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ReportBaggage handler for Delta Air Lines implicated in drug traffic
Detroit, USA - Ten people accused
The federal authorities have discovered a drug traffic among Houston's hub, in Texas, Jamaica and the airport of Detroit, Michigan. Yesterday, investigators arrested twelve employees of Detroit Metropolitan... more
ReportCork airplane crash: died the pilot that wasn't in charge by chance
Yorkshire, England - Feeling guilty, he took his life last Sunday
It has been found dead the young pilot Oliver Lee, the seventh victim, after some time, of the crash occurred on February, 10 at the airport of Cork, in which six people lost their lives (see AVIONEWS). That... more
Report"Fraud Parioli": searched based Alenia Aeronautica, a company producing aircraft
Rome, Italy - In the viewfinder providing 18 fighter aircraft to the Austrian Ministry of Defence: it's about a check for 84 million euros
Have started yesterday morning searches of financiers in Rome and Abruzzo office of the bank Carispaq , in which Lande and his associates had their accounts and moving their money, and the premises of... more
ReportMurder at the airport of Basel-Mulhouse
Basel, France - Still any suspected
This morning was killed the director of the airport control tower at Basel-Mulhouse, the lifeless body was found by an employee, at about 8:00 am, on the tenth floor in an administration building of the... more
ReportItalian Minister Frattini: there is no need to vote to the Chambers to take part in air strikes in Libya
Rome, Italy - La Russa: "We shall strike only clear and precise military targets" No change but adjustment of the contribution of Italy
After the decision for which Italy will participate to the air bombing against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, after the meeting of last week in Rome with the leader of Bengasi's rebels, Mustafa Abdul Jalil,... more
ReportFiumicino Airport: arrested for cocaine trafficking
Rome, Italy - The two accomplices were found with 5 kg of drugs
While withdrawing the luggage from the conveyor belt she gave clearly signs of agitation that did not escape to the police: a Peruvian woman 25 years old coming from Buenos Aires, Argentina, was stopped... more
ReportAttempted hijacking on the flight Paris-Rome
Rome, Italy - The hijacker was an official UNESCO
Moments of fear on board of the Alitalia AZ 329 flight, departed on Sunday from Paris at 8:25pm and direct to Rome-Fiumicino. A Kazakh 48 years old, Valeryi Tolmachev, employee of UNESCO in Paris, attempted... more
ReportRaid NATO on Sirte: 9 dead
Tripoli, Libya - Victims seems to be all civilians
Night raid in the hometown of Gaddafi, Sirte. It stated the state television of Tripoli, "Al-Jamahiriya", according to which the 9 victims should be all civilians; news echoed by the broadcaster Iranian... more
ReportRebels optimistic for sending USA drones
Bengasi, Libya - "It is hoped that they can reduce the pressure to Misurata"
Libyan rebels have declared "Enthusiastic" today for the news that USA have decided to send two drones (Uav Unmanned aerial vehicle with remote control) in the NATO mission in Libya: "We are honored. It's... more
ReportPakistan: US drone kills more than 20 people
Peshawar , Pakistan - Missile attack on a building in Spinwan
Sources of the Pakistan intelligence referred that this morning a USA drone (Uav, Unmanned aerial vehicle, remote-controlled unmanned aircraft) in a missile strike killed at least 20 militants, 3 women... more
ReportPalermo airport: a group of Tunisian voluntarily injures not to be repatriated
Palermo, Italy - It is not the first time that occurs an incident of this type
Last night was expected at Palermo airport a flight for the repatriation of a group of Tunisians arrived in Palermo after traveling from Lampedusa to Trapani. To avoid the return to Tunisia, however, a... more
ReportBack to Italy by airplane the corpse of Vittorio Arrigoni
Rome, Italy - A Salafi fundamentalist arrested in the context of the investigations on the assassination
It is scheduled for tomorrow the return to Italy of the body of Vittorio Arrigoni, the 36-year-old Italian pacifist kidnapped and killed some days ago in Gaza. The aircraft AZ 897 of Alitalia carrying... more
ReportLibya, new NATO air raids against troops loyal to Gaddafi
Tripoli, Libya - The Regime accepts UN humanitarian aids in Misrata
