French President Sarkozy wants to plug air traffic gaps over Atlantic after Air France crashPARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy, denouncing “black holes” in air traffic controls, said Tuesday that officials are working out ways to avoid surveillance gaps over the Atlantic Ocean after the crash of Air France Flight 447. French divers, aviation investigators in the Comoros search for crashed planeNAIROBI, Kenya — A Comoran official says little debris and no bodies from the crashed Yemenia Airways plane have been found, but predicts that will change once the exact location of the plane’s black boxes are pinpointed. SKorea says North Korea fires 3 missiles off eastern coast; report says short-range launchedSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired three missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, in what was likely to be seen as a message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day holiday. Rocks collapse into summit of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, dimming its glowVOLCANO, Hawaii — The bright glow at the summit of Hawaii’s Kilauea (KILL’-uh-WAY’-uh) volcano has been snuffed out by a series of large rock falls within its crater. French plane carrying young girl who survived Yemenia air crash off Comoros arrives in FranceLE BOURGET, France — A young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash flew back to Paris from the Comoros Islands on Thursday to the waiting arms of her father and siblings. Airbus 310 crashes off Comoros Islands with 142 passengers, 11 crewMORONI, Comoros — A Yemeni jetliner carrying 153 people crashed into the Indian Ocean on Tuesday as it attempted to land amid severe turbulence and howling winds. Officials said a teenage girl was plucked from the sea, the only known survivor. Bodies of Yemen Airways crash victims spotted (Second Lead)SANA’A - Eyewitnesses have spotted bodies and an oil slick in waters near the Comoros Islands following the crash of a Yemen Airways flight with 153 people on board in the India Ocean early Tuesday, Yemeni officials said Tuesday. India-centric business meet in South Africa next monthJOHANNESBURG - The success of the inaugural “Doing Business with India” conference last year and rapid growth in bilateral trade with South Africa is expected to be repeated at the second edition to be held next month. Corals show remarkable loyalty to their homeWASHINGTON - A recent study by Australian biologist Jim Underwood has found that despite the fact that corals cast their eggs and sperm haphazardly into the oceans, certain species of coral show remarkable loyalty to their home range. Search for Air France jet’s black boxes likely to continue to mid-JulySAO PAULO — Brazil called off the search for more bodies and debris from the Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean but an American officer said the search for the black boxes would likely continue for at least another 16 days. Virginia budget cuts could close nation’s last pole-driven ferry after more than 130 yearsSCOTTSVILLE, Va. — For more than 130 years, ferrymen have jammed poles into the James River’s gravelly shallows to push the Hatton Ferry slowly across to other side. Saturn’s moon Enceladus may host a salty oceanLONDON - A new research by European scientists has provided evidence that an enormous plume of water spurts in giant jets from the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus is fed by a salty ocean, a discovery that may have implications for the search for extraterrestrial life. Guantanamo detainees worry that Palau is too small to protect them from China, president saysMELEKEOK, Palau — Some Chinese Muslims detained at Guantanamo Bay are hesitant about accepting this tiny Pacific nation’s offer to take them in because they fear it cannot shield them from China, Palau’s president said Tuesday. North Korea indications suggest short and medium-range launch; no long-range missile preps yetWASHINGTON — An impending missile test threatened by North Korea is expected to launch short- to medium-range missiles rather than a long-range missile similar to one tested in April, according to U.S. intelligence reports. PM remembers Kanishka bombing victimsNEW DELHI - Recalling the “tragic event” of bombing of the Air India Kanishka flight from Toronto to Delhi in June 1985, killing all 329 people on board, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said people need to “work earnestly to rid the world of terrorism”. Source: US military watching North Korean ship, first under new UN nonproliferation effortWASHINGTON — The U.S. military is tracking a ship from North Korea that may be carrying illicit weapons, the first vessel monitored under tougher new United Nations rules meant to rein in and punish the communist government following a nuclear test, officials said Thursday. French investigator says 400 pieces of Flight 447 found, no conclusions so farLE BOURGET, France — French investigators say more than 400 pieces of Flight 447 have been recovered in the Atlantic. Asian, low-cost carriers boost Airbus at recession-clouded Paris Air Show; no Boeing ordersLE BOURGET, France — Asian and low-cost airlines defied worries about the global recession and placed dozens of orders with Airbus at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday, in sharp contrast to rival Boeing, which reported no new sales. Judge clears way for release of NJ man after his murder convictions from 1987 are overturnedNEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge in Newark, N.J., has cleared the way for a man convicted of two murders more than two decades ago to be freed from prison. Bad weather slows Air France search at sea; in Brazil, investigators study corpses, debrisRECIFE, Brazil — Military ships and planes struggled in worsening weather Friday to find more bodies and debris from the Air France jet that likely cracked apart over the Atlantic Ocean. On the coast, investigators examined corpses and received the first wreckage: two plane seats, oxygen masks, water bottles, and several structural pieces, some no bigger than a man’s hand. CIA Director Leon Panetta says Bin Laden believed to still be in PakistanWASHINGTON — The CIA believes Osama bin Laden is still in Pakistan, and the spy agency is hoping to close in on him as that country’s military cracks down on the northwestern tribal area where he is thought to be hiding. CIA Director Leon Panetta told reporters after a speech on Capitol Hill Thursday that finding bin Laden remains one of the CIA’s top priorities. Air France got replacement sensors 3 days before crash; CEO ‘not convinced’ monitors to blamePARIS — Air France received replacement airspeed sensors for its Airbus 330s three days before the fatal crash of Flight 447, but the airline’s chief executive said Thursday that he was not convinced faulty monitors were the cause. US looks to remote South Pacific island to take Uighur detainees from GuantanamoWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is in talks with the remote South Pacific island nation of Palau to resettle a group of Chinese Muslims now held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, The Associated Press has learned. Investigators: Recovered tail piece could provide clues to Air France 447 crash in AtlanticRECIFE, Brazil — The recovery of Air France Flight 447’s tail section could provide key clues as to why the airliner with 228 people on board went down in the Atlantic and where best to search for the black boxes, experts said. Airline chiefs dismiss safety fears over Airbus A330 planes after Air France crashKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Several airline chiefs dismissed safety fears over the Airbus A330 on Tuesday, saying they were confident of the plane’s reliability despite last week’s Air France jet crash. Investigators comb ocean after bodies of 2 Air France Flight 447 passengers are foundRECIFE, Brazil — Investigators combed a huge swath of ocean Sunday, hoping to find more floating evidence of Air France Flight 447 after the bodies of two passengers and a briefcase were pulled from the Atlantic. Dutch navy escorting Nigerian tugboat freed by Somali pirates after 10-month hijack ordealTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Somali pirates have released a Nigerian tugboat they hijacked 10 months ago and a Dutch navy ship is escorting it to a safe harbor, the Dutch Defense Ministry said Sunday. 21st century Noah’s Ark may help save coral reefs from extinctionLONDON - Marine scientists have painted a grim picture of the future, where the 21st century equivalent of Noah’s Ark would be needed to save coral reefs from extinction. Change black boxes, tracking devices or avoid storms? Experts mull over lessons from crashLONDON — The mysterious disappearance of an Air France jet this week while flying over the Atlantic in fierce thunderstorms is stirring a debate about whether new technologies and procedures are needed to prevent similar tragedies in the future. Change black boxes, tracking devices, avoid storms? Experts mull lessons from Brazil crashLONDON — The mysterious disappearance of an Air France jet this week while flying over the Atlantic in fierce thunderstorms is stirring a debate about whether new technologies and procedures are needed to prevent similar tragedies in the future. |
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