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Cockpit voice recorder reveals moments leading up to Lion Air Boeing 737 crash

The flight crashed in October and killed all 189 people on board.

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Haka ring out as New Zealand copes in massacre's aftermath

Ceremonial dance performed as country and its multicultural diaspora attempt to honor the dead and stay connected with their homeland.

USA

Devastating cyclone tracks trail of destruction across southeast Africa

President Filipe Nyusi said more than 200 people were killed and more bodies are being discovered after Cyclone Idai.

New Zealand

New Zealand suspect was headed to a third target, police say

"We absolutely believe we know where he was going," the commissioner said.

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U.K. facing severe water shortages within 25 years

The head of the U.K. Environment Agency says decreased rainfall, population growth, wastefulness and leaky pipes are posing an "existential threat."

USA

A convention from 1604 just flung Brexit deeper into uncertainty

With less than two weeks to go until the supposed Brexit deadline, the U.K.'s attempts to leave the E.U. took a fresh and very historical twist.

USA

Suspect has no direct links to victims of Netherlands tram attack, police say

The 37-year-old suspect was arrested at a house northwest of Utrecht's city center.

USA

Euroviews. Why has Trump's administration delayed putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill? ǀ View

Americans should want to replace President Andrew Jackson, a former slave owner, with the picture of a woman who escaped slavery.

USA

Ardern vows to never utter New Zealand mosque gunman's name

"I implore you: Speak the names of those who were lost, rather than the name of the man who took them," the prime minister said in an impassioned speech.

Mozambique

More than 1,000 feared dead after cyclone in Mozambique

"It is a real disaster of great proportions," President Filipe Nyusi said.

USA

Jack the Ripper's identity may finally be known, thanks to DNA

Researchers tested blood and semen found on a shawl near the body of the killer's fourth victim, a woman whose mutilated body was found in September 1888.

USA

Whale in the Philippines dies with 88 pounds of plastic in stomach

The plastic included 16 rice sacks, four banana plantation bags and multiple shopping bags, according to a local museum.

Indonesia

Orangutan blinded after being shot dozens of times with air gun

An X-ray showed at least 74 air gun pellets in the orangutan, named Hope, including four in its left eyes and two in the right.

USA

A big brother, a refugee, a keen horse rider: Victims of mosque attacks mourned

The family of 16-year-old Hamza Mustafa, who was gunned down Friday, fled the civil war in Syria.

USA

New Zealand mosque shooter acted alone but may have had support, police say

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday she would announce new gun laws within days.

USA

Several people injured in shooting in Dutch city of Utrecht

Police say shooting may have had terror motive.

USA

Syrian refugees who were welcomed with open arms now face backlash

The mood has changed in Turkey amid concerns about competition for jobs and cultural differences.

USA

Mourners pay tribute to New Zealand victims, await burials

As a light rain fell, people clutched each other and wept quietly at makeshift memorials outside the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch.

USA

Ethiopia Airlines crash had 'clear similarity' with Lion Air crash, official says

Ethiopia Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges said the black box from the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people last week is in good condition.

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Euroviews. Trump's thoughts on air safety - debunked by an actual pilot ǀ View

It’s a romantic fantasy to think that “great pilots” are the solution. Great pilots make great mistakes too.