March 11, 2019 Morocco drops case against Spanish pro-migrant activist Spanish activist Helena Maleno says Moroccan authorities have dropped a case against her that sought human trafficking charges for her calls alerting maritime rescue services to the presence of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea.
March 11, 2019 China grounds all Boeing 737 Max 8 planes after Ethiopian Airlines crash kills nearly 160 passengers An Ethiopian Airlines jet faltered and crashed Sunday shortly after takeoff from the country’s capital, spreading global grief to families in 35 countries that had a loved one among the 157 people who were killed.
March 11, 2019 Correction: Ethiopia-Plane Crash story The Ethiopian prime minister's office says an Ethiopian Airlines plane has crashed on its way to Nairobi, with deaths reported.
March 10, 2019 Diver survives after being scooped up in whale's mouth off South Africa A diver in South Africa survived an experience out of a biblical passage last month when he ended up almost being swallowed by a whale.
March 10, 2019 Timeline of the deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash The news shattered more than two years of relative calm in Africa's skies.
March 10, 2019 UN: Incentives payed to keep Yemeni children in education The United Nations children's agency says it has started paying over 136,000 teachers and school-based staff in Yemen who haven't received their salaries in over two years.
March 10, 2019 A list of the 35 nationalities killed in Ethiopia crash Citizens from 35 countries were killed when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi on Sunday morning.
March 10, 2019 Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes, killing all 157 aboard including Americans, officials say An Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed minutes after takeoff from Ethiopia’s capital on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board including some Americans, the airline and government officials said.
March 10, 2019 Malaysia deports 7 for alleged ties to terrorist group Malaysian police say six Egyptians and a Tunisian man believed to be linked to an African-based terror group have been detained and deported.
March 10, 2019 Egypt appoints military officer as transportation minister Egypt's president is appointing a military officer to lead the country's transportation ministry, less than two weeks after its minister resigned over a deadly February train crash in Cairo that killed 25 people.