Aerospace & Defense

Airbus Group to cut net total of 934 jobs

PARIS European planemaker Airbus is to cut a net total of 934 jobs as part of a previously announced restructuring aimed at stripping out bureaucracy and simplifying its brand.

Brazil decrees three days of national mourning for soccer team air disaster

BRASILIA Brazil's President Michel Temer decreed three days of national mourning for the victims of an air crash in Colombia that killed most of the players of the Chapecoense soccer team, his office said on Tuesday.

Plane carrying Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team crashes in Colombia, 76 dead

MEDELLIN, Colombia Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense, heading for the biggest game in their history, were on board a plane that crashed into Colombian jungle, killing 76 people, police said on Tuesday. | Video

Russia says Syrian army advance in Aleppo boon not curse for civilians

MOSCOW Russia said on Tuesday that the Syrian army's breakthrough in Aleppo had dramatically altered the situation on the ground, allowing more than 80,000 civilians to access humanitarian aid after years of being used by militants as human shields.

Factbox: Air disasters involving soccer teams

ZURICH Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense were on board a plane that crashed in Colombia killing 76 people, police said on Tuesday.

Under U.S. plan, Afghans may get Black Hawks to replace Russian aircraft

KABUL The U.S. military wants to replace Afghanistan's well-worn fleet of Russian helicopters with American-made aircraft, according to a new budget proposal, a decision aimed at reducing the Afghan air force's decades-long reliance on Russian equipment. | Video

Brazil's Temer voices solidarity with victims of Colombia crash

SAO PAULO Brazil's President Michel Temer expressed on Tuesday his grief for the victims of a plane crash in Colombia that killed 76 people, including members of Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense and several journalists.

For Apple and others, tin supply chain has ties to rebel-held Myanmar mine

YANGON/WASHINGTON From a remote corner of northeastern Myanmar, an insurgent army sells tin ore to suppliers of some of the world's largest consumer companies.

Factbox: Companies whose suppliers may source tin from a rebel Myanmar mine

YANGON More than 500 companies list among their suppliers Chinese-controlled firms that indirectly buy tin ore from a mine operated by an ethnic armed group in Myanmar, a Reuters examination of the supply chain found.

Japan-bound United Airlines flight returns to San Francisco with faulty engine

SAN FRANCISCO A United Airlines flight bound for Japan experienced an engine malfunction after takeoff on Monday and returned to San Francisco International Airport, where it landed safely, airline and federal aviation officials said.

U.N. Security Council to vote Wednesday on North Korea sanctions: diplomats

UNITED NATIONS The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on Wednesday to impose new sanctions on North Korea for its fifth and largest nuclear test, slashing Pyongyang's export earnings by some $800 million, diplomats said on Monday.