9/11 Survivor on AA Flight 24 grounded 5 hrs for terrorist threat

An American Airlines flight bound for New York City leaving San Francisco, CA was stopped just before takeoff Thursday morning after someone called police and threatened to hijack the jetliner, authorities said....

Somali pirates hijack three ships

New Delhi: Somali Pirates hijack three ships in the Gulf of Aden. Ending 2009 with a flurry of hijackings in one of the most profitable years to date, the Somali sea bandits' latest catch on Tuesday was the St...

Somali pirates hijack two vessels in Gulf of Aden

New Delhi: Another example of Sea pirate near Somalia. Somali pirates have hijacked two vessels in the Gulf of Aden. The International Maritime Bureau on Tuesday said the UK-flagged chemical tanker St. James Park,...

Somali pirates hijack ship, Indian crew aboard

The somali pirates are once again in action, they captured a chemical tanker.This time several Indian crew members and two British security guards are reported to be on board." Somali pirates hijacked a...

Somali pirates demand $25m ransom for supertanker

Somali pirates have demanded a $25 million ransome for the Saudi oil tanker which they hijacked earlier this week.Yesterday Saudi Arabia's foreign minister confirmed that the ship's owners are in talks with the...

Somali pirates strike again, Indian Navy sinks a pirate vessel off Somali coast

Even as discussions are on about the fate of world's largest supertanker the Saudi Sirius Star, Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden  had seized a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship carrying 36,000 tonnes of wheat...

Argentina Football Fans Hijack Buses

Close to 70 football fans were arrested while trying to hijak two bus in order to get to the game on time. "Supporters of second-division team Chacarita Juniors robbed several of the passengers and forced them off...

'Breakthrough' in malaria fight

Battle against the Malaria have been finally won. Scientists in Australia have discovered a treatment to combat deadly Malaria. This discovery will help millions of  people in developing and  poor...

Tuesday's gossip column | BBC Football

"BREAKING GOSSIP Aston Villa are on the verge of agreeing a £4.5m deal for Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell. (Press Association, 2002 BST) Germany striker Lukas Podolski has revealed Juventus and Tottenham are interested in signing him and that he would be willing...

BP ups stakes by accusing Putin of failing to stop hijack by oligarchs

"BP has upped the stakes in its battle for control of its Russian joint venture, by accusing Vladimir Putin of damaging his country's reputation through failing to intervene in the escalating dispute.John Sutherland, the BP chairman, used a press conference in Stockholm to...

Teen Hijack Plot Foiled

My mom sent me this one: a kid from my old high school was busted whilst trying to hijack a plane, apparently, though details remain sparse. Originally, the buzz was that the kid was going to crash the jacked plane into a Miley Cyrus concert, but that turned out (funny...

World Economic Forum focuses on terrorism

World leaders are gathered in Davos, Switzerland to find a possible solution to the increasing economic recession befalling the world. Terrorism has been spotted as one of the major causes; how much effect does it has on the World's economy?   " ...

Tanzanian Envoy Attacked During Robbery, Wife Stabbed

This is precisely the sort of PR that South Africa does not need as it prepares to host the World Cup. My own experiences with South Africa have been overhelmingly positive (and I wasn't just hanging around in...

Big Brother Celebs New Crib

"The contestants for Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack are set to be young scientists, athletes, acrobats and Mensa members. The celebs, including Little Britain star Matt Lucas and ex-footballer Ian Wright, will be...

Is your PC blog yours alone?

I have been out of town and not checking email and internet as is my usual habit. This kind of took me by surprise. I hadn't heard about this kindo of attack, but the fact that they are sending out 4-6% of the world's spam each day is both scary and impressive. I guess it...

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