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MiscellaneousProblems in altitude for an aircraft of the Turkish Airlines
Tokyo, Japan - Seven hurts, all women
Yesterday, an aircraft of the Turkish Airlines, an Airbus A-340/300 in flight towards Istanbul with 196 passengers on board, half-hour before landing in Tokyo, has encountered in strong upheavals, that... more
MiscellaneousA PC with personal data of 38 thousand US veterans has been lost
Washington, USA - Data could be used for-profit
Unisys, American computer giant that manages Veteran Affairs Department (VA) database, lost the PC where names, addresses and insurance numbers of 38 thousand US Armed Forces veterans are registered. It... more
MiscellaneousAviano USAF base: anti-nuclearist demonstrators have been rejected
Aviano, Italy - Today the anniversary of atomic bomb explosion in Nagasaki
The 16 inspector-citizens that yesterday morning went to USAF base in Aviano (Pordenone), asking to get in and inspect the kind of armaments inside of it, did not receive the permission to enter the structure... more
MiscellaneousBoulogne: emergency landing of an Air France flight
Boulogne, Italy - Because of landing gear problems
The pilot of an Air France Venice-Paris flight, because of presumed hydraulic problems in a landing gear, decided to turn back to Venice’s "Marco Polo" air station this morning shortly after lift-off, w... more
MiscellaneousIsrael-Lebanon (4): while diplomatic negotiations are working, the conflicts goes on
Beirut, Lebanon - Three Israeli soldiers have been killed today
Air raids and ground offensives shaked Southern Lebanon again today, waiting for new diplomatic negotiations aiming to stop a four-week-long conflict. Three David-starred soldiers were killed, leading... more
MiscellaneousIsrael-Lebanon (2): Bush does not exclude talks with Iran and Syria
Washington, USA - But he recalls that past attempts always failed
During a press conference in his Texan ranch in Crawford, where he is having his Summer holidays, US President George W. Bush has not excluded the hypothesis of talks with Iran and Syria as a way to terminate... more
Miscellaneous120 kg of drugs have been seized at Rome-Ciampino airport
Rome, Italy - Four English coming from London carried khat in their suitcases
Four people have been arrested at Rome-Ciampino airport with the charge of international drugs traffic. During their searches, Financial Police have discovered in their suitcases more than 120 kg of khat,... more
MiscellaneousThe settlement of Uribe, President of Colombia, yesterday
Bogotà, Colombia - The Capital was completely militarized by security forces
In a maximum security atmosphere, the second presidential mandate of Alvaro Uribe started yesterday with his oath to the Colombian Congress and several Latin-American political leaders. Uribe was re-voted... more
MiscellaneousAviano USAF base: citizens presidium today
Aviano, Italy - They want to verify the presence of nuclear warheads
Anti-nuclear polemics at USAF base in Aviano (Pordenone, Northern Italy) go on. A 16-citizen delegation has gathered this morning in front of military base’s gates asking US and Italian authorities to g... more
MiscellaneousBanat Air accident: the process on compensations for 49 victims risks cancellation
Verona, Italy - The seat transfer would make the process re-start
The civil cause of 49 victims families in the air accident involving a Banat Air AN-24 on December 13, 1995, risks to be cancelled and re-start after 11 years. This is because of the decision by the judge... more
MiscellaneousVeneto Region will make the Spad XIII fly
Venice, Italy - The European Community project
Local authorities of Veneto, Austria and European Commission will make the Spad-XIII of Francesco Baracca re-fly, the same airplane that fell during the "Great War" causing death to the Italian pilot.... more
MiscellaneousIsrael-Lebanon (2): UN understanding failed to terminate conflict
Beirut, Lebanon - Still civil victims in Lebanon; yesterday 15 dead in Israel
Israeli bombs killed about 15 civilians in Lebanon today and stroke an important communication way to the South in Litani river, between Sidone and Tiro, cutting the main street where aids for civil people... more
MiscellaneousSouth-Africa: 12 people blocked off by snow on the borderline with the Lesotho
Johannesburg, Republic of South-Africa - Since eight years did not snow over the Capital
On the score of a strong snow storm on the mountains on the borderline between South-Africa and Lesotho, last Friday, the South-African Foreign Minister has made known that any helicopters of the governmental... more
MiscellaneousFire in Portugal: Government in shelter
Lisbon, Portugal - Gravest damages in the whole territory
Last Friday, six fires have burnt up in the Center and North of the State: in Macao, Guarda, Porto, Santarem, Viana do Castelo and Viseu, and have intervened beyond 400 firefighters with 110 vehicles and... more
MiscellaneousChina: typhoon "Prapiroon" provokes the evacuation of 500.000 people
Hong Kong, China - Assessment of five dead
From the night of August 2, the typhoon "Prapiroon", that proceeds at 33m/s recorded as force 12 in the Beaufort scale, is striking down in the South-East area of the China. Shaping in South Sea of China,... more
MiscellaneousUS Air Force: environmental clean-up of the Kelly Air Force Base
San Antonio, USA – Community exposed at the infection
Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, in these days, is processing to an environmental clean-up process of the shallow groundwaters, that has been contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE). It is... more
MiscellaneousBoat with clandestines at Lampedusa sight by a GdF helicopter
Lampedusa, Italy - It's 241 the immigrants disembarked on the island
After the arrive last night of 38 immigrants clandestines, among which two women, on Lampedusa island, a new boat "Of hope" has been sight this morning by an helicopter of Financial Guard 17 miles far... more
MiscellaneousRecovered by Russian helicopters three climbers died on Caucasus
Moscow, Russia - The other two are seriously injured after a fall
Today the helicopters of the rescue team of the Ministry for Emergency of Russia have found the corpses of three Ukrain mountain climbers that were missing in the West side of Elbrus mountain. The mount... more
MiscellaneousAfghanistan: third British soldier dead
Kabul, Afghanistan - The ISAF has officially taken over the command of the military operations in the six districts in the South
The military command of ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) yesterday has retailed that has been found the body of the third British soldier of the International Security Force that in the last... more
MiscellaneousStrong rains trigger air delays in the Beijing Airport
Beijing, China - Airport isolated for the flood of the Capital's main streets
In this month of July, the Chinese Capital has seen 26 days of rain, and according to Municipal Weather Department, is the most rainy of last five years. The copious rain fallen over Beijing yesterday... more
MiscellaneousIt is void the cease-fire in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Air raids against the rebels of the LTTE
It is again war in Sri Lanka between governmental Army and the rebel of the LTTE - Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam that have stated "Void and without effect at the moment" the deal of the cease-fire in... more
MiscellaneousIsrael-Lebanon (2). Siniora: Cana's slaughter is a crime against humanity
Beirut, Lebanon - Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati prompts weapons
Lebanese Premier, Fouad Siniora, rejected Israel apologies after Cana’s bombing that killed 52 civil people, among which many children. Siniora confuted Israeli accusations that said there were Hezbollah b... more
MiscellaneousIsrael-Lebanon. Peretz: it takes ten more days of bombing
Tel Aviv, Israel - Olmert announces earth offensive expansion
After the announcement of Israeli Premier, Ehud OLmert, to expand earth offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanese territory, Arabian staellite TV, "Al Jazeera" reported that a barrage of militants’ missiles f... more
MiscellaneousIsrael-Lebanon (3): aids for Lebanon rebuilding
Beirut, Lebanon - Half world promises allocations
The international community has pledged itself to economically help Lebanon in the rebuilding effort for its infrastructures and industrial plants which have been destroyed by Israeli bombing, that caused... more
MiscellaneousCleaned out from the prostitutes the road that connects Moscow to the airport
Moscow, Russia - Turned away the girls that worked along the "Leningradskoe shosse", the road has a more decorous look
It wasn’t a good show to offer to the tourists just landed at Sheremietevo airport, the one represented by the road connecting the air terminal to Kremlin. The so-called "Leningradskoe shosse" was until f... more
MiscellaneousOld partners abandoned in one of the New York airports without assistance
New York, USA - For one day and one night they slept on a bench
It looks impossible that in 2006 in a big and modern airport like the ones of New York two old person can be forgotten, but this is exactly what happened to a couple of old partners from Conversano (Puglia)... more
MiscellaneousTwo B-747 empty tons of kerosene above the skies of Switzerland and south Germany
Zurich, Switzerland - It's two aircraft, one of Lufthansa and one of Singapore Airlines
A curious report case has happened last week-end on the skies above Switzerland and southern Germany: two B-747, one of Lufthansa and one of Singapore Airlines, for technical reasons had to empty part... more
MiscellaneousIsrael-Lebanon (2): new Israeli air attacks despite the announced truce
Tel Aviv, Israel - Taibe village was bombed
Despite Israel had promised a 48-hour truce in bombing, the David-starred air forces attacked the area near Lebanese village of Taibe in support of earth operations. Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz,... more
MiscellaneousBad weather: a plane "Lifted" by wind at Genoa airport
Genoa, Italy - No consequences for passengers. Serious damages to a Carabinieri helicopter
The Ligurian up-country and the city of Genoa have been hit Friday afternoon by a violent storm that caused many discomforts to inhabitants and several damages to structures. The major problems have been... more
MiscellaneousThere was also an US Air Force captain among the evacuated people in Lebanon
Washington, Usa - The doctor Jennifer Tay was on vacation with her family
Among the many tragedies the the bombed Lebanon put under our eyes night and day in these days there have been also the foreign people escaping from where they was staying for vacation or work, and forced... more