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ReportGB: electric system is out and he lands with a torch
Cardiff, United Kingdom - A 45 year old man with his Cessna made perfectly the manoeuvre
An incredible landing was done in England, where a man managed to make an emergency landing with his private plane despite a breakdown of the electric system and the lights were out. So John George, 45,... more
ReportIraq: USA attacks by air and by ground: 10 die
Baghdad, Iraq - Among the victims two women; yesterday 5 girl children were killed by an American tanker
Ten people died during a US attack by air and by ground in Iraq, among these also 8 alleged al Qaeda terrorists and two women which were passing near the zone. The news has been confirmed by the American... more
ReportMaxi-brawl at Abuja airport when Gheddafi arrived
Abuja, Nigeria - The Libyan leader has arrived at the Nigerian airport with 200 escort guards
A diplomatic incident occurred yesterday when the Libyan President, Muammar Gheddafi, landed with 200 men of security, all armed, at the airport of Abuja, Nigeria's capital, to take part to the summit... more
ReportA military plane has been shot down by rebels in Chad
N'djamena , Chad - The number of victims is not known
A military plane in Chad has been shot down today in the eastern zone of the Country. It has been stated by the Government which gave the responsibility to the rebels. No many details have been given... more
ReportThe Pope heading to Turkey
Rome, Italy - The Alitalia A-321 is flying to Ankara
The Airbus A-321 named "Piazza del Duomo Lecce" with Pope Benedict XVI lifted off at 9:23am today from Rome-Fiumicino airport heading to Turkey. "This is not a political tour but a pastoral trip and... more
ReportTurkey does not give up on Cyprus
Ankara, Turkey - And it keeps its ports and airports closed
Today's meeting between the Turkish and the Cyprian Foreign Ministers did not achieved any results on the frame of Euromed, the summit of Mediterranean Foreign Ministers. Turkey does not give up and keeps... more
Reportal Jazeera's director is blocked at Cairo airport
Cairo, Egypt - The man is charged with diffusion of false information trough the satellite television
The director of Cairo office of the satellite television al Jazeera, is blocked at Cairo airport. Hussein Abdel Ghani cannot leave the Egyptian airport because his name in on a list of unwanted people... more
ReportFog at Rome-Ciampino airport: cancelled and re-directed flights
Rome, Italy - Five flights were involved
Two Ryanair flights heading to Marseilles and Frankfurt were cancelled early in the morning at Rome-Ciampino airport because of the fog, while three more arriving flights (two Ryanair flights from Frankfurt... more
ReportFragile truce between Israeli and Palestinian
Gaza, Gaza Strip - The ceasefire started yesterday but is on risk because of the violations
The truce between Israeli and Palestinian started yesterday but is already on risk. At 06:00am the ceasefire started but today the Palestinian militants of the popular resistance committees accused Israel... more
ReportUN helicopter hit rebels in Congo
Kinshasa, Congo - Disorders and violence are racking the Country shortly after the voting
After the recent presidential elections in Congo, the situation does not seem to get better. Fights and violence are repeated every day since weeks; yesterday the Sake city, in the eastern zone of the... more
ReportGaza: Israeli air raids and Palestinian kamikazes
Gaza, Gaza Strip - A 57-year old woman exploded in Jabalya
Seven Palestinian died last night during an Israeli air raid on Gaza Strip. The Israel's fighters hit a car travelling in the northern Strip killing three soldiers of the popular resistance committee. Other... more
ReportDisorders in Beirut, blocked the street to the airport
Beirut, Lebanon - During the Gemayel funeral protests and demonstrations
The Middle East is living a terrible moment. In Iraq a civil war seems to be nearest and the airports of Baghdad and Bassora have been closed, just like in Beirut the situation is becoming ever more dangerous. Yesterday... more
ReportFirefighting planes against the fires in Australia
Canberra, Australia - The fires of large zones are very serious
Several big fires are threatening Australia and there have been the first victim. The New Galles, Victoria and southern Australia are in the grip of dangerous fires to extinguish which thousand of men... more
ReportMeeting between Bush and Maliki
Amman, Jordan - It will occur next week
Bush and Iraqi Premier Nouri al-Maliki will meet next week in Jordan: the spokesman of the White House, Tony Snow, announced that on board of Presidential airplane "Air Force One", which was taking Bush... more
ReportAt Manila airport a woman has been blocked with 130 snakes
Manila, Philippines - She tried to pass through controls with the dangerous snakes
As in the movie "Snakes on plane" yesterday at Manila airport some real snakes were due to board a plane. Fortunately the security officers of the Philippines airport blocked the lady who was carrying... more
