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- Pastor of Florida church cancels plans to burn Qur'an, later reconsiders
- Air Zimbabwe pilots 'face dismissal' over pay strike
- BP report into Gulf of Mexico disaster lays blame on other contractors
- New flotilla planned to set sail for Gaza Strip
- Pastor of Florida church cancels plans to burn Qur'an, later reconsiders
| Pastor of Florida church cancels plans to burn Qur'an, later reconsiders Posted: Friday, September 10, 2010 The leader of a Gainesville, Florida church announced yesterday that the church had canceled its plan to burn copies of the Qur'an tomorrow but later stated that he had reconsidered his decision. Earlier yesterday, Pastor Terry Jones said that the Dove World Outreach Center would cancel the burning of the Islamic holy book, stating that Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, had agreed to relocate Park51, a mosque and community center to be located a few hundred meters away from the site of the September 11, 2001 attacks. In a press conference on Thursday, Jones announced that "we have agreed to cancel our event on Saturday and on Saturday I have agreed to meet with the Imam." However, Rauf has denied that he struck a deal with the pastor, saying that he was surprised by the announcement of a deal. More... |
| Air Zimbabwe pilots 'face dismissal' over pay strike Posted: Friday, September 10, 2010
Striking pilots at Air Zimbabwe have been told that they could lose their jobs if they don't return to work. The pilots are currently on the third day of striking over a pay dispute. Their wage is currently $2,500 a month but are only recieving $1,200. More... |
| BP report into Gulf of Mexico disaster lays blame on other contractors Posted: Friday, September 10, 2010
BP released their report into the causes of the Deepwater Horizon disaster earlier this year on Wednesday, and shifted much of the blame for the explosion and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry, onto Transocean, the company managing the rig. The report concludes by stating that decisions made by "multiple companies and work teams" contributed to the accident which it says arose from "a complex and interlinked series of mechanical failures, human judgments, engineering design, operational implementation and team interfaces." The report, the product of a four-month investigation conducted by BP's Head of Safety Operations, Mark Bly, criticizes the oil rig's fire prevention systems, the crew of the rig for failing to realize and act upon evidence that oil was leaking from the surface of the ocean, and describes how BP and Transocean "incorrectly accepted" negative pressure test results. The document goes on to note that the blow-out preventer failed to operate, likely because critical components were not operational. More... |
| New flotilla planned to set sail for Gaza Strip Posted:
Friday, September 10, 2010 Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) throughout Europe and the United States are currently assembling a flotilla of up to 20 ships, which will set sail for the Gaza strip in the coming months in an attempt break the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory. Israeli-Swedish activist Dror Feiler said that the goal of the new flotilla is to double the size of the previous one, and for it to include more than a thousand people. "The Israeli Army can stop 12 to 50 ships if it wants," Feiler said. "[Nonetheless] there are so many ships since so many people want to get together to stop the siege, which is a collective punishment on the people of Gaza and is unacceptable." More... |
| Pastor of Florida church cancels plans to burn Qur'an, later reconsiders Posted: Friday, September 10, 2010 The leader of a Gainesville, Florida church announced yesterday that the church had canceled its plan to burn copies of the Qur'an tomorrow but later stated that he had reconsidered his decision. Earlier yesterday, Pastor Terry Jones said that the Dove World Outreach Center would cancel the burning of the Islamic holy book, stating that Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, had agreed to relocate Park51, a mosque and community center to be located a few hundred meters away from the site of the September 11, 2001 attacks. In a press conference on Thursday, Jones announced that "we have agreed to cancel our event on Saturday and on Saturday I have agreed to meet with the Imam." However, Rauf has denied that he struck a deal with the pastor, saying that he was surprised by the announcement of a deal. More... |
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