U.S. FAA says Boeing is pursuing ‘unrealistic’ schedule for 737 MAX return
Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson, who will meet with Boeing Co’s chief executive later on Thursday, is concerned the U.S. airplane maker is pursuing...
Oil rises 1% on Trump’s optimism for a deal with China
Oil prices rose more than 1% on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington was “very close” to nailing down a trade deal with...
‘Facts be damned!’: Lawmakers argue over impeachment
The U.S. House of Representatives moved closer on Thursday to the impeachment of Republican President Donald Trump, with some key tit-for-tat exchanges between lawmakers as...
Trump mocks teen climate activist Thunberg
U.S. President Donald Trump again tried to ridicule 16-year-old Greta Thunberg on Thursday after the Swedish climate activist was named Time’s Person of the Year...
Island states, threatened by disasters, demand urgent action at U.N. climate talks
Island nations at risk of being erased from the map by rising seas accused rich countries of losing sight of the urgency of the climate...
Algerian protesters rally as election goes ahead
Thousands of people took to the streets in Algiers and other cities on Thursday chanting “No vote! We want freedom!” as Algerian authorities held a...
Voting ends in disputed Algerian election
Polls closed on Thursday as Algeria’s presidential election, which was opposed by a large protest movement, came to an end....
Lebanese Christian party says it won’t join government on Hariri’s terms
Lebanon’s largest Christian political party will not join a new government under the terms set by caretaker premier Saad al-Hariri, but will not obstruct the...
In Myanmar park, crowds gather to support Suu Kyi in Rohingya genocide hearings
Crowds have gathered for the past three evenings in a small park in downtown Myanmar’s capital Yangon to hear accusations of genocide delivered thousands of...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi urges World Court to drop genocide case
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on World Court judges on Thursday to dismiss an accusation of genocide against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority,...