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MiscellaneousDrugs at Rome-Fiumicino airport: a Bolivian man was arrested
Rome, Italy - 5 kg of cocaine hidden in his suitcase false bottom
A 26-year-old Bolivian man was arrested at Rome-Fiumicino airport on international drugs traffic charges. Coming from Santa Cruz, the man was stopped at the arrivals area and, after a deep check of his... more
MiscellaneousFalse bomb alert at Sophia airport
Sofia, Bulgaria - Yesterday a telephone call communicated the presence of a bomb
Yesterday Sofia airport (Bulgaria) was closed for several hours after a telephone call communicating the presence of a bomb had been received at the arrival terminal. According to the Bulgarian interior... more
MiscellaneousSeptember 11th: Bush to the America, "We have to be united"
Washington, Usa - Bush threatens Bin Laden: "We will find you"
Bush spoke to the nation for 17 minutes last night at 9:00pm (local time). The leader of White House has pushed the American people to be united in the fight against terrorism and refused to define it... more
MiscellaneousEmergency landing of a Cessna 172-M in the centre of Montreal
Montreal, Canada - No injured people, either ashore or on board the airplane
The engine of a Cessna 172-M, registered as CF-FRV, suddenly stalled yesterday afternoon while the aircraft was flying over Montreal. The pilot, being unable to come back to St Hubert Airport where he... more
MiscellaneousIt has been arrested in Greece the man that escaped from jail with the helicopter
Athens, Greece - The runaway is an Albanian mafioso that escaped together with a Greek prisoner
Last June 4th, an Albanian mobster, Alket Rizai, 33, and a Greek prisoner, 40, perfomed a spectacular escape from the Greek prison of Korydallos, near Athens, by using an helicopter that had previously... more
MiscellaneousSeptember 11th(5): Rice today in Canada to for the anniversary of attacks
Washington, Usa - The US secretary of state will meet her Canadian counterpart
The US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, will visit Halifax in Canada today to commemorate the anniversary of September 11th. Canada gave important help to the United States the day of the attacks... more
MiscellaneousEmergency landing in Belgrade for an Alitalia flight
Rome, Italy – Smoke in the cockpit made start the alarm last Friday on the aircraft directed to Sofia
Last Friday an Alitalia plane flying from Rome to Sofia (Bulgaria) was forced to make an emergency landing in Belgrade, because of smoke in the cockpit for unknown reasons. The commandant of the flight... more
MiscellaneousMilan-Malpensa airport: cocaine inside berimbaus
Milan, Italy - A Brazilian man was arrested
A 34-year-old Brazilian man was arrested on international drugs trafficking charges after he was found with cocaine by the Financial Police at Milan-Malpensa airport. The man, who arrived from Rio de Janeiro,... more
MiscellaneousSeptember 11: America five years later
Washington, Usa - The American people feel vulnerable and fear a new attack
Today America is silent. People remember the victims of that tragic September 11th of five years ago, when together with the Twin Towers fell the faith of an entire nation about US invulnerability, and... more
MiscellaneousBA plane lands in emergency at Brussels for a false bomb alert
Brusselles, Belgium - A warning light signalled the presence of a fire aboard
Last night a British Airways plane made an emergency landing at Brussels airport after a fire alert began. The flight had departed from London to Frankfurt with 143 passengers onboard; after a warning... more
MiscellaneousChina pro a pacific solution for Korean and Iran cases
Beijing, China - "It needs to act with caution and abstain to actions that could make worse the situation"
During an interview granted to the European press about the nuclear problem of the Korean peninsula and about the programme for the Uranium enrichment in Iran, the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has stated... more
MiscellaneousThe temporary memorial of September 11 has been inaugurated in New York
New York, Usa - The monument is provisional waiting for the definitive one to be complete
Waiting for the space-monument in honour of the victims of September 11 -that will be located where before there were the Twin Towers- to be completed, yesterday it has been inaugurated in Ground Zero... more
MiscellaneousCocaine in the cockpit at Malpensa
Milan, Italy - The finding in an Alitalia aircraft came from Caracas
A package containing 2 kilograms of pure cocaine was found yesterday inside the cockpit of an airplane of Alitalia due to lift for Chicago. The fact has happened at Milan-Malpensa airport, where the plane,... more
