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MiscellaneousFatah headquarters in Gaza hit
Gaza, Gaza Strip - Palestinian militants' ultimatum to Israel
The invasion of Gaza Strip by Israeli troops continues. Yesterday evening, for the sixth consecutive day, Tel Aviv’s military aircraft hit the Palestinian territory, while an helicopter with the david s... more
MiscellaneousTomorrow in Milan the hearings for Linate disaster will re-start
Milan, Italy - 118 people died in the incident
The hearings of the appeal trial for the tragedy of October 8, 2001, when 118 people died because of a crash in the runway between two planes at Milan-Linate airport (see for details AVIONEWS). On the... more
MiscellaneousCapo Gallo air disaster: it is necessary to interrogate the pilot
Palermo, Italy - Lawyer Romano, who attends som victims' families, asked it
Davide Romano, Lawyer of the families of some victims of the Atr-72 air incident, happened last August offing the Sicilian cast (see for details AVIONEWS), asked to the Power of Attorney of Palermo to... more
MiscellaneousEU: Israeli people and palestinian ones have to come back on their positions
Brussels, Belgium - It was asked the release of the Israeli soldier kidnapped
European Union expressed today all its anxiety because of the Middle East crisis (see for details AVIONEWS). Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU Commissioner for the foreign relationship, invited Israelis and Palestinians... more
MiscellaneousTension is growing in Ceylon
Colombo, Ceylon - Yesterday a general of the Army was killed
It is more and more difficult the situation in Ceylon where yesterday, in an attack, he was killed a General of the Army. The action was attributed to the Tamil Tigers, a terroristic association which... more
MiscellaneousMalta: riot at clandestines detention Centre
La Valletta, Malta - Immigrants protested against their life conditions inside the structure
A new riot took place yesterday in the Safi detention Center, near La Valletta International Airport, Malta. About 370 immigrants managed to escape from the structure gathering clandestines who are sighted... more
MiscellaneousNew Israeli raids in Gaza: the Palestinian Home Office was struck
Gaza, Gaza Strip - There are no injured people
Last night an Israeli airplane launched a missile against the building hosting Gaza’s Home Office. There have not been comments by Israeli Armed Forces, which made several air attacks in the Gaza Strip i... more
MiscellaneousNuclear matter: diplomatic machine tries to convince Iran
Teheran, Iran - Meetings among EU-UN and Teheran representatives
The EU Foreign Policy and Security High Representative, Javier Solana, will be in Teheran within next Friday to meet the Iranian nuclear chief negotiator, Ali Larijani, according to the semi-official press... more
MiscellaneousIsrael invaded Gaza Strip
Gaza, Gaza Strip - Israeli raid destroyed the main generating station of the area
It started this night, in Gaza Strip, the offensive of Israeli Army to release Caporal Ghilad Shalit, kidnapped by a Palestinian commando on last Sunday. The operations have been preceded by several air... more
MiscellaneousThere will be soon a Bush's visit in Germany
Berlin, Germany - US President then will go in Russia for the G8
It will be an intense July for the President of the United States George W. Bush. The Head of the White House in fact will arrive in Europe with the Air Force One on July 12. He will land in Germany where... more
MiscellaneousUSA Transports Minister resigned
Washington, USA - The decision because health problems
USA Transports Minister, Norman Mineta, gave his resignations to President Bush. Mineta, who was the only democratic Minister of the Administration, was in office by 2000. He was born 74 years ago, with... more
MiscellaneousA man crash down after falling from Torre del Mangia
Siena, Tuscany - The parachute doesn't open: he's alive by a miracle
It’s still unable to give any explanation about his dangerous act, the 32 year old man that yesterday threw himself down from the top of Torre del Mangia in Siena, with a little parachute that didn’t com... more
MiscellaneousNuclear matter: Iran could use oil weapon
