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ReportToo large-breasted: drug in their bras, arrested in Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - Two Nigerian women coming from their Country via Tripoli
It would have payed 100 kilograms of street drug and 25 million Euro the load of cocaine extraordinarily pure found today at the airport of Rome-Fiumicino: 20 kilograms of narcotics that two Nigerian women,... more
ReportTo be freed the killer of one of the flight controllers of the Überlingen desaster
Zurich, Switzerland - He was the father of two of the 49 Russian children died in the incident
Vitaly Kaloyev, the Russian citizen who in 2002 lost wife and two children in the Überlingen air desaster and that in 2004 stabbed to death Peter Nielsen, one of the flight controllers held responsible... more
ReportAfghanistan: hit the Canadian headquarters in the Kandahar province
Kandahar, Afghanistan - Averted danger from the Canada Minister of Defense Peter MacKay
Yesterday, the Canadian Minister of Defense Peter MacKay had a hard time while he was on a visit to the Forward Operating Base Wilson of the Canadian contingent in the Kandahar province, Afghanistan. During... more
ReportFriendship USA-Pakistan deteriorates?
Islamabad, Pakistan - The United States review the military cooperation with Musharraf
The Pakistan president Musharraf tries to lower the tone and calm the situation, but it is sure that the events of the last hours, after the arrests and the declaration of the state of emergency in the... more
ReportPortugal: bus with elderly people onboard falls down a precipice
Vila Velha de Ródão, Portugal - Three helicopters transported the wounded to the hospitals of Lisbon and Coimbra
A hideous incident occurred last night near Vila Velha de Ródão, about 150 kilometres from the capital Lisbon, when a bus with 38 people on board fell down a precipice after the impact with a car driven b... more
ReportBush asks the Congress for allocation to fight drugs in Mexico
Washington, USA - The money will be used for buying airplanes and helicopters and for training the police
The president of the United States of America, George Bush, asked the Congress to approve an allocation of 500 million dollars, a part of a 1.4 billion package, to be used to fight narco-traffickers in... more
ReportAfghanistan (3): the Talebans respond to last night's air raid
Qal'eh-ye , Afghanistan - Killed 20 members of a parliamentary delegation
It might be the response to the attack launched last night by air and ground Forces of NATO and Afghanistan in the North-Eastern province of the Country which caused dozens of victims among Taleban guerrillas,... more
ReportCalifornia: a boy found guilty for wildfire of October 21
Los Angeles, USA - He sparked the fire while playing with matches
A young boy seems to be responsible for one of the wildfires which have recently devastated the state of California. The fire in question is that blazed on October 21 in the area of Santa Clarita, North... more
ReportTraffic in children? 18 arrested in Chad, among whom the crew of an airplane
N'Djamena, Chad - Embarrassment in France and Spain, international trouble
The matter is referable to "Arche de Zoé", a non governative organization (NGO): last night, in the city of Abéché, Centre-East of the Country, the power of attorney has indicted 18 people, seven crew me... more
ReportAnkara troops surround a hundred PKK Kurdish rebels
Ankara, Turkey - The military manoeuvre is being carried out near the Iraqi border
A group of about a hundred Kurdish rebels belonging to PKK (a Kurdish political party) is being surrounded in these hours by regular Turkish troops in the province of Hakkari, South-East Turkey, near the... more
ReportBeijing: the fog keeps the giant of the sky A-380 on the ground
Beijing, China - The phenomenon concerns all the city
Mix together the high and chronic atmosphere pollution of Beijing and the thick fog which has been surrounding the city since last night: what you get is a cocktail of chaos, traffic, blocked airports,... more
ReportFirst Turkish airstrike against the PKK in Iraq
Istanbul , Turkey - Next week Condoleeza Rice in Turkey
