No deaths in Jamaica American Airlines accident

No deaths in Jamaica American Airlines accident

No deaths in Jamaica American Airlines accident

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:08 PM PST

MIAMI (Reuters) - An American Airlines Boeing 737 overshot the runway while landing in driving rain at the international airport in Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday night, but the company said there were no fatalities or serious injuries.


Weapons-carrying plane headed for Sri Lanka (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:46 PM PST

Graphic showing the known movements of a cargo plane that flew from Pyongyang in North Korea to Bangkok, Thailand, with an illegal cache of missiles, rocket-propelled grenades and other war weapons.(AFP/null)AP - A five-man crew charged with illegal arms possession insisted their plane was headed for Sri Lanka and not Iran when it was seized in the Thai capital with a cache of North Korean weapons, their lawyer said Wednesday.

Big chill brings Europe misery

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:43 PM PST

Much of Europe continues to face transport problems because of freezing weather but some services have resumed.


Tension rises in Sudan

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:39 PM PST

There is growing concern in Sudan that the country will return to civil war five years after a peace deal ended decades of conflict.


Skiers warned about alcohol

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:35 PM PST

As the skiing season gets underway, British tourists are being warned of the dangers of excessive alcohol on the slopes.


Romania's revolution 20 years on

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:42 PM PST

Twenty years ago this week, the people of Romania rose up in a violent revolution which overthrew the Communist regime of Nicolae Ceausescu.


Tension rises in Sudan

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:39 PM PST

There is growing concern in Sudan that the country will return to civil war five years after a peace deal ended decades of conflict.


Skiers warned about alcohol

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:35 PM PST

As the skiing season gets underway, British tourists are being warned of the dangers of excessive alcohol on the slopes.


No deaths, 40 injured in Jamaica airline crash

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:40 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An American Airlines Boeing 737 overshot the runway while landing at the international airport in Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday night, causing 40 injuries but no fatalities, a local newspaper reported.


INTERVIEW - U.N. stops food aid to over half a million Nepalis

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:40 PM PST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The United Nations has been forced to stop feeding over half a million people in Nepal due to a critical funding shortfall caused by the financial downturn, a World Food Programme (WFP) official said on Wednesday.


U.N. council set to slap sanctions on Eritrea

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:40 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council was set to impose sanctions on the Horn of Africa state of Eritrea on Wednesday because of aid council members say it has given to Islamist insurgents in Somalia.


Moderate Republican seeks Biden's old US Senate seat

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:40 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Castle is a member of an endangered species in the U.S. Congress: He's a moderate Republican. He's also a key figure in next year's election.


Brother-in-law says verdict for Liu will be Friday (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 09:48 PM PST

Gregory May, a political officer with the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, speaks with journalists who gathered outside the No. 1 Intermediate People's Court to cover the trial of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo in Beijing Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009. Chinese authorities barred diplomats from the U.S. and other countries from attending the trial Wednesday of the high-profile Chinese dissident who has called for sweeping political reforms and an end to Communist Party dominance. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - A court tried a high-profile Chinese dissident Wednesday on subversion charges after he called for sweeping political reforms and an end to Communist Party dominance, and his brother-in-law said a verdict would be handed down on Christmas Day.

Australia probes arrow attacks on kangaroos (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:12 PM PST

Australian red kangaroos are seen at Sydney Wildlife World. Five kangaroos have been found with arrows in their bodies in the past two weeks, authorities said on Wednesday as they probed the crossbow attacks on the jumping marsupials.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Five kangaroos have been found with arrows in their bodies in the past two weeks, authorities said Wednesday as they probed the crossbow attacks on the jumping marsupials.

People 'fleeing for lives' in Australian fires (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:01 PM PST

File photo shows a bushfire burning out of control in Victoria, Australia. Residents were AFP - Residents were "fleeing for their lives" Wednesday as wildfires burned out of control in South Australia, a witness said, as the state endured catastrophic fire conditions.

US plane crashes in Jamaica

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:32 PM PST

American Airlines jet carrying more than 140 people overshoots runway in heavy rain.


Volcano evacuees warned over return

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 09:05 PM PST

"If you're there, you're dead," governor says as scientists warn eruption is imminent.


U.N. council set to slap sanctions on Eritrea

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:03 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council was set to impose sanctions on the Horn of Africa state of Eritrea on Wednesday because of aid council members say it has given to Islamist insurgents in Somalia.

American Airlines Jet Skids Off Runway

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:22 PM PST

An American Airlines aircraft ran off the end of a runway Tuesday night at the airport in Kingston, Jamaica. The airline said there were no fatalities.


World powers mull options if Iran misses deadline

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 06:56 PM PST

World powers are discussing next steps toward Iran if it fails to meet a year-end deadline for addressing international concern over its nuclear program, the White House and State Department said Tuesday.
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