ReportAir raids against the Tamil rebels
Colombo, Sri Lnka - The Sinhalese Air Force has hit some rebel's bases
Sri Lanka's military planes have bombed some bases of the Tamil rebels in the northeastern of the Country. The news has been confirmed by Sinhalese military sources, which also clarified the bases are... more
ReportResumed in Chile the rescue operations of the Swiss mountain climber
Santiago, Chile - The operations were suspended because of the bad weather
After a several days stop because of the bad weather conditions, the sweeps of the Swiss mountain climber Franco Della Torre missing in Chile's Andes have been resumed. The man is missing since last week... more
ReportCat injured on flight, Cathay Pacific has been sued
Hong Kong, China - For the fact happened last Summer a USD 5,800 compensation has been asked
A Persian cat, winner of several prizes, has been injured during an international flight of the Cathay Pacific, and for this the airline has been sued by the cat's owner. The many-times pluri-awarded cat... more
ReportProtests in the USA for the mother expelled from a plane because she was breast-feeding
New York, USA - The fact has been contested by women groups in several airports
Several protests have been made in many US airports against the Delta Airlines' decision to expel from a plane a mother who was breast-feeding her baby. The fact happened a few weeks ago at Burlington... more
ReportThe BA employee loses crucifix lawsuit
London, United Kingdom - She had broken the airline's regulation
A British Airways check-in staffer at Heathrow airport lost a lawsuit against the airline, which had forbidden her to show a crucifix in her neck while working. 55-year-old Nadia Eweida, English woman... more
ReportRwanda's President under charge for an air crash
Paris, France - A French court ordered he will be brought before the Court for Rwanda's crimes
Nine arrest warrants and one order to the Rwanda's President, Paul Kigame, to be brought before the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; this is the result of years of investigation about a plane... more
ReportUSA: six imams have been removed from plane
Washington, USA - The religious leaders suspected because of a note
The US Muslim groups are protesting because six imams (Muslim religious leaders) have been made get off a US Airways plane at Minneapolis international airport to be questioned by the Police. "They... more
ReportUS planes bombed Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq - At least three victims for the air raid
This night the US Air Force bombed the district of Sadr city, in Baghdad, killing -according to what reported by Iraqi sources- at least three people. The US Air Force justified the air raid with the... more
ReportGaza: air raids and rockets launch last night
Gaza, Gaza Strip - The Israeli Air Force killed 4 Palestinians
An Israeli air attack and the Palestinian reply. The last air raid to Gaza made by Israeli planes and helicopters has killed 2 people in Gaza city. Two other people instead have been killed by the Israeli... more
ReportBush in Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - The US President's Asian tour goes on
The "Anti-terrorism" Asian tour of President George W. Bush goes on after Singapore and Vietnam (see AVIONEWS for details). In Hanoi Bush talked to Chinese President, Hu Jintao, and Russian President,... more
ReportAPEC summit is over: no steps ahead
Hanoi, Vietnam - And Pyongyang menaces Seoul
The leaders of the major Pacific powers at the Hanoi's APEC (Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit are very worried for nuclear tests by North-Koreans and asked the fast resumption of talks among... more
ReportRumsfeld risks a process
Berlin, Germany - Because of human rights violation
US ex-Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, was denounced to the German Bench by a group of associations because he violated the human rights respect as for prisons in Guantanamo an Abu Ghraib. A 220-page... more
ReportMalpensa is the second destination chosen by people which request asylum
Milan, Italy - The Milan airport has registered an increase of 300% in the arrival of refugees
Contrary to what could be tough the second place in the ranking of the destinations of the political refugees is occupied by Malpensa. After Lampedusa, where every day hundred of illegal immigrants arrive,... more
ReportFrom Spain a humanitarian flight for Afghani refugees
Madrid, Spain - The Spanish soldiers are engaged into the assistance to the victims of the recent floods
The floods of the Murghab river of last three days in Afghanistan, and especially the province of Baghdis, have provoked at least 85 victims and thousand of refugees. The soldiers of the international... more
ReportGaza: the Israeli fighters stopped by the civilians
Gaza, Gaza Strip - Week-end of attacks, but yesterday the Israeli Air Force has been stopped
The Israel's air raids went on for all the week-end, and so the launch of Qassam rockets from Palestinian posts to Israel. Saturday three people have been injured in Sderot, a city in the southern Israel;... more