It was maybe a warning, surely it has been a precise signal. Yesterday morning 6 F-16 jet fighters of the Turkish Air Force took off from the base of Dyarbakir, the city in South-Western Turkey which is... more
Report"Leonardo da Vinci" airport, seized 3 kilograms of drug
Rome, Italy - Arrested a Nigerian and a Maltese
Lupin, a drug dog of the Rome-Fiumicino airport financial police, found 6 wrappings which contain 2 kilograms of cocaine and 1 of heroin, hidden inside the shoes of two men just landed. Two narco-traffickers,... more
ReportUS Apache helicopter causes massacre North of Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq - Many civilians among the victims. Third episode in three days
While the United Nations Assistance Mission publishes its last report on human rights in Iraq, in which it states that at least 88 civilians were killed in US airstrikes just between April 1st and the... more
ReportCalifornia burns: 30 aircraft committed; the Pentagon sends 6 military airplanes and 1500 soldiers
San Diego, USA - State of Emergency decreed yesterday
California is burning due to a huge fire the firemen cannot deal with anymore: it has involved 100,000 hectares of territory, from North Los Angeles to the border with Mexico. Two thousand fire fighters... more
ReportUS Air Force could attack the Kurds of PKK in Iraq
Washington , USA - To ward off a Turkish invasion
The crisis that is currently involving Turkey, the Kurds and the US is a chain of pressures. The demonstrators in Istanbul make pressure on the Turkish government to do something against the Kurdish guerrillas... more
ReportFound the wreckage of a WWII airplane
Concordia Sagittaria, Italy - Lost the trail of the Messerschmitt BF-109 and its pilot in the conflict
In the country of Concordia Sagittaria, a small town in the Venice province, the wreckage of a WWII Messerschmitt BF-109 fighter and the remains of its pilot have been recovered. All that has been possible... more
ReportItalian Air Force helicopter rescues the crew of a boat race
Palermo , Italy - Only much fear for 16 members of the "Loki"
Yesterday night the boat race "Loki", an Australian fleet of the Rolex Middle Sea Race, sent out an SOS for a rudder damage, owing to bad weather and "Very high" sea. Luckily, all 16 people on board... more
ReportTaxi drivers gather, no taxis in Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - Traffic jam in Rome but no strike for the moment
While in Rome this morning the traffic was going crazy, at the airports the travellers had to renounce to taxis. These are the consequences of the extraordinary gathering summoned at the Circus Maximus... more
ReportMan watches a movie and courts arrest
Hawaii , USA - Fortunately the misadventure lasted few minutes
A man on board Ata Airline low-cost carrier plane bound for Hawaii tried to watch a movie on his iPhone and courted arrest. The man, named Casey, has been reproached by a flight attendant who was doing... more
ReportHeavy rains and floodings hit Texas
Dallas, USA - Numerous flights cancelled at Dallas-Fort Worth
A storm of exceptional dimensions has hit in the day of Monday the Northern part of Texas, causing floodings, damage to houses and businesses, and leaving without power more than 20,000 people. The heavy... more
ReportGarlasco delict: to nail the murderer investigators resort to satellites
Pavia, Italy - And ask the Italian Air Force and the US for help
The police are trying all possible means to cast light on the murder case of Chiara Poggi, occurred in August in a small villa in the town of Garlasco, near the city of Pavia, Northern Italy. Now they... more
ReportMicciché and the "Falcone-Borsellino" airport: "That name so sad"
Palermo , Italy - Forza Italia politician reveals his thought, then takes back
Landing at the "Falcone-Borsellino" airport of Palermo, named after the two famous judges murdered by the mafia, Gianfranco Micciché, president of the Sicilian regional assembly and leading figure of... more
ReportUS air-raid causes massacre of civilians in Iraq
Baghdad , Iraq - The episode took place in the North-West of Baghdad
It is of more than 34 dead and 6 injured the bloody account of the air-raid conducted by the US Armed Forces during a counter-insurgency operation in an area North-West of Baghdad. Of these 34 victims,... more