Teheran, Iran - The Iranian Government spokesman and Oil Minister said that
Umpteenth menaces by Iran to use oil weapon in case of "Pressures" or use of "Force" on the field of controversy on nuclear matter. That has been said today by Teheran spokesman, Gholam Hossein Elham,... more
MiscellaneousThe Pope goes back to Bavaria in September
Rome, Italy - From September 9 to 14
The spokesman of the Holy See made known dates of Pope Ratzinger’s trip to Bavaria. From September 9 to 14 Benedict XVI will fly to Munich, Altoetting and Regensburg, in his second official visit in G... more
MiscellaneousUstica DC-9 wreck arrived in Boulogne
Boulogne, Italy - Official ceremony leaded by Mayor Cofferati
The ceremony for the arrival in Boulogne of the Itavia DC-9, which sank off the Sicilian coasts near Ustica sixteen years ago and will be exhibited at the "Memory Museum", took place in Boulogne yesterday.... more
MiscellaneousAir crash avoided in Prestwick runway
Prestwick, United Kingdom - A Ryanair airplane gave up landing at the last minute
A Ryanair Boeing 737 from London-Stansted was forced to abort its landing at Prestwick airport in Scotland at the last minute, as the pilot realized the runway was occupied by another aircraft. Just while... more
MiscellaneousRwanda: life sentence for ex-Commander Muvunyi was asked
Kigali, Rwanda - He is involved in Tutsi's genocide in 1994
Rwanda Crimes Court asked life sentence for Kigali Military Academy ex-Commander, Tharcisse Muvunyi, for his role in 1994 genocide when 937 thousand people were killed. The man, who was arrested in 2000... more
MiscellaneousCurfew at Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq - A bomb against a mosque in the Iraqi capital
There is a very difficult situation in these hours in Baghdad. Because of a battle between the rebels the Iraqi Armed Forces, which were supported also by some helicopters, happened in the center of the... more
MiscellaneousUnited States started to think to a retreat of the soldiers from Iraq
Washington, USA - 10,000 soldiers could leave soon the Arab country
US military officials started to think to a decrease of the contingent in Iraq. The chief of the Multinational Force, George Casey, met in Washington the Defense secretary, Rumsfeld, and some members of... more
MiscellaneousUSA captured an al Qaeda manager
Baquba, Iraq - A statement by the Pentagon refers that
A Pentagon’s statement has announced today that it captured an al Qaeda top manager in Iraq, near Baquba, where al Zarqawi was killed June 7 during a US air raid. The American Army has not mentioned t... more
MiscellaneousSicily keeps on burning
Palermo, Italy - Fires in Palermo, Catania and Trapani areas
Extinguishing operations of fires in Sicily, Italy, have been going on this morning. Helicopters and Canadairs by Civil Defence, Navy, Corps of Foresters and Firemen are now engaged to throw big quantities... more
MiscellaneousUstica DC-9 wreck will be carried to Boulogne in the week-end
Boulogne, Italy - During the night between next Saturday and Sunday
The Itavia DC-9 wreck, which fell down off the Sicilian coasts in Ustica on the 27th of June in 1980, will leave the hangar at Italian Air Force base in Pratica di Mare (Rome) tomorrow evening between... more
MiscellaneousNew polemics between Venezuela and United States
Caracas, Venezuela - The Venezuelan Armed Forces announced the realization of a new missile thrower
The relationships between United States and Venezuela are more and more difficult. After the polemics because of the purchase of Russian fighter (see for details AVIONEWS) by Caracas’ Government, yesterday n... more
MiscellaneousA Yale's student realized a movie on September 11 using the same script of the next Oliver Stone's film
Washington, USA - Paramount Picture asked a compensation
Paramount Picture asked a compensation to a Yale student who realized a movie on September 11, available on-line, using the same script of the film realized by Oliver Stone which will be in the US cinemas... more
MiscellaneousEU's vehicles will patrol African coasts
Madrid, Spain - They will help the fight against clandestine immigration
European Union is more and more focalized in the fight against the clandestine immigration. Frontex, European agency for the borderline, clubbed in Madrid, where its 14 members predisposed a plan to control... more
