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Air France jet plunged for three and a half minutes
21:09 27.05.2011 |
World
The Air France jet which crashed on a flight from Rio de Janeiro in 2009 took a full three and a half minutes to plunge into the Atlantic after the engine stalled. 288 people on board the Air France flight died after the plane hit the ocean at the speed of 180 feet a second after a terrifying three-minute plummet from the sky.
Serbian court allow to extradite of Ratko Mladic to The Hague
19:05 27.05.2011 |
World
A Serbian judge gave preliminary approval on Friday to transfer Ratko Mladic to The Hague to be prosecuted for war crimes, including genocide. But his lawyer said he would appeal to block the transfer, saying Mr. Mladic’s health was too frail to face trial.
Schools and kindergartens replaces by Fukushima radioactive soil
14:51 27.05.2011 |
World
Japan will pay schools near the quake-ravaged Fukushima nuclear power plant to remove radioactive top soil and set a lower radiation exposure limit for schoolchildren after a growing outcry over health risks.
Germany closes the sky for flights
16:37 25.05.2011 |
World
Two German airports halted flights on Wednesday as ash from an Icelandic volcano drifted across northern Europe, with parts of Scandinavia also facing a risk of disruption.
Violent tornadoes hit Oklahoma and Kansas
04:02 25.05.2011 |
World
At least six people have been killed in Oklahoma and Kansas as a new round of tornadoes struck the central and southern US, barely 48 hours after the deadliest twister in modern history hit the town of Joplin, Missouri, killing 122.
500 flights canceled Tuesday due to Iceland's volcanic ash cloud
11:59 24.05.2011 |
World
The European Union says ash from an Icelandic volcano could soon affect the airspace over Britain and Ireland. It was not immediately clear whether flights to and from affected areas would be disrupted. The EU says the ash could enter British and Irish airspace Monday or Tuesday.
President Barack Obama to meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace
05:21 24.05.2011 |
World
Barack Obama will meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace today as the US president's state visit to Britain formally begins to cement what the countries' elected leaders describe as "an essential relationship". The palace said the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who have returned from their honeymoon in recent days
