A former executive for Korean Air Lines who delayed a flight because she didn’t like the way she was served her snack in first class arrived in court for the first day of her trial. A bus carrying Heather Cho who is accused of violating aviation safety rules, entered a district court in Seoul Monday. Last December, Cho was on a flight from JFK in New York when a first class flight attendant served her […]
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AirAsia crash not the result of terrorist attack
Investigators in the recovery of AirAsia flight 8501 are saying for the first time – the crash was not the result of a terrorist attack. In an exclusive interview with Reuters, lead investigators say about 50 percent of the information from the black box flight recorders has been decoded. The voice from the cockpit doesn’t show any sign of a threat, the air safety investigator said. It’s only the pilot sounding very busy handling the […]
Fighting shakes Yemen capital as Houthis accused of coup
Yemen’s powerful Houthi movement fought artillery battles with the army near the presidential palace in Sanaa on Monday (January 19), plunging the fragile Arab state deeper into turmoil and drawing accusations that the militia fighters were mounting a coup. Explosions echoed across the city and plumes of dark smoke hung over downtown buildings as the most intense clashes since the Shi’ite Muslim Houthi movement seized the capital in September brought everyday life to a halt. […]
Malaysia gets ready to welcome ASEAN Community 2015 during its chairmanship
Malaysia will carry the hopes and aspirations of more than 600 million people in the region as it chairs ASEAN in the final stages of establishing an ASEAN Community 2015. Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato’ Sri Anifah Aman said Malaysia is “conscious of our role in the region as well as in the global community.” Dato’ Sri Anifah stressed the importance of working together with other ASEAN Member States in maintaining ASEAN centrality in confronting the […]
113,000 residents evacuated because of typhoon “Amang”; typhoon now a mere LPA
More than 113,000 residents of Bicol and Eastern Visayas were evacuated from their homes because of typhoon Amang, international name Mekkhala. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), a total of 20,695 families or 113,160 persons were evacuated in the provinces of Albay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Leyte, Biliran, Eastern Samar, and Samar. More than 5,000 families or 21,000 residents were placed in 61 evacuation centers. At least two […]
3rd fuel price cut takes effect this year
(Eagle News Service) — Fuel price cuts were again implemented on Monday, January 19, 2015, which is the third time that price rollbacks occurred this year. The following price rollbacks were effective January 19: P1.25 per liter for gasoline; P1.45 per liter for diesel; and P1.25 per liter for kerosene. This fuel price cut happened a week after a P1.70 per liter cut in gasoline, P1.60 per liter in kerosene, and a P1.50 per liter in diesel […]
Brazil, Netherlands recall ambassador in Indonesia
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in Indonesia after Jakarta executed five foreigners involved in drug-related crimes by firing squad.
Drilon, dead-set on integration of various northern expressways
Senate President Franklin Drilon is dead-set on the integration of the North Luzon Expressway, the Subic-Clark Tarlac Expressway and the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway to avoid travel dilemmas especially on peak seasons.
After 24 years absence, Indian employee was dismissed
An engineer in the Central Public Works Department in India was dismissed after being discovered that he was absent from work since 1990.
Oscar-nominated war film leads box office
Leading the American and Canadian box office is the Oscar-nominated war film “American Sniper”, earning 9.2 million dollars in ticket sales.
Cotto vs. Alvarez will not push through
Despite the offer of Alvarez’s camp, Cotto’s inaction despite the deadline means that the match between the two boxers will not push through.
Obama proposes new tax
It is expected that the highlight of United States President Barak Obama’s State of the Union Address will be his new tax proposal.
