World
Back to homepage
Woman wears crop top on flight. Airline asks her to cover up or get off. Internet is divided
Thomas Cook Airlines recently told a passenger to either cover up or to get off their flight that was travelling from Birmingham, England to the Canary Islands. 21-year-old Emily O’Connor, who is a resident of Birmingham, was taking a flight
Read More
India to go to polls from April 11, Pakistan tension may boost Modi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will hold a general election in seven stages starting on April 11, the election commission said on Sunday, in what will be the world’s biggest democratic exercise with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to benefit
Read More
Malindo does not operate Boeing 737 MAX
KUALA LUMPUR: Malindo Air does not operate the Boeing 737 MAX, which has been grounded by some airlines following two deadly crashes involving the aircraft in the span of less than six months. In a statement today, the airline said
Read More
Viral ‘Trashtag Challenge’ encourages people to clean up litter
By: Christopher Rim Forget eating Tide Pods or jumping out of a moving car to dance to Drake—the latest viral ‘challenge’ on social media is a lot more wholesome, and a lot better for the world. Over the weekend, the #trashtag
Read More
Kim Jong-Nam murder: Suspect Siti Aisyah released
KUALA LUMPUR: The case against Siti Aisyah, one of two women who was charged with the murder of the estranged brother of Kim Jong-un, has been dropped by a court in Malaysia. She was released from custody after the decision
Read More
Brexit fallout on UK finance intensifies
LONDON: More than 275 financial firms are moving a combined $1.2 trillion in assets and funds and thousands of staff from Britain to the European Union in readiness for Brexit at a cost of up to $4 billion, a report
Read More
Chia-Soh runner-up of All-England 2019
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11: National men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia Teng Fong-Soh Wooi Yik ended their campaign as the runner-up of the 2019 All-England badminton championship in Birmingham on Sunday. The unseeded pair displayed a commendable performance during the final
Read More
S Korean leader set for summit with Bruneian monarch
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, March 11: South Korean President Moon Jae In was set to hold a summit with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on Monday to discuss ways to improve his country’s relationship with Brunei, as well as the Association of Southeast
Read More
Pulwama attack aftermath: India stops its share of water to Pakistan
Union Minister of State for Water Resources Arjun Mehghwal on Sunday said in Bikaner, Rajasthan, that India had stopped water of three eastern rivers flowing to Pakistan. The decision, announced by the Minister, came in the wake of the Pulwama
Read More
List of nationalities on crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane
Ethiopian Airlines is currently giving more details of the passengers who were on board ET 302 that crashed on Sunday shortly after taking off from Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa. The numbers we have so far are: 32 passengers
Read More