Today's reports by "Wall Street Journal" unveil of further air raids from NATO forces against troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. During the night some men loyal to the Colonel, the sixth reinforce group... more
ReportKamikaze attack at Kabul's minister of Defense, two dead
Kabul, Afghanistan - The target was the French minister Gerard Longuet
It seems that this morning an Afghan Taliban in military uniform would have exploded himself in the defense ministry in Kabul. According to preliminary reports provided by the local press, the attack... more
ReportSeries of small plane crashes on the beach in Tampa
Florida, USA - No danger for the pilots
On Wednesday, April 13, around 19 pm, a nineteen year-old guy lost control of a small plane near the airport "Albert Whitted” of S. Petersburg in Florida. The boy was in command of a Cessna Skyhawk a... more
ReportLibya, 890 air raids from the beginning of "Unified Protector" mission
Tripoli, Libya - In the meanwhile, in Berlin Rasmussen asked for more precision bombers and assures attacks will go on as long as necessary
According to statements by NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, since 31 March, when it took the command of the "Unified Protector" mission in Libya, would have been carried out 890 air raids and... more
ReportDrug at the airport of Rome-Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - Arrested a Ghanaian of 35 years, had ingested 61 ovules of drug.
A Ghanaian of 35 years, coming from the airport of Accra in Ghana, was arrested at the airport of Rome-Fiumicino. After being spotted by the security forces has suffered an illness, so the police of the... more
ReportLufthansa pilot arrested at Frankfurt's airport
Frankfurt, Germany - For arms trade
The 30-year-old Ingo K., copilot of a Lufthansa airplane landed this morning at Frankfurt's airport and coming from Los Angeles, was arrested for possession and trade of arms, and according to the German... more
ReportPlanes doing shuttle service from Lampedusa to Tunis
Lampedusa, Italy - Ongoing embarkation on the "Excelsior" boat
Yesterday evening a plane took off from the Italian island of Lampedusa to repatriate about 30 Tunisians. The departure occurred at about 8:30pm, with half an hour delay respect to the original schedule,... more
ReportThe African Union proposes plan to get out from the Libyan crisis
Brussels, Belgium - NATO warplanes are always active to protect civilians
It seems that yesterday Gaddafi has accepted the peace plan promoted by the African Union to emerge from the crisis in Libya. The fundamental points of agreement are the immediate cease-fire, the end of... more
ReportLibya, maybe other 40 Italian aircraft among Tornadoes, AMXs and AV-8s
Tripoli, Libya - In the context of NATO's request for a greater participation after the withdrawal of American airplanes
"SHAPE", NATO's Military Command, has asked all the Countries involved in the Libyan mission to take part in the military operations making available more aircraft, because, as our new agency has already... more
ReportLibya: NATO is not an excuse for air strikes against rebels
Tripoli, Libya - Bombing on Brega, killed several rebels
NATO has no intention of apologizing to the rebels of the National Transitional Council of Benghazi for the friendly fire of air strike that killed several insurgents in Brega. The admiral Russel Harding,... more
ReportRassmussen regrets for victims of Brega's air raid: "Unfortunate incident"
Brega, Libia - The statement on NATO's website
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO's Secretary-General, expressed his regret for the air raid of Brega, in the eastern Libya, in which several rebels died, on the organization's website. The Secretary of the... more
ReportStill air strikes in Gaza
Gaza, Gaza Strip - Hamas declares: "Cease-fire"
At the end of yet another day of violence, the Islamist movement Hamas and the Palestinian factions have agreed for a truce with the State of Israel thanks also to the intervention of the mediator Turkey... more
ReportIsraeli air raids on Gaza
Gaza, Gaza Strip - Israeli retaliation against Gaza Strip
New invasions of Israeli aircraft this night against many goals in the southern of Gaza Strip as retaliation for what happened on March 19, when the brigades Bleeding al-Qassam, under the Islamic resistance... more
ReportAccused Italian Minister Calderoli for private use of State flights
