South Africa's Henk Lategan won the Dakar Rally prologue in the cars category Friday, kicking off the sixth edition in Saudi Arabia that will stretch nearly 8,000 kilometres across 12 stages.
US aviation giant Boeing announced Friday that it has implemented over a dozen new quality control checks as it looks to rebuild trust following several recent high-profile incidents.
Two people in India set themselves on fire Friday to protest against the disposal of hazardous waste from the decades-old Bhopal industrial disaster, local government officials said.