Firecrackers let off on US plane

Firecrackers let off on US plane


Firecrackers let off on US plane

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:28 PM PST

A passenger on a Delta Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit has set off firecrackers, causing some minor injuries, say officials.


Top Russian doctor accuses brewers of spiking beer

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 11:30 AM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top drug and alcohol specialist accused brewers on Friday of adding pure alcohol to their product, a charge rejected by firms in the latest spat between the industry and regulators.


Firecrackers let off on US plane

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:22 PM PST

A passenger on a Delta Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit has set off firecrackers causing some minor injuries, say officials.


Heat 93, Knicks 87: Knicks’ Streak Snapped by Heat, Led by Wade

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 11:54 AM PST

Dwyane Wade had 30 points and nine rebounds, snapping the Knicks' three-game winning streak with a victory Friday.


Wealth Matters: Thinking Hard About Retirement and Death

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 10:07 AM PST

Well-to-do investors have two big decisions for 2010: Whether or not to change their tax-free retirement accounts and how to handle uncertainty over the estate tax.


Political Memo: Dean’s Health Care Spat With Obama Shows Party Divisions

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 11:49 AM PST

Howard Dean's sharp words over the health care compromise illustrate the roots of the Democrats' ideological breach.


War Without Borders: Along U.S.-Mexico Border, a Torrent of Illicit Cash

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 11:51 AM PST

As the U.S. has clamped down on sophisticated money-laundering schemes, money from illicit drugs is being smuggled the old-fashioned way.


Top 10 Gifts for Politics Geeks: 2009 Edition

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 08:02 AM PST

Relive the year in politics, from tea parties to party crashers, through stuff.


Eurostar 'ignored safety rules'

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 11:24 AM PST

Eurotunnel accuses Eurostar of ignoring safety rules when evacuating passengers from trains last weekend.


Russia’s Aspirations in Mideast Are Unrealized

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 10:54 AM PST

Russia planned to sponsor a peace conference, but the proposal has never gotten off the ground.


Taliban Sends Out Video of G.I. Caught in Afghanistan

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 11:38 AM PST

It was the second video of Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl to surface since he was seized in southern Afghanistan about six months ago.


Japan Unveils Record Budget

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:33 AM PST

Beset by plunging popularity and the indictment of its prime minister's former aide, the Japanese government unveiled a $1.015 trillion budget outline for its next fiscal year.


US condemns Taliban video of captured soldier

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 10:35 AM PST

The US military says a video of a captive American soldier in Afghanistan, released by the Taliban, is an affront to his family.


Two more Irish bishops to resign over child abuse

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 10:48 AM PST

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Two more Irish bishops have said they will offer their resignations to the Pope, bringing the total number of church leaders to quit after a damning report into child sex abuse by priests to four.


Sectarian Violence Continues in Iraq

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:06 PM PST

Attacks in Baghdad and Hilla killed at least 26 over two days in Iraq, with religious-tinged violence ticking up ahead of an important Shiite holiday.


Eurotunnel says not responsible for Eurostar chaos

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 09:53 AM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - Eurotunnel, operator of the Channel Tunnel, said on Friday its staff had reacted quickly to help Eurostar passengers stranded in a breakdown on December 18 and were not responsible for any failure in communications.


The Where of a Coming Terror Trial Is a Case in Itself

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 11:54 AM PST

Some lawyers believe a judge might consent to move the trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed from Manhattan, but such an outcome is not guaranteed.


Bin Laden's daughter 'is in Iran'

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 09:47 AM PST

Iran's foreign minister says he has been told that Osama Bin Laden's daughter Iman is staying at the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran.


Death row clemency plea to China

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:01 PM PST

The brother of a British man due to be executed in China for drug smuggling makes a desperate plea for mercy.


One dead, nine missing after Greek ship fire

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 10:35 AM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - One crew member was reported dead, two injured and nine missing on a Greek bulk carrier en route to Houston from Brazil on Friday after a fire broke out on board off the coast of a Venezuelan Caribbean island, a Venezuelan official said.


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