Cuneo, Italy - "Abuse of office in the use of a flight of State"
The Public Prosecutor of Cuneo accused for the elements of an offense the minister Roberto Calderoli for "Abuse of office in the use of a flight of State". Fabrizio Biolè Regional Adviser of the Movement... more
ReportRussia reiterates its opposition to military intervention in Libya
Moscow, Russia - Medvedev "The ongoing conflicts must be resolved peacefully"
Dmitry Medvedev reiterated today that Russia continues to oppose military intervention in the Libyan issue. The Russian president commented "We operate on the assumption that the current conflicts should... more
ReportSudan accuses Israel of an air raid occurred on its territory: 2 dead
Khartoum, Sudan - And threatens retaliations
Today a diplomatic crisis seems to be close, following the statement made to the international community by the government of Khartoum, Sudan, being represented by its Foreign minister Ali Karti, who accused... more
ReportLibya, rebels against NATO: too slow in ordering air raids, it didn't avoid the massacre in Misurata (VIDEO)
Tripoli, Libya - After the retreat of US aircraft, NATO's planes against the regime are not enough
According to reports from the international press, the Libyan rebels would have accused the NATO to have been too slow in ordering air raids to protect civilians, so allowing a massacre to happen in Misurata,... more
ReportJordan holds with military aircraft to the no-fly zone
Amman, Jordan - It's the third Arab country that combines to the operation against Gaddafi
They come to three the Arab countries taking part in the international operation against the regime of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi: after Qatar and United Arab Emirates now also Jordan left an unknown... more
ReportUS Army withdraws fighter planes from Libya
Tripoli, Libya - NATO air raid against Gaddafi's forces
US Army has withdraw yesterday all its fighter planes used right from the beginning of the military international operation in Libya. It was announced by Pentagon, after the expiry of the extension of... more
ReportDavid Cameron, brief visit to the Italian Gioia del Colle air base
Bari, Italy - To congratulate the pilots of British airplanes engaged in Libya
Yesterday in the evening the premier David Cameron has visited the air base of Gioia del Colle, Bari, seat of the 36th Wing, to congratulate about 50 British pilots engaged in the Libyan mission. There... more
ReportAir raid and missiles of the United Nations and France in Ivory Coast
London, United Kingdom - "We can no longer withstand the unreasonable attacks of the force of Gbagbo"
"We are thinking of an action, we can not ignore as long as reckless and senseless attacks (Gbagbo's forces) against civilians and against United Nations peacekeepers with heavy weapons", said Choi Young-jin,... more
ReportJordanian military airplane carries humanitarian aids to Libyan population
Amman, Jordan - Landed in Bengasi with a 10 ton load
"Petra" news agency reports that an airplane of the Jordanian Air Force took off on Monday from the airport of Amman with 10 ton load humanitarian, especially medical, aids on board, offered by Jordan... more
ReportMassacre in Yemen: shoot into the crowd, more than ten dead
Sana'a, Yemen - Obama ready to leave the historic ally
Violence continues in Yemen, but this time continue with even more ferocity: in fact there are at least 10 dead after the military men have shot at head height against the demonstrators in Taiz, city in... more
ReportLibya: US air raid today
Washington, USA - NATO asks for help to the USA
Continued through the day of today the United States air raids, whose intervention is increasingly present: in fact after have leaving completely to NATO the command of the operations, the same organization... more
ReportOrsi new CEO of Finmeccanica
Rome, Italy - Guarguaglini is only the president
By this evening it will be official the choice of the Government, after the close of the stock market. A new man for each of the major Groups in public with the top end. For Finmeccanica there is a... more
ReportBerlusconi flies to Tunis to stop illegals departures
Rome, Italy - Continue the transfers of migrants from Lampedusa
"I'll go to Tunis to see if this government, which is certainly not a strong government and is not a government elected by the citizens, will find a way or will have a police force capable of attracting... more
