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EU Lifts Arms Embargo On Syrian Rebels, While Russia May Send Missiles To Syrian Gov’t

EU foreign ministers agreed to lift an arms embargo on Syria’s rebels, although none of its 27 member states intends to send weapons anytime soon.

5月 28th, 2013
Freya Petersen
5月 28th, 2013
作者 Freya Petersen

The European Union decided on Tuesday to allow an arms embargo on Syria's rebels to expire, although none of the 27 member states intends to send weapons to the opposition fighters any time soon. The decision to drop the embargo came after 12 hours of talks that exposed sharp differences between vocal advocates Britain and France and their more

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Former Ford Executives Indicted For Human Rights Abuses In Argentina

The executives of the automaker have been charged with helping officials abduct workers during the country’s “dirty war” of the 1970s and 1980s.

5月 22nd, 2013
Freya Petersen
5月 22nd, 2013
作者 Freya Petersen

Three former executives of US automaker Ford's Argentina unit have been charged with helping officials abduct 24 workers during the country's "dirty war" of the 1970s and 1980s. The three men — Ford Argentina's former head of manufacturing Pedro Muller, human resources chief Guillermo Galarraga and security manager Hector Francisco Jesus

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Mixed Reports Of Israel-Syria Exchange Of Fire In Golan Heights

The Israeli soldiers said they fired back after shots were fired at a military patrol on the border, damaging an Israeli military vehicle.

5月 21st, 2013
Freya Petersen
5月 21st, 2013
作者 Freya Petersen

Israeli forces say they have exchanged gunfire over the Israeli-Syrian border on the disputed Golan Heights. The Israeli soldiers said they fired back after shots were fired at a military patrol on the border in the central Golan Heights, damaging an Israeli military vehicle. However, Syria said Tuesday it destroyed an Israeli vehicle that

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Poll: Pakistanis Fear Taliban, Disapprove Of US War And Drone Campaign

The majority of Pakistani voters for the first time consider the threat from the Taliban on par with that from the country’s archrival India.

5月 9th, 2013
Freya Petersen
5月 9th, 2013
作者 Freya Petersen

Pakistan's Taliban has threatened in a letter to carry out suicide bombings during Saturday's election. Meanwhile, the mood in Pakistan on the eve of the elections has been described as "dismal," with a US poll saying that the majority of voters for the first time considered the threat from the Taliban on par with that from the country's

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Gas Explosion Wounds Dozens In Prague

Policemen and firefighters inspect the scene of an expl […]

4月 29th, 2013
Freya Petersen
4月 29th, 2013
作者 Freya Petersen

A powerful blast in central Prague has injured at least 40 people, with more buried in the rubble, authorities have told media outlets. Reports are now saying at least 55 have been wounded in the explosion. The blast, which occurred at around 9:56 a.m. local time in the Czech capital, was caused by a leaking gas pipe, a police officer working

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‘Kill All Muslims’ Tweet Sends ‘Muslims’ Hashtag Trending, Unleashes Firestorm Of Abuse Toward Fox News

Fox News contributor Erik Rush tweeted “kill all […]

4月 16th, 2013
Freya Petersen
4月 16th, 2013
作者 Freya Petersen

A tweet by Fox News contributor Erik Rush — that all Muslims should be killed in response to the Boston Marathon bombings — has set off a firestorm of debate on Twitter. The hashtag #muslims was trending as pro- and anti-Islamic voices weighed in. In what was widely described as a "joke," Rush tweeted: Everybody do the National Security

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Indonesian Passenger Jet Carrying 108 People Crashes Into Water Off Bali

An Indonesian passenger plane carrying 108 passengers and crew has crashed into water near Denpasar International Airport.

Early reports said all those on board the Lion Air Boeing 737 were safe. 

Flight 904 reportedly fell short of the runway at Bali‘s Ngurah Rai airport when attempting to land.

Lion was one of several Indonesian airlines banned by the EU in 2007 over poor safety standards.

Pictures of the plane circulating on social media website Twitter show the fuselage cracked and the plane surrounded by rescue craft.

However, passengers arriving at the hospital appeared to have minor injuries.

The Reuters news agency reported that the plane had 172 passengers on board, and that all were safe.

However, the Fairfax media cited Denpasar airport officials as confirming that the plane carried only 108 passengers and crew.

Fairfax cited Eko Diantoro, the general manager from airport operator Angkasa Pura II, as saying Saturday that:

“Based on the information we received, all passengers are in good condition.”



Eko reportedly said there were 101 passengers — 96 adults, five children and one baby — and seven crew members on board the Boeing 737-800 ER jet, which left Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Bandung, at 12:56 p.m. Bandung, West Java, is a popular shopping town.

The flight was due to land at 3:40 p.m. local time, however it crashed into the ocean at 3:35 p.m, 50 meters from the runway, coming to rest inwater about six feet deep.

The plane’s pilot had reported engine troubles, according to some accounts.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation wrote that Lion Air was a leading budget air carrier in Indonesia.

It has 92 planes but last month signed a $24 billion contract with Airbus for
234 A320s, the most valuable commercial order in history.

The second-biggest order was also made by Lion Air in 2011 — $22.4 billion for 230 Boeing jets.

Indonesia had been struggling to improve its civil air safety after a string of deadly accidents, the ABC wrote.

The ban on Lion — which has been involved in five crashes in recent years, amid what Fairfax described as “numerous complaints about its pilots using methamphetamines and attending drug parties” — was progressively lifted, starting in 2009.

Meanwhile, Fairfax cited an Australian surfer who living in Bali as saying that  he had been surfing nearby when the plane had hit the water.

“It sounded like a thunderclap.”

4月 13th, 2013
Freya Petersen
4月 13th, 2013
作者 Freya Petersen

An Indonesian passenger plane carrying 108 passengers and crew has crashed into water near Denpasar International Airport. Early reports said all those on board the Lion Air Boeing 737 were safe. Flight 904 reportedly fell short of the runway at Bali's Ngurah Rai airport when attempting to land. Lion was one of several Indonesian airlines

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