MiscellaneousBush tour in Budapest: air traffic suspended
Budapest, Hungary - Huge security measures
Huge security measures have been set for today’s Bush tour in Hungary: the whole area around Sandor Palace, seat of the meeting between US President and his Hungarian counterpart, Laszlo Solyom, has b... more
MiscellaneousValentino Rossi felt during the test of the MotoGP
Assen, The Netherlands - The Champion was transported with an helicopter to the hospital
Valentino Rossi has been transported urgently with an helicopter to the hospital of Assen, The Netherlands, being felt during the tests in the near motorbike circuit. The champion was driving in the 7th... more
Miscellaneous"Germany 2006": the "Wags" stopped at Cologne airport
Cologne, Germany - Victoria Beckham among them
Little misadventure for some wealthy wives and girlfriends of English national football team, who are in Germany for the World Championships. After England-Sweden match in Cologne, the "Wags" -as they... more
MiscellaneousThe 20th hijacker of September 11 was identified
Washington, USA - The terrorist died in 2004 during a battle with the Saudi police
The IntelCenter, a private company specialized in security which works for US Administration, obtained an Al Qaeda’s video that discovers the identity of the man that should have to partecipate to September 1... more
MiscellaneousThe Pope will go to holiday with Air Vallée
Aosta, Italy - On board of a Dornier 328 of the Val d'Aosta airline
Pope Benedict XVI will spend his holidays in Les Combes di Introd in Val d’Aosta, Northern Italy, from July 11 to 28. The Italian airline, Air Vallée, has offered a special flight with a Dornier 328, on... more
MiscellaneousPolemics against the sanction of the Italian Antitrust against the oil companies
Rome, Italy - According with Bruno Leoni Institute there are no evidences of an abuse
They were immediate the criticisms against the decision of the Italian Antitrust to sanction 6 oil companies with the charge to have created a cartel against the competition in the supply of jet fuel (see... more
MiscellaneousNew Israeli raid in Gaza
Gaza, Gaza Strip - Two people killed
Yesterday an unmanned aircraft of the Israeli Army launched a missile against Khan Younis, a little town in Gaza Stripe. The goal of the operation was a car on which there were two members of the Committee... more
MiscellaneousA drug traffickers organization has been tracked down
Rome, Italy - They carried cocaine from Brazil to Italy
Eight arrests, eleven preventive detention writs and 15 kilos of cocaine: this is the balance of "Paradise" operation, which engaged the Antidrug Operative Group (GOA) of Boulogne and then the one of Rome... more
MiscellaneousRupert Murdoch in Rome
Rome, Italy - In order to make contact with Italian Government
Australian publishing and TV industry magnate, Rupert Murdoch, landed on a private airplane at Rome-Ciampino airport in the early afternoon for a tour aiming at making contact with Italian new Government.... more
MiscellaneousNo customs controls for Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy
Rome, Italy – It emerged by an other wiretap
Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, son of the last King of Italy, from some days in prison because of payoff and prostitution’s exploitation (see for details AVIONEWS), was never undergone to customs controls. I... more
MiscellaneousItalian Antitrust condamned six oil companies
Rome, Italy – They formed a cartel to supply jet-fuel
Italian Antitrust inflicted a EUR 315.4 million sanction against six oil companies accused to have formed a cartel, which was restrictive of the competition, for the supply of jet fuel. On the dock ended... more
MiscellaneousJerry Lewis has been discharged
San Diego, USA – He felt ill on an airplane
American comedian, Jerry Lewis, who felt ill June 11 during a plane trip from New York and was accepted in a hospital soon after his arrival in San Diego, has been discharged. His agent announced that,... more
MiscellaneousFlood in Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesian Army and Civil defense's aircraft are helping the populations
