Friday, April 1, 2011

Hole found after flight makes emergency landing

Hole found after flight makes emergency landing


Hole found after flight makes emergency landing

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:33 PM PDT

A Southwest Airlines flight landed safely at a military base in Yuma, Arizona, with what passengers described as a 3-foot hole in the fuselage of the Boeing 737.

Libya official dismisses cease-fire offer

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 06:00 PM PDT

Battles raged in Libya on Friday as mixed messages of peace put forth from several corners brought no guarantees of an end to the bloody conflict.

How one voice can speak for many

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 11:49 AM PDT

When Eman al-Obeidy approached journalists in Libya, she did more than accuse Moammar Gadhafi's men of rape. She became a face of the anti-Gadhafi movement. Symbolic figures have also emerged in other countries.

7 dead in Syria protests

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:27 PM PDT

Protests snowballed across Syria on Friday, with security forces firing at demonstrators outside the capital and using tear gas to disperse crowds in other cities, witnesses said.

12 die in protest over Quran burning

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 05:50 PM PDT

Eight U.N. workers and four Afghans were killed today in an attack in Afghanistan that followed a protest of the reported burning of a Quran in Florida, authorities say.

Japan beef test comes up negative

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:39 PM PDT

Tens of thousands of people evacuated from the area near Japan's damaged nuclear plant may not be allowed home for months, a Japanese official says.

Giant concrete pump headed to Japan

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 06:57 PM PDT

One of the world's largest concrete pumps is being readied to get on a massive cargo plane and head to Japan, all part of the effort to address the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Ivory Coast streets turn into war zones

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 05:52 PM PDT

Forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara attacked the home of Laurent Gbagbo -- who refused to cede power after a 2010 election -- but his whereabouts were unknown.

Commuter plane strikes flock of birds

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT

A commuter plane with dozens of passengers aboard struck a flock of large birds forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday.

Brutality allegations rock Alabama city

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:35 PM PDT

Birmingham, Alabama -- a city with a long history of racial strife -- has been shaken by the release this week of a video recording showing a group of white police officers hitting an African-American man accused of attempting to steal a car.

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