WASHINGTON D.C.– The US Senate on Wednesday established General David Petraeus as the new commander of United States Forces Afghanistan in a 99-0 undisputed vote. Gen. Petraeus will replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal who quit last week after his controversial comments to a magazine reporter. The Senate acted quickly on the nomination after Tuesday’s confirmation hearing [...]
TAMANRASSET, ALGERIAÂ — 11 policemen were died on Wednesday when they were ambushed in Tamanrasset, Algeria, the local El Watan newspaper informed. The ambush happened at dawn near Tinzaouatine, in the province of Tamanrasset, in the Algerian-Malian border area. According to reports, the policemen were traveling in two 4 by 4 vehicles which were destroyed [...]
NEW YORK — The global economic recession has been brushing optimism, as just three in every ten American adults expect the economy to improve in the coming year, according to a Harris Poll released on Wednesday. Furthermore, only two in five (42 percent) say it will stay the same, while 28 percent believe it will [...]
MIAMIÂ — Category one hurricane Alex, the first hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic season, is forecast to become a category two storm before it makes landfall in Mexico, close to Texas, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday. As of Wednesday morning (local time), the hurricane was centered about 235 kilometers (145 miles) east [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sony Electronics Inc., along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, on Wednesday announced a voluntary recall of its VAIO laptop computers due to a burn hazard. The computers can overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers. Sony said it so far received 30 reports of units overheating which resulted in deformed [...]
RAMALLAH, ISRAEL – Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will meet with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad this week to discuss peace talks and other regional issues, government officials said on Wednesday. “The objective now is to progress to direct talks with the Palestinians on all issues,” Barak said. During the first five months, Barak and [...]
TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO — Two pilots were injured on early Wednesday when their Apache helicopter from New York crashed in the Colorado mountains, the military said. The accident happened at approximately 1.30 a.m. MST when the AH-64D Apache Longbow aircraft from the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division from Fort Drum, New York, made [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C.S – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday announced its proposal of $2,476,075 in civil penalties against Trans States Airlines and GoJet Airlines of Bridgeton, Montana for violating various maintenance procedures. It also proposed $422,500 in fines against two Indian companies for violating U.S. Department of Transportation hazardous materials regulations. Trans States Airlines [...]
HAGATNA, GUAM (BNO NEWS) — A light earthquake rattled the United States island territory of Guam on early Thursday, seismologists said, but there were no reports of damage or casualties. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake at 12.43 a.m. local time (1443 GMT Wednesday) was centered approximately 24 miles (39 kilometers) south of Hagatna, the capital of Guam. [...]
SAN DIEGO– A false fire alarm caused a brief evacuation at San Diego International Airport in California on Wednesday morning, officials said. The evacuation began just before 10 a.m. PDT because of a fire alarm in terminal two, a spokeswoman for the airport said. About 15 minutes later, passengers were allowed to return to the [...]
