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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,...
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Hong Kong's new Chief Executive Carrie Lam leave after administered the oath for a five-year term in office at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in 2017. Photo: Kin Cheung/ AP.

China’s Xi Promises Market Opening as Import Fair Begins

SHANGHAI — President Xi Jinping promised Monday to open China wider to imports as he opened a high-profile trade fair meant to rebrand the...
Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo addresses the media in 2017 during a visit to the Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines. Photo: Bullit Marquez / Associated Press

Indonesia and Australia Sign New Economic Cooperation Deal

CANBERRA, Australia — Indonesian and Australian ministers signed an agreement to strengthen government economic exchanges on Monday as the neighboring countries work toward forging...
Reuters journalist Thet Oo Maung Maung, known as Wa Lone, is escorted by police upon arrival at court Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, outside Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Thein Zaw / Associated Press

Appeals Filed for 2 Myanmar Journalists in Secrets Case

YANGON — Lawyers for two Reuters journalists imprisoned in Myanmar have appealed the verdict that sent them to prison for seven years for illegal...
A Lion Air passenger jet is parked on the tarmac in 2012 at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia. Photo: Trisnadi / Associated Press

Grief, Anger Overflow as Families Confront a Silent Lion Air

JAKARTA — Distraught and angry relatives of those killed when a Lion Air jet crashed last week have confronted the airline's chief executive during...
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel arrives Thursday at Moscow's Government Vnukovo airport for an official visit to Russia. Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko / Associated Press

Cuban President Meets North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel – both hoping to get out from under U.S. economic...
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in May arrives at Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Office in July in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Photo: Vincent Thian / Associated Press

Former Malaysian State Chief Detained, Face Graft Charges

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's anti-graft agency says the former leader of a timber-rich eastern state has been arrested and will face corruption charges as...
Navy divers inspect Saturday what is believed to be engine of the crashed Lion Air jet after it was retrieved from the sea floor, at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Fauzy Chaniago / Associated Press

Data Recovered From Crashed Lion Air Data Recorder: Official

JAKARTA — Investigators succeeded in retrieving hours of data from a crashed Lion Air jet's flight recorder as Indonesian authorities on Sunday extended the...

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