A World War Two vintage fighter plane crashed at an air show in Nevada Friday, killing the pilot and at least two other people, and injuring more than 50 — around 15 critically. Authorities are calling the crash a “mass casualty” situation. The plane crashed into an area of box seats near a grandstand during […]
Plane Crashes at Nevada Air Show in ‘Mass Casualty’ Situation
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 11:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Plane Crashes at Nevada Air Show in ‘Mass Casualty’ Situation
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 9:40 pm (UTC-5)
A small, vintage plane has crashed at an air show in Nevada, and there are reports that at least 60 people have been injured, 25 critically. Authorities say there likely are fatalities in what they describe as a “mass casualty” situation. The plane crashed Friday near or into the grandstand during the National Championship Air […]
Plane Crashes at Nevada Air Show in ‘Mass Casualty’ Situation
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 9:10 pm (UTC-5)
A small plane has crashed at an air show in Nevada, and there are reports that at least 60 people have been injured, 25 critically. Authorities say there likely are fatalities in what they describe as a “mass casualty” situation. The plane crashed Friday near or into the grandstand during the National Championship Air Races […]
Activists: Syrian Forces Kill At Least 15
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 8:46 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have shot and killed at least 15 people as they conducted raids and fired on protesters who flooded streets after Friday prayers. Syrian activists say most of the killings took place in the northwestern region of Jabal al-Zawiya, in the southern province of Deraa and the central province of Hama. The London-based […]
Haitian Lawmakers Approve New Pick for Prime Minister
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
Lawmakers in Haiti’s lower house of parliament have unanimously approved the nomination of a United Nations development expert to serve as prime minister. Legislators Friday approved President Michel Martelly’s designation of 45-year-old Garry Conille to the post. Conille is a medical doctor who has served as an aide to former U.S. President Bill Clinton in […]
Finland Arrests 2 In Its First Ever Terror Case
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
Police in Finland have arrested two people in the country’s first ever terrorism-related cases. The National Bureau of Investigation says the two suspects were arrested September 7 after a lengthy investigation. They are being held on suspicion of financing terrorism and terror recruitment. Officials said that following the arrests, police searched several homes in the […]
4 Suspects in Nigeria UN Bombing Make Court Appearance
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 7:07 pm (UTC-5)
Prosecutors in Nigeria have accused four men of organizing last month’s suicide bombing on the United Nations headquarters in Nigeria. Prosecutors told a court in Abuja Friday that the four men are members of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, which claimed responsibility for the attack on the U.N. building. They say the men conspired […]
Clinton: Women Key to Economic Growth
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says women are the key to economic growth around the world. Secretary Clinton made the remark Friday in San Francisco before participants attending an APEC Women and the Economy Summit. The top U.S. diplomat called for the removal of legal and social restrictions that limit women’s potential, noting that […]
Berlusconi: I Have Nothing to be Ashamed of
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has again denied charges of bribery, tax evasion and sexual misconduct — calling them “villainous” attempts to discredit him. The beleaguered prime minister said Friday that he has done nothing to be ashamed of. In a letter to Italian political daily Il Foglio, he wrote that for the past three […]
UN Urges International Community to Honor Haiti Aid Promises
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
The head of the United Nations mission in Haiti is urging the international community to step up its funding and development activities there, saying the country’s stability is threatened by political tension and socio-economic problems. Mariano Fernandez spoke Friday as he presented a report on Haiti to the U.N. Security Council. In his remarks, Fernandez […]