ReportIraqi government asks Blackwater for compensation
Baghdad, Iraq - 136 million dollars to indemnify the families of the gunfight victims
The facts: Blackwater is a private American company operating in the security field using men and vehicles, including helicopters, also in Iraq for operations of escort, also armed. Last September 16th... more
ReportTurkey does not accept the violation of its airpace by Israel
Damascus, Syria - Still debates after the Israeli air raid in Syria
"Turkey will not allow its territory or airspace to be used for any activity which might damage the safety of Syria" is what the Turkish Foreign Minister, Ali Babacam, declared yesterday in Damascus, on... more
ReportTyphoon Lekima: 67 victims so far in Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam - Also the risk of epidemic
Joe Lowry, International Red Cross officer, declared: "The situation is very serious: for three or four days people have been sleeping on the roof of their houses; the water is infected and some are already... more
ReportTransavia.com confirms the Palermo/Paris-Orly route
Paris, France - Following the big success of the Summer flights, Transavia.com will continue to operate also during the Winter season
Transavia.com confirms Palermo as an annual route: the new airline company of the Air France/KLM group will operate 3 times per week from the Sicilian town to Paris-Orly airport, the basic fares will start... more
ReportRome: SISMI agent Lorenzo D'Auria died this morning at Celio Hospital
Rome, Italy - The sorrow of Italian Minister of Defense Arturo Parisi
After ten days of irreversible coma, the SISMI marshal Lorenzo D'Auria died this morning at Celio military hospital of Rome. The Italian agent was critically injured in Afghanistan on September 24th. The... more
ReportFounder of Ryanair Tony Ryan dies at the age of 71
Dublin, Ireland - The Irish entrepreneur passed away after long illness
The story of Tony Ryan, founder of Ryanair, who faded away yesterday at his home in Co Kildare, Ireland, is one of "American-style" success. He began 23 years ago with a small 15-seats-airplane linking... more
ReportNew developments in Lockerbie case
Edinburgh, Scotland - Did the CIA manipulate the process?
There may be news in the process concerning the Lockerbie massacre, in which, on December the 21st, 1988, 270 persons died as flight Pan-Am 103 exploded in the skies of Scotland, apparently because of... more
ReportPadua: he was planning terror attacks with engine ultralights
Padua, Italy - He had been living for years in the north-Italian city. Arrested at Venice airport
He had been living in Padua for years, 45-years-old Iraki national Saber Fadhil Hussein, where he had also started a commercial activity as vendor of sandwiches, pizza and kebab. The men of ROS, special... more
ReportToronto taxi drivers threaten to block the airport
Toronto, Canada - Yesterday the city centre was blocked
"If we won't get a fair agreement with politicians, we will raise our voice in the next federal elections, and maybe the next step might be blocking the airport. We are asking what we are owed. We are... more
ReportIsrael: still attacks in the Gaza Strip
Tel Aviv , Israel - Seven palestinians killed in air-raids
After repeated mortars and rocket attacks coming from Gaza, the Israeli Army conducted yesterday three air-raids in the territory of the Strip. Four militants were killed when their car was hit by a rocket,... more
ReportRussia: a boy survives a two-hour flight in the wheel weel of a Boeing 737 aircraft
Moscow, Russia - Now he might lose one hand
A 15 year-old boy survived a freezing two-hour flight to Moscow in the wheel well of a Boeing 737 aircraft, but now he might lose his hands to amputation, Russian newspaper "Tvoi Den" reported on Wednesday.... more
ReportBad weather: red code in Veneto
Venice, Italy - Traffic goes haywire, trains and planes delayed
Rainstorms and hailstorms, snow and temperature decrease are currently lashing Veneto, especially the Treviso and Venice areas: all is due to bad weather coming from northern Europe. According to forecast,... more
ReportAlso members of European Parliament deprived of air shuttle?