There is a very difficult situation in these hours in Indonesia. Because of the endless and strong rain of these last days there were flood in many regions of the archipelago which until now killed 114... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli air raid in Cisgiordania
Nablus, Palestinian National Authority - An al-Aqsa militant has been killed
After the air attack that killed three Palestinian babies in Gaza Strip yesterday, Israeli fighters have made another raid today in the city of Nablus, Northern Cisgiordania, killing an armed Palestinian,... more
MiscellaneousProdi-Putin summit: agreements on energy, industry and armaments
Moscow, Russia – Italy-Russia cooperation grows on paper
After yesterday meeting in Moscow, Italian Premier Prodi and Russian President Putin announce agreements in principle so that Russian companies can enter Italian energetic market in exchange of Italian... more
MiscellaneousIran nuclear matter: meeting between D’Alema and Mottaki today
Rome, Italy – On the field of International Community’s diplomatic efforts
Italian Foreign Minister, Massimo D’Alema, and his Iranian counterpart, Manucher Mottaki, are meeting today at 7 pm in Rome, in order to talk about the controversial matter of nuclear dossier. D’Alema wil... more
MiscellaneousBush in Vienna to meet EU
Vienna, Austria – At the center of the talks Iran, CIA’s flights and Guantanamo
President of the United States, George W.Bush, will be today in Vienna to meet the representative of the European Union. At the center of the talks there will be the situation in Iran and the problem of... more
MiscellaneousNew planes for Blair and Queen Elizabeth
London, UK – Critics from the opposition
British Government decided to rent two new State aircraft for the travel of the Prime Minister Tony Blair and of the Queen Elizabeth. They chose a B-737 and an other smaller aircraft about which we don’t k... more
MiscellaneousProdi on tour in Moscow (2): economic goals of the visit
Moscow, Russia - More Italian investments on Russian territory
The Italian Premier, Romano Prodi, travelling today to Moscow, explained economic goals of his visit to journalists. What is more important, in Prodi’s words, is the enlargements of commercial relationship b... more
MiscellaneousRome' s Power of Attorney asked to process Mario Lozano
Rome, Italy - The marine is accused to have killed Nicola Calipari
Rome’s Power of Attorney asked to process Mario Lozano, the Marine accused to be the responsible of the murder of Nicola Calipari, the agent of the Italian intelligence dead in Iraq while he was going t... more
MiscellaneousIt is necessary to analyze the fuel indicator of the ATR-72 of Tuninter
Bari, Italy - It was asked by "La Fenice" association
"La Fenice" association, which safeguard the vitims’ families and the survivors of the air disasters, asked that Palermo’s Power of Attorney analyzed the fuel indicator of the Tuninter’s ATR-72 splashed down... more
MiscellaneousVittorio Emanuele: money to pay the plane?
Rome, Italy - It should be emerged by some wiretap
A part of the presumed payoffs pocketed by prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy (see for details AVIONEWS), son of the last King of Italy, to ease the award of the no impedement to by the State Monopolies... more
MiscellaneousEx-dictator Charles Taylor went to Aja
Freetown, Sierra Leone - Where he will be processed for war crimes
Charles Taylor, ex-President of Sierra Leone, has been today carried on a UN helicopter to Freetown airport, where a plane headed to Holland was waiting for him. The ex-dictator will be processed in Aja... more
MiscellaneousUS air bombing in Iraq
Baquba, Iraq – 13 victims and 3 seriously injured people
Last night a US air raid killed 13 people and seriously injured three more in Baquba, Central Iraq, where al Zarkawi died two weeks ago. Direct witnesses report the news, bit American military command... more
MiscellaneousAustralia: first sentence for terroristic attempt
Sydney, Australia - An Australian man of Pakistan origin is the defendant
Faheem Khalid Lohdi, a 36-year-old Australian of Pakistan origin, is the first man to be judged guilty for planning a terroristic attack in Australia. He has been considered not guilty for downloading... more