet that a faulty airspeed indicator played a role in the deadly crash of a Lion Air...
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks in 2015 during an election campaign rally of her National League for Democracy party for upcoming general election in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Khin Maung Win / Associated Press

Myanmar’s Ruling Party Wins 6 of 13 by-Election Seats

YANGON — Myanmar's ruling party led by Aung San Suu Kyi has won at least six seats in by-elections to fill 13 of the...
A Lion Air passenger jet takes off from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia, in a 2012 file photo. Photo: Trisnadi

Lion Air Jet Had Same Airspeed Problem on Last 4 Flights

JAKARTA — The "black box" data recorder from a crashed Lion Air jet shows its last four flights all had an airspeed indicator problem,...

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