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Fighter jets escort British jetliner to Athens after security alert
04:04 05.04.2011 |
World
Fighter jets were scrambled to escort a British passenger plane to Athens airport following a security alert. The Thomson Airways Boeing 757, with more than 200 passengers on board, landed safely at Athens having taken off from Bristol bound for the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Wreckage of Air France Airbus 320 that crashed in 2009 found in Atlantic Ocean
11:04 04.04.2011 |
World
Remains of a French passenger aircraft that crashed into the Atlantic killing all on board two years ago have been found, reports quoting French investigators and the airplane manufacturer said. Air France Airbus 320 flight from the Brazilian capital Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed into the Atlantic on June 1, 2009, killing all 228 people on board.
US to pull warplanes from front-line missions in Libya
07:29 04.04.2011 |
World
The U.S. military will pull its warplanes from front-line missions Monday and shift to a support role in the Libyan conflict, a NATO official said. Britain, France and other NATO allies will now provide the fighter and attack jets to conduct intercept and ground attack missions as they enforce a no-fly zone over this North African country.
Thousands flee Indonesia's Java after strong quake and tsunami warning
05:21 04.04.2011 |
World
A strong earthquake hit off Indonesia's main island of Java at 3am this morning, prompting the local authorities to briefly issue a tsunami warning and sending thousands of residents fleeing their homes in panic.
Radioactive water from Fukushima 1 continues to seep into ocean
03:57 04.04.2011 |
World
Radioactive water continued to seep into the sea Monday after a failed attempt to seal the leak at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant using an absorbent polymer, sawdust and shredded paper. Tokyo Electric Power Co. officials think the leak has been coming from an 8-inch crack in the concrete pit holding power cables near reactor No. 2.
Small, subsurface cracks found in Southwest Airlines planes
03:47 04.04.2011 |
World
Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) said it will scrub 100 more flights today and reported “small, subsurface cracks” in two jets during inspections for metal fatigue after a plane’s fuselage tore open in flight.
India's population increases by over 181 million in 10 years
07:25 31.03.2011 |
World
India's population is now pegged at 1.21 billion, an increase of more than 181 million in the last 10 years, according to the provisional 2011 Census report released today. The 15th National Census report claimed that India's population grew by more than 181 million in the past one decade.