MiscellaneousRed Cross will visit the prisoners in Guantanamo
Geneva, Switzerland - In next days a delegation of the humanitarian agency will go to the US jail to verify the conditions of prisoners
After the admittance by the US President, George W. Bush, about the existence of secret prisons, and about the "Hard" methods used by CIA officers during the interrogations of the suspect terrorists (see... more
MiscellaneousLebanon (2): from Turin an humanitarian flight to Beirut
Turin, Italy - An Antonov 124 has brought 8 tons of goods to the children victim of the war
Yesterday at 11:30am from Turin airport an aircraft Antonov 124 has taken-off with 8 tons of humanitarian aids for the children of Beirut, victims of 34-day war between Hezbollah and Israel. Despite at... more
MiscellaneousIran nuclear matter: Larijani-Prodi meeting today
Rome, Italy - USA demands sanctions soon
USA ask an urgent meeting of UN Security Council so that it gives the green light to a resolution containing sanctions against Iran, which is guilty of not wanting to give up its uranium enrichment program.... more
MiscellaneousTerrorism in UK: more two incriminated men
London, United Kingdom - Total 17 people have been considered guilty
On the field of the inquiry on presumed thwarted attack against airplanes flying between UK and USA, more two men have been formally charged with murder conspiracy and preparation of terrorist acts. 25... more
MiscellaneousNuclear matter: Russia, yes to the sanctions but without using force
Moscow, Russia - The Russian Foreign Minister specifies that every sanction must be equal to the threats for the international community
"We’ll take on account the possibility of sanctions under every profile, basing on our target and without allowing a proliferation of nuclear weapons", there are the words of the Russian Foreign Minister, S... more
MiscellaneousTrieste: 140 people are waiting since yesterday for their flight to Toronto
Trieste, Italy - The aircraft of the carrier Sky Service is blocked at Pescara airport
Since yesterday 140 people of a flight of the air company Sky Service, coming from Pescara and directed to Toronto, are waiting at Trieste-Ronchi dei Legionari airport, without news about their flight.... more
MiscellaneousManuel Uribe: denial of the Modena's General Hospital
Modena, Italy - He will remain the fattest man of the world for the whole 2006
The Business Management of the Modena’s General Hospital denies the statements issued to a press agency by Professor Giancarlo De Bernardinis, the Director of General Surgery II Division that in last M... more
MiscellaneousTurkey doesn't open its ports ad airports to Cyprus
Ankara, Turkey - Net deny by the Turkish Premier Erdogan. No opening until the embargo on North Cyprus won't be eliminated
It’s going on the resistance of Turkey to the requests of European Union to open Turkish ports and airports to the Cyprus goods. Few days ago the Foreign commission of UE approved a document where this d... more
MiscellaneousBoulogne: emergency landing for an Air France plane
Boulogne, Italy - A signalation for a breakdown on the landing gear made start the emergency procedure
Today at the Boulogne airport an aircraft of the French carrier Air France has made emergency landing because of a was indicating a problem to the oil pression of the landing gear. The commandant of the... more
MiscellaneousBrindisi: emergency landing for a RAF C-130
Brindisi, Italy - The reason was a block to an engine, militaries haven't been injured
Yesterday afternoon a C-130 of British Royal Air Force (RAF) has been forced to do an emergency landing at Brindisi airport because of breakdown in an engine. It has happened at about 5:30pm, when the... more
MiscellaneousLebanon: Israel revokes the air block
Beirut, Lebanon - Today at 6:00pm the Beirut airport will be open again for flights
As already anticipated, Israel has decided to revoke the air block on Beirut airport. It’s been stated by a press release of Tel Aviv Government, after that during last days there have been moments of t... more
MiscellaneousKorean Airlines bans laptops on board
Seoul, North Korea - But only the ones of Apple and Dell. The reason? The Sony batteries that could catch fire
Since last August 30 on Korean Airlines planes is forbidden to use laptops by Apple and Dell. After the light prohibitions of Qantas, that only forbid to charge the batteries of laptop but not to use it,... more
MiscellaneousAlso Bmed, partner of BA violates the Israeli block and flies to Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon - It's the second one to do it after Qatar Airways two days ago
