US man held for allegedly trying to breach cockpit

Washington: An unruly US passenger was arrested after he allegedly tried to breach the cockpit on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Nashville, said the authorities. Delta expressed the company’s gratitude in a statement to the crew and passengers of Flight 386, from the Los Angeles International Airport to the Nashville International Airport, who assisted in detaining the passenger when the plane was in the air, reports Xinhua news agency. PTI

Turkish Prez vows to save sea from ‘sea snot’ outbreak

Istanbul: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoganpromised on Saturday to rescue the Marmara Sea from an outbreak of “sea snot” that is alarming marine biologists and environmentalists. A huge mass of marine mucilage, a thick, slimy substance made up of compounds released by marine organisms, has bloomed in Turkey’s Marmara, as well as in the adjoining Black and Aegean Seas. Marine mucilage has reached unprecedented levels this year in Turkey. ap