ReportMussa Kussa could have information on attack to plane Uta of the 1989
Paris, France - Could lead to the capture of Abdullah Senoussi
Mussa Kussa, outgoing Foreign Minister of Libya, has escaped from his country to seek refuge in Britain, where for two days was interrogated by authorities. It is believed that the man may have revelations... more
ReportFurther victims in the air raids in Libya: 7 children killed
Tripoli, Libya - And 25 injured
A Libyan doctor, Suleiman Refardi, unveiled today to "BBC" that, last Wednesday, 7 people aged 12-20 ("Four of the dead were female, including three children from the same family, aged between 12 and 16"... more
ReportNATO urges on the Libyan forces to stop the violence against civilians
Brussels, Belgium - Rasmussen: resolve the conflict in Libya requires a political solution
"I recommend to those who are acting against the civilian population and civilian centres that you cease these activities", told reporters Canadian Lieutenant General Charles Bouchard, commander of Operation... more
ReportItalian Army: parcel bomb in barracks of Livorno injuried an officer
Rome, Italy - The soldier has been carried to the hospital; his health conditions are now being under examination
Yesterday at about 04:05 pm an officer of the "Folgore" Parachute Brigade was injured by a parcel bomb. The officer was in his office when, opening a package, was hit by an explosion that caused him... more
ReportAt least 40 civilians killed in air strikes in Tripoli
Tripoli, Libya - It is unveiled by the local bishop Giovanni Martinelli
Today, Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, in an interview released to the news agency "Fides", stated that the air strikes on the Libyan capital have killed dozen civilians. "The... more
ReportOuattara: exhausted every peaceful way out of the crisis in Ivory Coast
Abidjan , Ivory Coast - New UN sanctions against Gbagbo
The peaceful way out of the crisis afflicting the Ivory Coast from four months are over. This was announced in a statement by the Ivorian President approved by the international community, Alassane Ouattara,... more
ReportConfirmations in sight for the top Finmeccanica, Eni, Enel, Terna and the Italian Post Office?
Rome, Italy - Pole position for Giuseppe Orsi for the office of CEO in Finmeccanica
It would seem that public appointments are now in the process of composition as reported by the Italian press at this time. Confirmations in sight for Paolo Scaroni, Fulvio Conti, Flavio Cattaneo and Massimo... more
ReportTwo airlift and five ships from Lampedusa to "Clean up" the island
Lampedusa, Italy - Migrants emergency, transfers are continuing
There are two airlifts that today will transfer about 200 migrants out from Lampedusa to other Italian reception centers; initially there were six scheduled flights. In addition to flights, transfers are... more
ReportNaoto Kan: "Fukushima will be dismantled"
Fukushima, Japan - But the government does not provide additional evacuations
It's the assurance made ??by Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, at the meeting with the leaders of the JCP, the Japanese Communist Party, according to what reported the Kyodo news agency: Fukushima nuclear... more
ReportHu Jintao on Libya: air raids could violate the UN Resolution
Bejing, China - It was declared by the president on the occasion of a visit in China of Sarkozy
According to Chinese State TV, in receiving the French Premier Nicolas Sarkozy in China for a State visit, president Hu Jintao made some important statements, expressing his way of thinking about "Odyssey... more
ReportBerlusconi at Lampedusa: the island will be free in 48-60 hours
Lampedusa, Italy - The Prime Minister: it will be free trade zone and a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize
In Lampedusa it's the "B-day": Berlusconi on the stage in front of the town hall, among the applause of the inhabitants of Lampedusa, ensures that will release the island from migrants within 48-60 hours... more
ReportIsraeli UAV aircraft attacks Gaza Strip
Tel Aviv, Israel - A Palestinian Jihad militant was killed, another wounded; destroyed an area employed for weapon smuggling
Further Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip: today, military aircraft attacked a tunnel located on the border with Egypt, employed as an area for the smuggling of weapons. At dawn, moreover, a raid... more