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Air France, Airbus face trial over 2009 Rio-Paris disaster
Air France, Airbus face trial over 2009 Rio-Paris disaster
World
by  AFP

Air France and aircraft maker Airbus go on trial in Paris on Monday on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the 2009 crash of a flight from Brazil, killing all 228 people aboard. Its president, Daniele Lamy, said that instead of trying to pin the blame on the pilots, "We want this trial to be that of Airbus and Air France."

UK train commuters hit by further strikes over pay
UK train commuters hit by further strikes over pay
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Train passengers in Britain faced severe disruption on Saturday, with only one in five services running as railway workers staged another walkout over wages. Railway workers staged another walkout on Wednesday and also took strike action last Saturday, resulting in only 11 percent of trains running nationwide.

Moscow says blast damages key Crimea-Russia bridge
Moscow says blast damages key Crimea-Russia bridge
World
by  AFP

Moscow announced Saturday that a truck explosion ignited a huge fire and severely damaged the key Kerch bridge -- built as Russia's sole land link with annexed Crimea -- and vowed to find the perpetrators without immediately blaming Ukraine. It is hugely important to the Kremlin and Moscow had maintained the bridge crossing was safe despite the fighting.

Political paralysis in Iraq hampers economic growth
Political paralysis in Iraq hampers economic growth
Business and Economy
by  AFP

A year since Iraq's last elections, it remains without not only a new government but a budget too, obstructing much-needed reforms and infrastructure projects in the oil-rich but war-ravaged country. "Infrastructure projects require years of steady financial planning by government," said Yesar al-Maleki, Gulf analyst at the Middle East Economic Survey (MEES).