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National Transportation Safety Committee investigator Nurcahyo Utomo holds a model of an airplane during a Wednesday press conference on the committee's preliminary findings on their investigation on the crash of Lion Air flight 610, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Achmad Ibrahim / Associated Press

Boeing Cites Airline Error in Indonesian Crash

JAKARTA — The Boeing Co. has reassured travelers and airlines that its 737 MAX aircraft are as safe as any other airplane following a report...
Cyclists prepare for a mass cycling event December 2015 in Bangkok.

Bangkok Roads to Close Sunday For Cycling Event Rehearsal

BANGKOK — Several major roads in Bangkok will be closed to traffic Sunday for rehearsal of an epic cycling event to be led by His Majesty the King next month, officials said.
Genting Theme Park is pictured Tuesday at Genting Highland Resort in Pahang, Malaysia. Photo: Yam G-Jun / Associated Press

Disney Says ‘No Merit’ to Malaysia Resort Company Lawsuit

KUALA LUMPUR — Resort developer Genting Malaysia's lawsuit seeking USD$1 billion in damages from Walt Disney Co. and Fox Entertainment Group for alleged breach...
Signs are seen in 2015 at the entrance to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. Photo: Eric Gay / Associated Press

US Sued for $60 Million After Infant in Detention Later Died

HOUSTON — The mother of a toddler who died weeks after being released from the nation's largest family detention center filed a legal claim...
Migrants run from tear gas launched by U.S. agents, amid photojournalists covering the Mexico-U.S. border, after a group of migrants got past Mexican police at the Chaparral crossing Sunday in Tijuana, Mexico. Photo: Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press

Trump Backs Use of ‘Very Safe’ Tear Gas on Crowd of Migrants

SAN DIEGO — President Donald Trump is strongly defending the U.S. use of tear gas at the Mexico border to repel a crowd of...
Yip Wing-keung, a trading manager at local brokerage Christfund Securities, wears his red trading jacket in 2017 at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Photo: Kin Cheung

Asian Stocks Mixed After Wobbly Trading on Wall Street

TOKYO — Asian shares were mixed Wednesday after a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street, and uncertainty loomed as investors looked toward the...
Leicester City play Manchester City in 2017. Image: Kinry Double / YouTube

Leicester to Play Man City in League Cup Quarterfinals

LEICESTER, England — Leicester set up an English League Cup quarterfinal match against Manchester City by beating Southampton 6-5 in a penalty shootout on...
A Lion Air passenger jet is parked on the tarmac in 2012 at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia. Photo: Trisnadi / Associated Press

Pilots Struggled to Control Plane That Crashed in Indonesia

Lion Air pilots struggled to maintain control of a Boeing jet as its automatic safety system repeatedly pushed the plane's nose down, according to...
Tongkum and Surat Phaeoket. Photo: Smiling Buffalo, A Little Thing Called Happiness. “Surat Phaeoket & Tongkum / Facebook

Farmer Who Bought Smiling Buffalo Charged With Fraud, Money Laundering

BANGKOK — A farmer who crowdfunded the purchase of a buffalo he had bonded with was charged Tuesday afternoon with fraud, money laundering and...

Thaksin-Era Ban on New Bars Renewed in 22 Provinces

BANGKOK — Twenty-two provinces were named in an updated list of areas where no new pubs, clubs or other entertainment venues can be opened, an official said Tuesday.

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