RAF guided blind pilot to safety

Amazingly, a pilot in the UK who lost his sight while flying a light aircraft was able to be safely guided back to earth by the Royal Air Force. The sudden blindness was caused by a stroke."A pilot who lost his...

Last flight leaves Berlin's Tempelhof Airport

" Reporting from Berlin -- The last flight lifted off from Tempelhof Airport late Thursday, ending an era of aviation that spanned World War II, the Cold War and the rebirth of the German capital. The future of the 900-acre site is...

Update: US Ambassador "expelled" , Two Russian bombers leave Venezuela

Sept-18CARACAS, Two Russian strategic bombers Tu-160 took off from the Maiquetia airport in the Venezuelan capital on Thursday for a patrolling mission to remote areas in the world. The scheduled patrolling...

WWII plane makes belly landing at Airfield in Va. Beach

" According to Va. State Police, the plane’s landing gear was stuck and the pilot set the YAK down at the end of the east/west runway. No one on the plane was hurt, but crews are on the scene cleaning up...

Militants attack Kandahar prison with suicide bomb, hundreds of inmates free

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWith the Taliban's latest suicide bombing of a Afghan prison in Kandahar, the Taliban say 600 prisoners are safely back in their home.One can safely assume Canadian...

Pilot of crash plane 'over limit'

A pilot who killed himself and his family in a firey crash in the UK has been shown to have been five times over the legal alcohol limit. He had already had his flying license revoked three months before for health reasons."The pilot and co-pilot of a fatal light aircraft...

Prince William makes secret Afghan trip to meet with troops

Though he's not serving in a combat zone like his brother Prince Harry, Prince William, the second in line to the British throne, flew into Afghanistan over the weekend to meet with British troops. The news comes...

Arrests as Olympic torch arrives in Australia

A pair of protesters attempting to wave a Tibetan flag were arrested Wednesday when the torch reached Australia."CANBERRA (AFP) - Two people were arrested as the Olympic flame arrived in Australia on Wednesday...

Hydrogen-powered plane takes off

This is something new and amazing effort on gas, where gas has played a major role as fuel according to BBC article."The first manned, hydrogen-powered plane has been successfully tested in the skies above Spain,...

Mid-air plane collision kills 5 in California

We'll keep an eye out for more information.  If anyone has anything new to report, please post below in a comment."A mid-air crash between two small planes has killed five people in California, including one on the ground as debris crashed on to a town. Witnesses...

MacKay says Iran Giving Weapons to Taliban

While they might be under heavy scrutiny regarding their nuclear programs, Canadian defence minister Peter Mackay accused Iran of supplying weapons and IED's to the Taliban in Afghanistan.While it has long been...

An American Soldier's Tale

'We Were Torturing People For No Reason' -- A Soldier's Tale By Tara McKelvey, The American Prospect This article is reprinted from the American Prospect. The Torturer's Toll Tony Lagouranis is a 37-year-old bouncer at a bar in Chicago's Humboldt Park. He is also a former...

Passengers queue to leave Tonga

"People have started queuing at Tonga's International Airport after flights leaving the riot-torn country resumed today, it has been reported. The airport has been closed for four days to commercial airlines...

The Blackout Of Hawaii On The Eve Of Pearl Harbor

"Although there is no doubt that after September, 1939, Roosevelt definitely preferred to get into the war directly in Europe, he had always kept Japan as an ace in his sleeve ever since his meeting with Stimson in January, 1933, and the first meeting of his Cabinet in March,...

Nevada Guard Aids Border Patrol

When Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano visited the maintenance garage at the Nogales Border Patrol Station on Tuesday, she applauded the efforts of the Nevada National Guard.

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