Brazil air force finds jetliner wreckage

"Brazilian air force pilots spotted the wrecked fusilage of a jetliner that crashed deep in the Amazon jungle on Saturday, and an aviation official said it was unlikely any of the 155 people aboard had survived. The president of Brazil's airport authority, Jose Carlos...

House, Senate Close To Votes On Bill Covering Treatment Of Terror Suspects

"Republicans on Wednesday cleared procedural hurdles in the House and Senate on the way to giving President Bush authority to detain, interrogate and try terrorism detainees before military commissions. House Republicans succeeded on a vote in blocking any Democratic...

Man may have sent 2 billion spam e-mails (AP)

" SYDNEY, Australia - An Australian man under investigation for illegal spamming sent more than 2 billion e-mails promoting Viagra in a year, an official said Wednesday. Experts say that's a drop in the ocean compared to the number of spam e-mails sent globally each year,...

Hamas OKs peace talks - Detroit Free Press

" Israeli court orders 19 prisoners freed Email this Print this BY DIAA HADID ASSOCIATED PRESS Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will lead peace talks with Israel. He waves to supporters Tuesday in Gaza City as workers protest the lack of pay from the Hamas-led...

Airbus dumps A380 program chief

"AIRBUS has removed its chief operating officer and head of the troubled A380 program, Charles Champion. The dismissal of the highly respected Mr Champion marks the first move by the new chief executive, Christian Streiff, to stamp his authority on the management of the...

Airlines call on BAA to bear costs

"Three of Britain's biggest airlines are uniting to call on the British Airports Authority to pay some of the £250m of costs airlines are estimated to have incurred since the current security crisis began."

FACTBOX-British aviation security alerts

"British police on Thursday said they had thwarted a plot to blow up planes in mid-flight between Britain and the United States and were holding 21 people. The British Airports Authority said it had asked all European carriers to suspend flights to London's main Heathrow...

In pictures: Airport terror alert

"In the hours after the security alert emerged, the Civil Aviation Authority began handing out clear bags for the limited hand luggage still being allowed. (Phil Coomes/BBC) A man waiting in a security queue at Stansted From 6am queues were growing in all of Britain's...

Rice Meets with Palestinian Authority PM Abbas - Washington Post

"Ladies and gentlemen, in the name Allah, the merciful, the president elect will come and Dr. Rice, and thank her for the effort she's making for a cease-fire and to implement a just and sustainable ... "

Truthdig - Reports - Molly Ivins: The Suicide of Capitalism

Molly Ivins notes that when the Long Term Capital Management hedge fund went belly up in the 1998, it nearly wrecked the world economy. So why, she wonders, are we allowing well-connected Republicans to prevent the SEC from staving off the next catastrophe?

When the President Does It, That Means it is Not Illegal

""Saddam Hussein after his capture addressed the court with the same challenge that Charles I threw at his judges: ?By what legal authority do you try me??" "Therefore, let me know by what authority I am called hither." ...and therein trusted with a limited power to govern by...

Local Teacher's Run-In With Homeland Security Creates Insecurities

"A local school employee said a rough run-in with a couple of Homeland Security officers has left him with a strong sense of insecurity. Leander Pickett, a teacher's assistant at Englewood Elementary, said he was manhandled and handcuffed by two plain clothed Homeland...