Scarred by white phosphorus, Afghan girl claws from death’s edge at US military hospitalBAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — The American military doctors watched in horror as the oxygen mask on the young Afghan girl’s face started to melt. Wife of Continental pilot who died mid-flight says he was healthy, crew thought he was asleepNEWARK, N.J. — The Continental Airlines pilot who died on a trans-Atlantic flight from Brussels to Newark was in “perfect health” and fellow crew members initially thought he had just fallen asleep, his wife told a Houston television station. GM signs deal to sell Swedish unit Saab to luxury sports carmaker KoenigseggSTOCKHOLM — Saab Automobile, General Motors Corp.’s struggling Swedish unit known for its family cars, was rescued Tuesday by a consortium led by Koenigsegg Automotive AB, a tiny luxury carmaker which produces only a dozen custom-made models a year. French sub reaches Air France crash scene to trawl ocean for black boxesRECIFE, Brazil — A French nuclear submarine reached the crash zone of Air France Flight 447 on Wednesday to join the search for the plane’s black boxes, which may be the key to determining what brought the Airbus down in the sea off Brazil with 228 people on board. First Guantanamo detainee pleads in US court in NY, will test Obama’s plan to close prisonNEW YORK — Under heavy guard, a Guantanamo Bay detainee walked into a civilian U.S. courtroom for the first time Tuesday, underscoring the Obama administration’s determination to close the Cuban prison and hold trials here despite Republican alarms about bringing terror suspects to America. Brazil flies bodies to mainland as Air France rushes to replace speed monitorsRECIFE, Brazil — Air France and other airlines moved Tuesday to replace speed monitors suspected of feeding false information to the computers of Flight 447 and leading to a series of failures that broke the plane apart over the Atlantic Ocean. Four more bodies were pulled from the sea, and helicopters began ferrying other remains to shore. Brazil flies bodies to mainland; Pilot union says suspect speed monitors are replacedRECIFE, Brazil — Brazilian helicopters began ferrying bodies of Air France crash victims to shore for identification Tuesday while a pilots’ union said the airline was rapidly replacing speed sensors like those suspected of feeding false information to the doomed jet’s computers. Commercial fisherman hooks live missile in Gulf off Florida, keeps on board for 10 daysMADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — Florida authorities say a commercial fisherman reeled in a live missile in the Gulf of Mexico and kept it on his boat for 10 days. Minister: French forces have found no evidence from downed Airbus, urges prudence over debrisPARIS — France’s transportation minister said Friday that French forces have found no signs of the Airbus A330 airplane that vanished over the Atlantic and urged “extreme prudence” about suspected debris taken from the ocean. Mourning begins for Air France crash victims (Lead)PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy came to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Wednesday for a multi-denominational service commemorating the 228 victims of Monday’s crash of an Air France jetliner. Air France jet with 228 people missing over Atlantic amid reports of strong turbulenceSAO PAULO, Brazil — An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris hit strong turbulence and lost contact with air traffic controllers over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said Monday. Brazil began a search mission off its northeastern coast. India’s manned space mission will have IAF menNEW DELHI - When Indias first manned mission to space takes off, possibly in 2017, it will have Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel on board. Sukhois resume flying, nearly a month after crashNEW DELHI - The frontline Sukhoi Su-30 MKI combat jets of the Indian Air Force have resumed flying nearly a month after the entire fleet was grounded following the crash of one of the aircraft that broke a 12-year accident-free record, an official said. Death blow for LTTE as Prabhakaran, aides killed in Sri LankaCOLOMBO - Velupillai Prabhakaran, the feared leader of Sri Lanka’s ruthless Tamil Tigers, was killed Monday while trying to flee the battle zone in the island’s north with two top aides, ending one of the world’s longest running insurgencies that bled the island nation for over a quarter century. Fire destroys goods worth millions in GwaliorGWALIOR - Goods worth millions of rupees were destroyed as massive fire burnt down a godown of power transformers, on the outskirts