Flight 1549 Black Box Recorders Confirm Bird Strike

The examination of Flight 1549 black box recorders has confirmed initial allegations made by the flight's crew that bird strike was the cause of the plane's double engine failure. Black boxes revealed that the...

Pakistan PM confirms Mumbai arrests

"Pakistani authorities have arrested two top leaders of the Islamic militant group India blames for the November massacre in Mumbai, Pakistan's prime minister confirmed Wednesday. ...

India - Two terrorists captured are British nationals: Reports

" British newspaper, Daily Mail, has reported that two of the terrorists captured by Indian security forces are British nationals of Pakistani origin. Attributing to sources in the Maharashtra government, the paper claimed that as many as eight terrorists were captured...

Glasgow flight skids off runway

A plane coming from the UK has skidded off the runway in the Canary Islands. No injuries have been reported so far."Passengers on a Thomas Cook chartered flight from Glasgow have escaped injury after their plane skidded off the runway at Lanzarote airport. The Air Europa...

Fayed denies sex assault on teen girl

Mohamed al Fayed, the Egyptian owner of Harrod's department store in London, has been accused of sexual assault by a 15 year old girl. al Fayed is the father of Dodi al Fayed, who was killed in a car crash with...

DRP (Maldives current President's Party) Attacks ex Foreign Minister over Jos...

"Presidential spokesperson Mohamed Hussein Shareef (Mundhu) has accused opposition politician Dr Ahmed Shaheed of “knowing the details” surrounding Christian organisation the Joshua Project operating in the...

Top British officers arrested over theft

Two senior police officers have been arrested in the UK over allegatons of a wine theft. They're accused of attempting to shoplift some wine from a Marks and Spencer."Two high-ranking police officers have been suspended from their jobs after being arrested on suspicion of...

Fire Crews at Famous London Hospital

Firefighters are fighting a blaze at the Great Ormond Streest Hospital, a famous London hospital. The fire was caused by an explosion in the cardiac wing of the hospital, which is said to have come from a gas...

Ahead of Labour confernence, Miliband moves to end leader talk

Ahead of his all-important speech to the Labour Party Conference, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown appears to be clamping down on loyalty within his cabinet. Although an editorial UK Foreign Secretary David...

Building collapses in Virginia; 12 may be inside

A building that was under construction is Richmond, Virginia, collapsed Wednesday and 12 workers are believed to be trapped inside.  Emergency rescue crews are still on the scene trying to reach the workers."Chesterfield County Fire Lt. Matt Coffin said 911 dispatchers...

Hollywood is suing India's Hari Puttar

  Hollywood's Warner Bros is suing an Indian production company whose new film is called "Hari Puttar". " The studio had started proceedings against the makers of "Hari Puttar" over similarities to the...

Man holds girl, 6, prisoner in ongoing siege

An explosive siege is occuring in Scarborough, UK, in which a man has taken a six-year-old girl hostage. He could be heard last night by observers shouting to police officers, "I'm going to die tonight." The standoff has now entered its third day, and police are still...

Affleck and Garner Expecting Second Child

"Hollywood couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are expecting their second child, confirms actor Victor Garber. Earlier this month, reports surfaced the actress was pregnant - but Affleck's spokesperson refused to confirm or deny the reports. But now Garner's former Alias...

Director General of MI5 refuses to release any data on whistleblower John Fra...

"Just over three-years since whistleblower John Francis Smith died in a filthy NHS hospital, the Director General of MI5 has told his family that no data can be released relating to his Government Service because...

Apple is No. 3 PC maker in U.S., No. 6 worldwide

"Apple is No. 3 PC maker in U.S., No. 6 worldwide Dueling reports Wednesday from the two leading PC survey firms — Gartner and IDC — confirm what the crowds at the Apple (AAPL) stores have been telling us: The Mac had a great second quarter. According...

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