Boeing chief executive to leave
BBC Online : Boeing boss Dave Calhoun will leave at the end of this year amid a deepening crisis over the firm’s safety record. Boeing also said that the head of its commercial airlines...
International
Trump faces double legal dramas in New York
AFP : Donald Trump faces twin legal crises on Monday in New York, where he could see the possible seizure of his storied properties over a massive fine as he separately fights to delay...
Senegal goes to the polls
CNN : Senegalese voters will choose their next president on Sunday in a delayed and high-stakes election that poses a test for the country’s democracy. Outgoing President Macky Sall, whose second and final term...
China coast guard water-cannons Philippine ship
CNN : China’s coast guard used water cannon against Philippine boats in a contested area of the South China Sea on Saturday, the latest in a string of maritime clashes between the two countries....
Who’s to blame for the Moscow massacre? ISIL, Ukraine or Russia itself?
Al Jazeera : Aleksandra Chanysheva is convinced that lax security is what made the Friday night attack on a concert hall just northwest of Moscow possible. “Guards are the most ridiculed and underpaid people...
South Africa’s deadly love affair with guns
BBC : For the last six years Penson Mlotshwa has been carrying a gun with him wherever he goes in the South African city of Johannesburg. To the shops, restaurants and even the gym....
UK in shock announces Kate’s cancer diagnosis
AFP : The candid disclosure leaves the British monarchy in an unprecedented crisis in modern times with two of its most senior members simultaneously fighting serious illness. Head of state Charles — 17 months...
What we know about the attack on a Moscow concert hall
BBC : The attack on a Moscow concert hall on Friday was the worst in Russia for years. More than 100 people were killed as gunmen stormed the complex, days after President Vladimir Putin...
Uganda’s President promotes son to army chief
Al Jazeera : Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has promoted his son as head of the army, raising concerns that he is grooming his eldest child for the presidency. The Ministry of Defence and Veteran...
EU plans to impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia, Belarus
Al Jazeera : The European Commission is planning to impose tariffs on imports of grain from Russia and Belarus in an attempt to prevent the two countries from distorting EU markets and placate farmers...
Ukraine war: A million without power after wave of Russian strikes
BBC Online : A million people are without power across Ukraine after Russian missiles targeted energy infrastructure. There is no electricity in the second-largest city of Kharkiv, the regional head says, and more than...