of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. Victims of Iraq soldier shootings arrived at US military clinic along widely different pathsThe paths that brought six men together in a Baghdad military clinic traced across the globe, from South America to rural Missouri, from the islands of Alaska to deepest Antarctica, before intersecting in a tragic shooting spree. Drop in oil prices undermines Iraq’s efforts to defend its skies and protect its oil platformsBAGHDAD — Lower oil prices are threatening Iraq’s efforts to build a military capable of defending the country, raising the possibility that the Iraqis will need substantial U.S. help for years after the Americans leave by 2012. NATO replaces top soldier with sailorMONS - NATO Tuesday appointed a US admiral to take charge of all its military operations, including the ground war in Afghanistan, as the former commander, General Bantz J. Craddock, retired. Former Indian Navy chief Admiral S.M. Nanda deadNEW DELHI - Former Indian Navy chief Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda, who is best remembered for staging the daring raid on Karachi during the 1971 India-Pakistan war, died here late Monday night after a prolonged illness. He was 94. Berlin honors veterans of airlift that broke Soviet blockade, a key moment in Cold WarBERLIN — A World War II-era cargo plane dropped hundreds of boxes of chocolate-covered raisins on tiny parachutes into a crowd of tens of thousands on Tuesday, recreating a highlight of the operation that kept West Berlin out of Soviet hands. Biden tells Syracuse University graduates they have special opportunity to help shape historySYRACUSE, N.Y. — Vice President Joe Biden told more than 3,000 college graduates that they are at a watershed moment with a chance to shape history that few generations ever encounter. Pakistani army vows to rid Swat Valley of Taliban, UN warns that refugees could reach 500,000MARDAN, Pakistan — Pakistan’s army vowed Friday to eliminate militants from a northwestern valley but warned that its under-equipped troops face thousands of Taliban extremists who have seized towns, planted bombs made from pressure cookers, and dragooned children to be suicide bombers. Tourism threatening wetlands in LadakhJAMMU - Global warming coupled with ‘unplanned tourist activities’ are threatening the existence of high altitude Himalayan wetlands, particularly those in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, says an environment expert. Pakistan Air Force assured of latest equipmentISLAMABAD - Pakistan will focus on ramping up indigenous capabilities and entering joint ventures with foreign manufacturers to ensure its air force acquires the latest equipment, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Thursday. Russian experts summoned as IAF’s Sukhoi fleet still groundedNEW DELHI - The Indian Air Force (IAF) has summoned Russian experts to inspect its fleet of frontline Sukhoi Su-30MKI combat jets following the crash of one of the aircraft after a 12-year accident-free record. The fleet will remain grounded till the experts sound the all-clear, an official said Tuesday. Nabbed official tried to send arms to militants in India: DhakaDHAKA - Bangladesh authorities have nabbed a former senior official of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) agency and charged him with providing transport and equipment for an illegal arms consignment meant for militants in India’s northeastern region. A few good friends: Facebook, Twitter all the rage as Pentagon reaches out to new generationFORT MONROE, Va. — You don’t often hear a three-star general using the word “friend” as a verb. A Congress candidate seeks votes selling n-dealVAIDPUR - A nuclear deal with the US that almost felled Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government last year is not something that the Congress has put on its campaign agenda. But some candidates, like the one in Noida, are going around telling people that the nuclear agreement will finally end the chronic power shortages that have plagued this constituency. High security but low polling in West Bengal’s Maoist beltLALGARH - Indian Air Force helicopters roared in the sky, the thumps of the heavy boots of security personnel pierced the uneasy calm, but voters were only a handful in most areas of the state’s Maoist belt Thursday. Moderate polling in Bengal, landmine injures oneKOLKATA - Suspected Maoists exploded a landmine in West Bengal’s Purulia district injuring a security personnel even as there was a 29 percent voter turnout in the first four hours of polling for 14 Lok Sabha seats in the state Thursday. |
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