Authorities in Indonesia say they have found the wreckage of a Russian jetliner that disappeared from radar a day earlier with up to 50 people on board. Indonesian air force officials said Thursday a rescue helicopter spotted the crashed Sukhoi Superjet 100 on the edge of a cliff in a mountainous area south of the […]
Rescuers in Indonesia Locate Wreckage of Russian Jetliner
Posted May 9th, 2012 at 11:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Rescuers in Indonesia Locate Wreckage of Russian Jetliner
Posted May 9th, 2012 at 11:00 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in Indonesia said Thursday they have found the wreckage of a Russian jetliner that disappeared from radar a day earlier with 50 people on board. Indonesian air force officials said the crashed Sukhoi Superjet 100 was spotted on the edge of a cliff in a mountainous area south of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. […]
Putin Bows Out of Next Week’s G8 Summit in US
Posted May 9th, 2012 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
Newly inaugurated Russian President Vladimir Putin is skipping next week’s G8 summit at the Camp David presidential retreat north of Washington. The White House says Mr. Putin told President Barack Obama in a telephone call Wednesday that he has a responsibility to remain in Moscow to finalize Cabinet appointments to his new government. Former president […]
Hairstyling Pioneer Vidal Sassoon Dies at 84
Posted May 9th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Pioneering celebrity hairstylist Vidal Sassoon has died at the age of 84. A police spokesman says the stylist died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home. Sassoon reportedly had been suffering from leukemia and police have determined he died of natural causes. Sassoon was born in London, where he opened his first salon in 1954. In […]
Greek Political Turmoil Raises Concerns of Eurozone Exit
Posted May 9th, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
The political turmoil in Greece over the failure so far to create a new government is raising new concerns that Greece could become the first to exit the 17-nation euro currency bloc. Greece avoided leaving the eurozone twice in the last two years as it negotiated billions of dollars in bailouts from the European Union […]
Sudan: Troops Regain Control of Rebel-Held Darfur Town
Posted May 9th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
A Sudanese news agency says government forces have regained control of the rebel-held town of Girayda in the violence-plagued Darfur region of western Sudan. The semiofficial Sudan Media Center quoted government officials as saying nine soldiers and an unknown number of rebels from the Sudan Liberation Army were killed in the fighting in Girayda, some […]
Greece Leftists Abandon Efforts to Form Government
Posted May 9th, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Greek far left leader Alexis Tsipras has abandoned his efforts to form a new government after Sunday’s parliamentary elections ended in a deadlock. Tsipras said Wednesday he could not get enough support in parliament to make what he calls his dream of a left wing government come true. Tsipras called on the conservative and socialist […]
France’s Hollande to Focus on Growth Rather Than Austerity
Posted May 9th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
French President-elect Francois Hollande has begun talks with EU leaders on his plans to refocus European policy on growth. Mr. Hollande met with EU President Herman Van Rompuy at the Socialist leader’s party headquarters in Paris. There was no statement after the meeting. Mr. Hollande is also set to have talks with the head of […]
Bad Weather Hampers Search for Missing Russian Plane
Posted May 9th, 2012 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
Bad weather in a mountainous area near the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, is hampering the search for a Russian jetliner that disappeared from radar Wednesday with 50 people on board. Indonesian authorities said that as of mid-evening, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 has not been located. Head of the National Search and Rescue Agency Marshal Daryatmo said […]
Police Detain Opposition Activists in Moscow
Posted May 9th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Police in Moscow have detained several dozen opposition activists who tried to stage a rally against newly inaugurated Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency reported the arrests took place Wednesday near the Kremlin. Moscow police have been tough on opposition members this week, starting with the detention of several hundred on the […]
