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Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed receives Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, says 'hell' of war fueled desire for peace with Eritrea

The winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize says his horrifying experiences as a young Ethiopian soldier fueled his determination to seek an end to the long conflict with a neighbouring country

Two French families who lost kin in Ethiopian Airlines crash sue Boeing for 'involuntary homicide', putting 'profit over safety'

Two French families have filed lawsuits against US aircraft manufacturer Boeing over the crash of a 737 MAX of Ethiopian Airlines in March, lawyers said on Tuesday.

Automated control system caused Ethiopia Boeing 737 crash, flight data suggests

Malfunctioning automatic control systems overwhelmed the crew and doomed the flight.

Ethiopia government claims 'clear similarities' between Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air crashes based on black box data

Black box data indicate "clear similarities" between last week's crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet and the October crash of an Indonesian Lion Air plane, Ethiopia's transport minister said on Sunday.

Pilot of ill-fated Ethiopian Airlines plane requested permission to return to airport minutes after taking off: Report

An airline spokesman has said pilot of the Ethiopian Airlines plane was given permission to return. But the plane crashed minutes later, outside Addis Ababa, killing all 157 on board

Spicejet shares tank 8% in morning trade after DGCA bans Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes; Jet Airways stock plunges too

SpiceJet has around 12 such aircraft in its fleet. Jet Airways has five, which have been already grounded.

Indian family of six killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash were on the ‘trip of a lifetime’ to Kenya; 4 were Canadian nationals

The "trip of a lifetime" to a safari park in Kenya turned into a nightmare for six members of a family from India in Canada who perished when Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa.

Boeing 737 Max 8s under intense scrutiny after Ethiopia crash; China grounds these planes as part of 'zero tolerance' policy

Airlines in Ethiopia, China, Indonesia and elsewhere grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliner Monday after the second devastating crash of one of the planes in five months. But Boeing said it had no reason to pull the popular aircraft from the skies.

Ethiopian Airlines crash: Battered passport, damaged book among items belonging to 157 crash victims found at Addis Ababa site

Searchers picked their way through the scattered remains of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, gingerly lifting from the scorched earth the pieces of 157 lives

Ethiopian Airlines crash: Sushma Swaraj orders high commission to help families of four Indians killed in mishap

Ethiopian Airline plane crash: External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday asked the Indian High Commissioner in Ethiopia to provide all help and assistance to the bereaved families of the ones who lost their lives in the accident.