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FAA considered grounding some Boeing 737 Max planes last year: Source

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FAA considered grounding some Boeing 737 Max planes last year: Source

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No peace if Taliban do not adapt: US envoy

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Former US Sen Richard Lugar, foreign policy expert, dies

A soft-spoken and thoughtful former Rhodes Scholar, Lugar dominated Indiana politics during his 36 years in the US Senate. That popularity gave him the freedom to concentrate largely on foreign policy and national security matters — a focus highlighted by his collaboration with Democratic Sen. Sam Nunn on a program under which the US paid to dismantle and secure thousands of nuclear warheads and missiles in the former Soviet states after the Cold War ended. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2XXb9El

Former US Sen Richard Lugar, foreign policy expert, dies

A soft-spoken and thoughtful former Rhodes Scholar, Lugar dominated Indiana politics during his 36 years in the US Senate. That popularity gave him the freedom to concentrate largely on foreign policy and national security matters — a focus highlighted by his collaboration with Democratic Sen. Sam Nunn on a program under which the US paid to dismantle and secure thousands of nuclear warheads and missiles in the former Soviet states after the Cold War ended. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2XXb9El

'Terrifying': Crane falls from Google's Seattle campus, killing 4

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Children born to IS fathers not considered Yazidi: Council

Children born to Yazidi women as a result of rape by Islamic State group fighters will not be permitted to join the community in northern Iraq, the faith's Supreme Spiritual Council said. The Yazidi community once numbered around 500,000 members in the mountainous Sinjar region of northwest Iraq, but it was ravaged by IS's 2014 sweep into the area. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2vsnjsx

Iran's Khamenei urges crackdown on illegal arms, social media curbs

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2PyqgRA

BCIM corridor missing from list of China's BRI projects

The Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar Economic Corridor, originally listed in the China's multi-billion dollars Belt and Road Initiative projects, has been conspicuously missing from the new list issued at the end of the Belt and Road Forum meeting in Beijing. Like in 2017, India skipped the meeting over its objections on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2LiSXnc

Ukraine's president-elect offers passports to Russians

President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed an offer by Vladimir Putin to provide passports to Ukrainians, and pledged instead to grant citizenship to Russians who "suffer" under the Kremlin's rule. Kiev has been fighting Moscow-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine since 2014 in a war that has killed 13,000. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2UL5TBt

Pomp and tradition mark rehearsal for Thai King's coronation

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Ukraine's president-elect offers passports to Russians

President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed an offer by Vladimir Putin to provide passports to Ukrainians, and pledged instead to grant citizenship to Russians who "suffer" under the Kremlin's rule. Kiev has been fighting Moscow-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine since 2014 in a war that has killed 13,000. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2UL5TBt

Sudan's military rulers condemn attack on Islamist party

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2GF8hor

Pope Francis donates $500,000 to help migrants in Mexico

Pope Francis has donated $500,000 to help migrants in Mexico, offering assistance to local projects that provide food, lodging and basic necessities. The funds, from the Peter's Pence collections, will be distributed among 27 projects promoted by 16 Mexican dioceses and religious congregations, Peter's Pence said in a statement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2GPUQ6t

Spain votes in early election marked by far-right resurgence

Spain voted on Sunday in an uncertain snap general election marked by a resurgence of the far-right after more than four decades on the outer margins of politics. Opinion polls give outgoing socialist premier Pedro Sanchez a win but without the necessary majority to govern alone, meaning he will have to seek alliances in a political environment that has soured since Catalonia's failed secession bid. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2UZnLgZ

Chinese President Xi meets Imran Khan, calls for improvement of India-Pak relations

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Deadly synagogue shooting suspect in California linked to mosque arson

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Xinjiang crackdown at the heart of China's Belt and Road

Traders travel freely through the bustling Khorgos special economic zone that straddles the Kazakhstan-China border, but signs on the Chinese side bear a blunt warning — no veils or long beards allowed. It's a stark reminder of the severe security policies that China has imposed on mostly Muslim ethnic minorities in its vast border region of Xinjiang. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2ZGW5w0

Lanka's Roman Catholic leader says Easter blasts 'insult to humanity'; holds special mass

"God is the reflection of love and kindness, so how can someone kill in the name of God?" Cardinal Ranjith asked in a reference to the militants who claimed that the attacks were on behalf of the almighty. The archbishop, who started his mass with an appeal for peace and unity, said: "What happened last Sunday is a great tragedy, an insult to humanity" from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DC3F1I

Voting begins in Spain election marked by far-right resurgence

Spaniards began voting in an uncertain snap general election Sunday marked by a resurgence of the far-right after more than four decades on the outer margins of politics. Opinion polls give outgoing Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez a win but without the necessary majority to govern alone, meaning he will have to seek alliances in a political environment that has soured since Catalonia's failed secession bid. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2UZnLgZ

At least 10 dead, thousands displaced after severe Indonesia floods

At least 10 people are dead and eight missing after days of heavy rain-triggered floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, authorities said Sunday. Some 12,000 people have been evacuated while hundreds of buildings, bridges and roads have been damaged by the severe weather which affected nine districts or towns across Bengkulu province. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IOwgVU

Afraid but unbowed: Sri Lanka Catholics pray for Easter bombing victims

The bells rang out at 8.45 am, the moment a jihadist suicide bomber detonated his device inside the 18th-century church on Easter Sunday, one of six attacks on churches and luxury hotels that left 253 dead. The bomber destroyed part of the shrine's roof and scarred its walls with shrapnel, damaging the clock tower whose hands were still stuck at 8:45, a grim reminder of the destruction wreaked. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VtZkYn

China's vast investment in Africa hits a snag in Congo

China's investment strategy of throwing money at developing countries appears to have hit a snag in the Republic of Congo as the central African nation is seeking an IMF bailout. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2XSw0Zo

Migration is burning issue in EU election campaign

from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2GOknge

Saudi royal advisor in Khashoggi trial no-show

Two top Saudi royal advisors have been linked to journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder. One has been labeled the "ringleader" but questions are swirling over the absence of the other in the closed-door trial of 11 suspects, multiple sources told AFP. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2ILWubk

Pittsburgh synagogue: Violence 'must end. Enough is enough!'

from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2XXHzi3

Donald Trump, US media in open war on annual dinner date

It's meant to be the annual Washington love-in, a dinner attended by White House journalists and the president. But this Saturday, President Donald Trump stood up his dates. Members of the WHCA were decked out at the downtown Washington Hilton. Trump, however, was 685 miles away in Green Bay, Wisconsin, for a rally with his baseball cap-wearing supporters. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DDaqAl

Islamic state claims attack on east coast city of Sri Lanka

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2XSFfc6

One dead, three injured in US synagogue shooting

A gunman opened fire at a synagogue in California, killing one person and injuring three others including the rabbi as worshippers marked the final day of Passover, officials said from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2UKQz7Q

One dead, three injured in US synagogue shooting

A gunman opened fire at a synagogue in California, killing one person and injuring three others including the rabbi as worshippers marked the final day of Passover, officials said from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2UKQz7Q

Strains in government led to intel breakdown: Sri Lanka PM

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