Pakistani police say at least five militants have been killed and two policemen wounded in a gunfight near the city of Peshawar. Authorities said at least 30 insurgents launched an attack Wednesday against police at a checkpoint. But they said police did not suffer major casualties because they were tipped off about the raid. In […]
Five Militants Killed in Peshawar Gunfight
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 4:47 am (UTC-5)
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Qantas, Rolls Royce Settle Over Engine Explosion
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 4:34 am (UTC-5)
Australia’s Qantas Airways says it has reached a settlement with British engine maker Rolls Royce over last year’s mid-air engine explosion on one of its superjumbo jets. The airline issued a statement Wednesday saying the settlement is worth $100 million. The agreement ends Qantas’s legal action against Rolls Royce. A Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine installed […]
Qantas, Rolls Royce Settle Over Engine Explosion
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 4:33 am (UTC-5)
Australia’s Qantas Airways says it has reached a settlement with British engine maker Rolls Royce over last year’s mid-air engine explosion on one of its superjumbo jets. The airline issued a statement Wednesday saying the settlement is worth $100 million. The agreement ends Qantas’s legal action against Rolls Royce. A Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine installed […]
: Nigerian Police Arrests Three In Suspected Child Ritual Killing
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 4:32 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian police say they have arrested three people in connection with the alleged ritual killing of a one-year old girl in Ondo State. A police official says the suspects confessed to the murder of the toddler following their arrest in the Igbokoda area, where she lived. Police spokesman Adeniran Aremu said Tuesday the suspects broke […]
Qantas, Rolls Royce Settle Over Engine Explosion
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 4:18 am (UTC-5)
Australia’s Qantas Airways says it has reached a settlement with British engine maker Rolls Royce over last year’s mid-air engine explosion on one of its superjumbo jets. The airline issued a statement Wednesday saying the settlement is worth $100 million. The agreement ends Qantas’s legal action against Rolls Royce. A Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine installed […]
Chinese Media See Hopeful Sign in Vietnamese Gay Wedding
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 4:08 am (UTC-5)
A Chinese state-controlled newspaper sees reports of a high-profile gay wedding in Vietnam as a sign of hope for gay men and lesbians in China. A commentary in the Communist party-controlled Global Times noted approvingly that the wedding — just the second of its kind in Vietnam — was approved by both men’s families and […]
China’s Ruling Party Pledges Stepped-Up Drive Against Corruption
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 3:52 am (UTC-5)
A Communist Party of China official says corruption in the country is becoming more severe as the nation undergoes rapid social and economic changes. Wu Yuliang, vice chairman of the party’s discipline commission, told reporters Wednesday the party will step up efforts to fight the problem, including through the supervision of officials’ financial assets. Wu […]
Three Colombian Guerillas Convicted of Taking U.S. Citizen Hostage
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 2:56 am (UTC-5)
Three members of a Colombian terrorist group have been convicted by a U.S. court in connection with the April 2008 kidnapping of a U.S. citizen in Panama City, Panama. U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff found the defendants guilty of hostage-taking and hostage-taking conspiracy Monday after a trial in New York. The three defendants are […]
Three Colombian Guerillas Convicted of Taking U.S. Citizen Hostage
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 2:56 am (UTC-5)
Three members of a Colombian terrorist group have been convicted by a U.S. court in connection with the April 2008 kidnapping of a U.S. citizen in Panama City, Panama. U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff found the defendants guilty of hostage-taking and hostage-taking conspiracy Monday after a trial in New York. The three defendants are […]
Three Colombian Guerillas Convicted of Taking U.S. Citizen Hostage
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Three members of a Colombian terrorist group have been convicted by a U.S. court in connection with the April 2008 kidnapping of a U.S. citizen in Panama City, Panama. U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff found the defendants guilty of hostage-taking and hostage-taking conspiracy Monday after a trial in New York. The three defendants are […]
