The world’s largest aerospace company says India will need more than 1,300 new passenger airplanes over the next two decades to meet the demands of the country’s growing economy. U.S. firm Boeing on Wednesday forecast that India’s commercial carriers will need 1,320 planes, worth $150 billion, through 2030. The head of Boeing in India, Dinesh […]
U.S. Authorities Warn of Implanted Explosives
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. security authorities are warning that terrorists may try to smuggle explosives onto airplanes by having them surgically implanted in their bodies. News emerged Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last week advised its foreign counterparts that it has intelligence indicating renewed interest in the technique. The reports did not indicate the source […]
Obama: Success on Budget Talks “Possible”
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
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A White House spokesman says success on an agreement to increase the U.S. borrowing limit is not guaranteed, but is possible, despite an impasse on how to proceed. Spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Wednesday that U.S. President Barack Obama believes there are enough members of Congress in both parties who support his position that a […]
Republicans Blast Obama Administration’s Handling of Somali Terror Suspect
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican lawmakers are criticizing the Obama administration’s decision to bring a Somali terrorism suspect to New York for trial in a civilian court. On Wednesday, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell called Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame a “foreign enemy combatant” and said he should be treated as one. McConnell said Warsame should have been sent to […]
“Nuisance Weather” Could Delay Shuttle Launch
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
A weather expert for the U.S. space agency says there is a 70 percent chance that the final U.S. space shuttle launch will be delayed Friday. NASA Weather Officer Kathy Winters said in a news conference Wednesday that “nuisance weather” — clouds and thundershowers rather than a major weather event — could result in a […]
Montana Governor Responds to Spill With Emergency Declaration
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
The governor of the U.S. state of Montana has declared an emergency in seven counties affected by an oil spill into the Yellowstone River from a ruptured pipeline. Governor Brian Schweitzer issued the order late Tuesday. It lists the ExxonMobile oil company as being responsible for the spill. Exxon officials have said they have seen […]
Chinese Firms Demands CNN Apology for Century Egg Slur
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 12:35 am (UTC-5)
China’s largest egg processing company says it is demanding an apology from a U.S.-based television network for describing a traditional Chinese dish as the world’s most disgusting food. Chinese broadcast and print media said Wednesday the demand was issued by the chairman of the Hubei Shendan Healthy Food Company on behalf of his 3,000 workers. […]
Obama Invites Lawmakers for Debt Negotiations
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama plans to host the leaders of both political parties at the White House on Thursday to continue negotiations on an increase to the nation’s borrowing limit, as a key deadline looms. Mr. Obama announced the meeting on Tuesday during a rare appearance at a regularly scheduled White House press briefing. The […]
US Government Asks Texas to Halt Mexican’s Death Sentence
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 9:05 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. government has called on the state of Texas to stay the execution of a Mexican national, saying he was not told at the appropriate time of his right to consular assistance from Mexican authorities. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters Tuesday that the federal government filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme […]
Somali Man Brought to US To Face Terror Charges
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say a Somali man accused of ties to Islamist militant groups was interrogated for nearly two months aboard a U.S. warship and is now in New York to face terrorism charges. The officials say Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame was questioned at sea by intelligence officials for his connections to the Somalia-based al-Shabab militant group […]
