miami.cbslocal.com reported that aviation officials are investigating after two jets collided on the runway at MiamiInternationalAirport early Thursday evening. Officials say the Aerolineas Argentinas A-340 jet clipped an Air France Boeing 777 as it was parked at the gate boarding passengers. Read Article
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Eluniverso.com reported that the number of traffic accidents decreased during the last year in Ecuador, although deaths from this cause increased by 4.7% compared with 2011. Juan Ruales, National Director of Traffic Control and Road Safety, said yesterday that while in 2011 there were 15,751 traffic accidents on the roads, in 2012 the figure stood […]
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Mirror.co.uk has reported that more than 10 million beefburgers have been cleared from supermarket shelves over the horse meat scandal – as fears last night grew that the contaminated food has been sold to shoppers for years. Silvercrest – the Irish firm at the centre of the probe that found a sample from Tesco’s budget […]
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It was ‘business as usual’ for the UK’s major airports today despite a freezing fog that descended on parts of the UK overnight. A cold snap is set to grip the country today, heralding a weather system that forecasters say will leave the UK covered in up to four inches of snow by the weekend, […]
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The Minister of Development, Ana Pastor , said that each day of strike in Iberia means 10 million lost. Defend connectivity to Latin America and recalls that the Barajas Airport is an investment of the Spanish to be preserved.The Minister of Development, Ana Pastor, said that each day of strike in Iberia mean lost 10 […]
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As reported by “The Ministry of Tourism and Sports says a Bt50-million emergency insurance fund could be set up as early as 1 February, to assist international travellers in distress, but the details are still sketchy on what the scheme would cover.” Read Article
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According to belfasttelegraph.co, “Tough new rules on just which foreign drivers can get a British licence have been announced by the Government.” Read Article
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The work of Sombath Somphone is well-known across southeast Asia, but his disappearance in Laos on December 15 is a mystery. It was Sombath’s development work and help to poor farmers that won him one of Asia’s most prestigious civil service awards. Laos authorities told Sombath’s wife that they don’t have him; they say he […]
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Gunshots have been fired at the headquarters of Greece’s governing New Democracy party in the capital, Athens. The building was attacked in the early hours of this morning by two men on a motorbike armed with an assault rifle according to police. Read Article
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Officials in the Chinese capital Beijing have had to implement emergency measures for the first time to combat pollution which rose to the worst ever at the weekend. Residents were warned to stay indoors, as the concentration of harmful particles in the air reached up to 45 times the recommended safety levels. Read Article
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