Rome, Italy - The prohibition to use governmental airplanes would hit also travels to Strasbourg
The recent decision took by the Board Presidency to regulate in a more restrictive way the use of governmental airplanes has become concrete with the enactment of a DPCM (premier's decree) published today... more
ReportThe two Italian soldiers freed in Afghanistan belong to Aise, former Sismi
Rome, Italy - Predator Uav and Mangusta helicopters used for their rescue
An urgent note of the Italian government, confirmed by the Minister of Defense, Arturo Parisi, makes some clarity about what occurred yesterday in Afghanistan - when the two kidnapped Italian soldiers... more
ReportIt seems so easy to "Import" 20 Kg of cocaine at Fiumicino Airport
Rome, Italy - Put it in a mexican lady bag
It's not clear if the tag exchange is happened at Rome-Fiumicino, at Amsterdam-Schiphol or at "Benito Juarez" airport in Mexico City, but the narcos had a bad surprise, when their precious bag, containing... more
ReportKidnapped Italian soldiers free but injured
Kabul , Afghanistan - Coordinated action by Isaf forces
The liberation of the two Italian military, who were kidnapped on Saturday in the western Afghan district of Herat, has been announced with a report of the Italian Ministry of Defense. A joint Italian-British... more
ReportLondon's Genoese mobilize for low-fares flights
Genoa, Italy - Signatures for asking Ryanair to stay
After the recent news appeared in the press regarding the crisis of Genoa's "Cristoforo Colombo" airport and the cancelling of the London-Genoa/Genoa-London flight by Ryanair, the Genoese residents of... more
ReportShanghai empties as typhoon "Wipha" approached. Planes grounded
Shanghai , China - It could cause "The greatest disaster of the last years"
"Whipa" frightens, and by 6:00pm yesterday Shanghai time, China's most populated city counted 20.000 inhabitants less, evacuated to protect them from a typhoon that may cause "The worst disaster of the... more
ReportMali: military troops attacked by Tuareg rebels
Bamako , Mali - Two days ago a US military plane was shot
Early this morning, in the African Country of Mali, Tuareg rebels attacked military Malian troops in Tin-Zaouatene, a northern desert region bordering Algeria and Niger, which has already been the theater... more
ReportGreat drug's seizure at Rome-Fiumicino's airport
Rome, Italy - For the Financial Police and the customs authorities an other success against the cocaine's international traffic
At the Rome-Fiumicino's airport both the Italian Financial Police and Customs operate jointly in the fight of drug's traffic; a collaboration that from the beginning of the year to date has brought the... more
ReportDamascus will not reply militarily to the Israeli attack
Damascus, Syria - As reported by Foreign Minister Faysal Mekdad
According to Foreign Minister Faysal Mekdad, Syria will not reply militarily to the Israeli attack of a few days ago, when some aircraft of Israel Air Force violated its air space and bombed a desert territory.... more
ReportLarge fire in the province of Imperia: airplanes and helicopters committed
Imperia, Italy - Ten hectares of wood destroyed by arson
It is becoming more and more urgent a plan for finding and punishing pyromaniacs: also the fire started last night in the province of Imperia, between Perinaldo and Soldano (Liguria Region), beautiful... more
ReportFinland complains of an airspace violation
Helsinki, Finland - By a Russian transport airplane
The government of Finland, whose Eastern part borders Russia, has complained this morning of a violation of its airspace carried out by a Russian transport aircraft, an Ilyushin IL-7, which apparently... more
ReportIsraeli air raid in Syria due to fears of rearmament?
Tel Aviv , Israel - "Deep throats" at the Pentagon speak. Rumours spread. Who lies?
Rumours are spreading on the air raid carried out by the Israeli air forces in the Syrian territory last week (see AVIONEWS). U.S. military sources said to news agency Reuters that the action could... more
ReportNo one realizes she dies in her sleep
Rome, Italy - An American Airlines passenger
The woman found dead on the American Airlines airplane landed in Fiumicino after the Chicago-Rome flight was probably travelling alone, since none of her seat neighbours nor flight attendants realized... more
ReportMissile attack against US base in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - One dead, 11 wounded
The General Command of the U.S. Army in Iraq said today that an attack carried out with missiles and mortars by the Iraqi guerrilla against the Camp Victory base, nearby the Baghdad International Airport,... more