Air France Data Point to Pilot Error

Air France Data Point to Pilot Error


Air France Data Point to Pilot Error

Posted: 23 May 2011 01:26 PM PDT

The pilots of an Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic two years ago apparently became distracted with faulty airspeed indicators and failed to properly deal with other vital systems, according to preliminary findings from the plane's recorders.


Books of The Times: Where Dissidents Are the Prey, and Horror Is a Weapon

Posted: 23 May 2011 01:00 PM PDT

In "The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe" Peter Godwin details many of the brutal actions employed by the Mugabe government to maintain control.


VIDEO: 'Henry the eighth', Obama's Irish cousin

Posted: 23 May 2011 01:02 PM PDT

Henry Healy has described what it was like to welcome his eighth cousin Barack Obama to his hometown of Moneygall, Ireland.


Syria denounces EU sanctions move

Posted: 23 May 2011 01:14 PM PDT

Foreign minister says travel bans and asset freezes on Syrian officials will ultimately harm European interests.


Emerging countries push back on picking IMF chief

Posted: 23 May 2011 01:20 PM PDT

BRASILIA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Emerging market countries lined up on Monday in strong opposition to the possibility a European could automatically succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn as head of the International Monetary Fund.


Allies in Libya 'helicopter' move

Posted: 23 May 2011 01:02 PM PDT

France says it is being joined by Britain in deploying attack helicopters to take part in Nato strikes in Libya to increase pressure on Col Muammar Gaddafi.


Latest Eruption to Have Limited Impact on Travel

Posted: 23 May 2011 01:01 PM PDT

European aviation regulators are cautiously optimistic that the eruption of an Icelandic volcano will not cause major disruptions to air travel, while Iceland's largest carrier said it hoped the country will reopen its main airport late Monday.


Rape as a weapon of war

Posted: 23 May 2011 08:48 AM PDT

In the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, Libya, the whispers and rumors about rape being used as a tool of war by Moammar Gadhafi's troops are coming from all corners of society.


Egyptian bloggers rally against military

Posted: 23 May 2011 12:34 PM PDT

Hundreds risk potential prosecution to voice criticisms of post-revolution military rule and slow pace of reforms.


Man killed after tree crushes car

Posted: 23 May 2011 12:13 PM PDT

A man is killed after the car he was driving was crushed by a tree which had fallen during gale-force storms battering Scotland.


Spain and Italy Turn Against Greece Over Reform Efforts

Posted: 23 May 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Greece was upbraided at a recent meeting for not pushing faster on privatization and tax overhauls amid fears of market contagion for other euro zone members.


NI airports brace for ash cloud

Posted: 23 May 2011 11:53 AM PDT

Airlines have cancelled flights and travel disruption is expected tomorrow as a cloud of volcanic ash approaches the UK.


Canada officers shot in 'dispute'

Posted: 23 May 2011 11:16 AM PDT

A Quebec provincial police officer is dead and another wounded after an apparent domestic dispute ended in gunfire, officials say.


Beckham lauds Man Utd title team

Posted: 23 May 2011 11:31 AM PDT

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says criticism of his team after their 19th league title win is "nonsense".


Dutch Catholic order hit by pedophile group scandal

Posted: 23 May 2011 11:29 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - A Roman Catholic order of priests sacked its leader in the Netherlands and disciplined another priest Monday after the two publicly defended pedophile sex, an issue haunting the worldwide Church in recent years.


Obama reaffirms US-Irish ties during visit

Posted: 23 May 2011 01:04 PM PDT

US president tells crowd in Dublin that his country's relationship with Ireland is bound in history and friendship.


Europe Debt Concerns Grow

Posted: 23 May 2011 11:22 AM PDT

Concerns mounted about Europe's debt problems following a crushing defeat for Spain's ruling party in weekend elections, compounded by infighting in Europe over whether Greek government bonds should be restructured and new warnings from credit-rating agencies.


EU to Sanction Iranian Bank

Posted: 23 May 2011 11:12 AM PDT

European officials said EU foreign ministers agreed to sanction an Iranian-owned bank based in Hamburg that the U.S. says has been at the center of Tehran's efforts to expand its nuclear program.


No Armstrong cover-up, states UCI

Posted: 23 May 2011 11:11 AM PDT

The International Cycling Union rejects the claim that seven-time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong, failed a drugs test, but was helped to hide the result.


VIDEO: Missouri tornado death toll rises

Posted: 23 May 2011 11:20 AM PDT

At least 89 people killed and hundreds injured after a tornado tore through the city of Joplin in the US state of Missouri, officials have said.


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