After Qatar Airways, now is an English air company to violate the air block imposed by Israel on Beirut. The Bmed, partner of British Airways, has announced that this evening will land at Beirut airport... more
MiscellaneousParis: the corpse of a man falls from the landing gear of a plane
Paris, France - It's probably an illegal immigrant hidden in the tyres
The French Police has found the corpse of a man in a field near the airport "Charles de Gaulle" of Paris. The discover has followed the signal of a farmer that had found a lifeless body on his field, half-naked... more
MiscellaneousGB: a piece of ice falls from a plane and crashes onto a car's roof
London, Great Britain - The Member of Parliament for the region where the event occurred asks for reparation to the airline
A piece of ice as big as a football. But much bigger, and also falling from thousands of meters, after detaching from a plane. This is what an English lady had in the roof if her car, a Smart, few days... more
MiscellaneousUsa: the new Minister of Transports has been nominated
Washington, USA - Mary Peters covers the role that before belonged to the democrat Norman Mineta
The Government of United States has designated a new Transports Minister, Mrs Mary Peters, instead of Norman Mineta that had resigned. Peters comes from the charge of responsible of the Federal Highway... more
MiscellaneousWest Bank: Israel will keep the invasion
Tel Aviv, Israel – Started the building of 690 residences in two settlements in the occupied territories
The Israeli First Minister, Ehud Olmert, has announced the disruption of the troops’ retreat from West Bank, central project of the programme that in last May made him win elections, defined inapt after t... more
MiscellaneousLebanon (2): Israel opens to a possible reduction of block on Lebanon
Tel Aviv, Israel - From Israeli Foreign Minister are coming positive voices about an end of the embargo
There are hopes for the end of the Israeli block on Lebanon. It’s been made known by sources of Tel Aviv Government tha clarify that "There are not problem to gradually reduce the restrictions or for t... more
MiscellaneousSomalia: struggle at Baidoa airport
Mogadiscio, Somalia - Militants claim toll
The weak Somali transition Government moved its seat to Baidoa in June, 250 km North-West of Mogadiscio, when Islamic Courts took control of the Capital and most Southern Somalia. Struggle between militants... more
MiscellaneousLebanon: Annan confirms a mediator for the discharge of the prisoners
Cairo, Egypt - Meeting between Kofi Annan and Hosni Mubarak
Kofi Annan, General Secretary of United Nations, has confirmed to have accepted to elect a mediator to make easier the solution for the discharge of two Israeli prisoners seized by Hezbollah last July... more
MiscellaneousNew York investigates on the disappearance of the Ground Zero flag
New York, USA - On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the September 11 terroristic attacks the city wants to discover who stolen the national symbol
The New York city has decided after five years to open an investigation about the disappearance of the flag put on the wrecks of the Twin Towers, on Ground Zero site by the three firemen that became themselves... more
MiscellaneousLondon: more 8 people were incriminated for the presumed terrorist conspiracy
London, United Kingdom - Total 14 defendants
After six incriminated people last days, eight Arabian young men were charged yesterday with conspiracy with murder purpose and preparation of terrorist act. There will be total 14 defendants in the process... more
MiscellaneousVenezuela: second load of weapons seized in an Alitalia warehouse
Caracas, Venezuela - Evasion equal to USD 30 million
Last Friday, the Government of Venezuela has announced the seizure of a lot of 128 weapons, the second in a week, in an Alitalia warehouse in the main National Airport of the Capital. In this case it speaks... more
MiscellaneousThe Qatar Airways flight has landed in Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon - The emirate's carrier had already announced it
It’s landed today at about 3:20pm (local time) at Beirut the Airbus A-320 with 142 passengers aboard of Qatar Airway, the airline that had announced it wanted to break the blockade imposed by Israel o... more
MiscellaneousSeptember 11: Bush will go to the places of the terroristic attacks
Washington, Usa - The US President has reminded to the American people that Iraq is the "Central front" in the fight against terror
President of United States, George W. Bush, has announced that September 11, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the massacre caused by the terroristic attacks that hit America, will go to the... more
MiscellaneousGhanese boy blocked since 47 days at the airport
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The Country didn't give him the visa and the football player since then is living in the airport
It really looks like the story of the movie "The Terminal" with Tom Hanks, what’s happened to Ayi Nii Aryee, with only one difference: this time it’s all true. The young football player from Ghana arr... more
MiscellaneousVenezuela: Alitalia transports a load of 300 weapons
Caracas, Venezuela - It can not to speak of smuggling
Last Tuesday August 29, the National Tributary Overseer of Venezuela, José Gregorio Vielme Mora, has made known the attachment of a lot of 300 guns 9mm "Vernardeli" in the International Airport of Maiquetìa, t... more
MiscellaneousRecruitment: the Pentagon strengthen controls
Washington, USA - After abuse and misconduct cases
The US Defense Department made known that it will provide closer monitoring of military recruiters behaviour, after misconduct cases that were reported in the last months. The Government Accountability... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli air raid in Gaza: two injures
Gaza, Gaza Strip - Hit a building in a refugee camp. Maybe in the next hours could be decided to release the Israeli soldier kidnapped by the Palestinian militia
This night an Israeli air raid on a refugee camp in Jabalya, in Gaza Strip, has provoked the wounding of two people. It’s been retailed by local medical sources, while the residents ensure that the building h... more
MiscellaneousBrindisi: PAM visit at UNHRD base
Brindisi, Italy - The first humanitarian aid to Lebanon left here
James Morris, Chief Executive of the United Nations World Alimentary Program, visits the humanitarian first aid base (UNHRD) in Brindisi, South Italy, where the first aid for Lebanon started on board the... more
MiscellaneousThe American people fear for new terroristic attacks in New York and Washington
Washington, Usa - It has come out from a survey. After the failed attacks of August 10 the fears are increased
A survey made by Ipsos for the Associated Press has revealed the feelings and the fears of the American people after 5 years from the terroristic attacks against the Twin Towers. More than an half of the... more
MiscellaneousItaly-Venezuela cooperation in search of the Cessna that disappeared on July 24
Caracas, Venezuela - No traces of the aircraft up to now
There are no news about the Cessna which left on July 24 from Los Roques archipelago, Carribean, and headed to "Arturo Miquelena" Airport in Valencia, that disappeared half an hour before its landing.... more
MiscellaneousQuivers on flight for the Wales national football team
Cardiff, Wales - The aircraft hit by an object was forced to make an emergency landing, only fear and no consequences for the players
Maybe they’ll think about it tomorrow when they’ll be playing the match with Czech Republic for the qualifier at 2008 European Championship, the players of the Wales National Football team that yesterday was... more
MiscellaneousMiami: the landing gear of a US Airways plane catches fire during the landing
Miami, Usa - All the passengers have been evacuated, no injures
A fire in the landing gear of a Boeing 737 of the Usa air company US Airways has caused panic and alarm yesterday, soon after the 1:35am (local time), among the 113 passengers of the line flight 431, coming... more
MiscellaneousTerrorism in GB: five stop extensions and three new arrests
London, United Kingdom - On the field of investigations for presumed terroristic attempts
The stop for five suspected people has been extended to seven days, after they were identified in mid August with the charge of having planned simultaneous attacks on board US planes departing from Great... more
MiscellaneousFrance: passengers on a plane protest against the deportation of a young Nigerian
Paris, France - Jeff Babatunde was on the flight that had to take him back to Nigeria, a dozen of people refused to seat
About a dozen of passengers of a plane departing from airport "Charles de Gaulle" of Paris have demonstrated yesterday their solidarity to Jeff Babatunde, a 19-year-old Nigerian student, banned from France... more
MiscellaneousAir Canada pilot found themself closed outside the cockpit after gone to the toilette
Ottawa, Canada - The door blocked and the crew had to knock down it to make him enter
The unusual fact has happened last Saturday on the flight 8475 by Air Canada, in service from Ottawa to Winnipeg, with 50 people on board. The pilot, after having went out from the cockpit to go to the... more