http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/-t1.htm News from around the world. Updated daily. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:58:04 GMT 10 http://hitskin.com/themes/10/56/86/i_logo.png http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/-t1.htm http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/doomed-crash-plane-exploded-in-mid-air-at-high-altitude-t80.htm Admin The Air France plane that went missing over the Atlantic this week was likely to have broken up in mid-air, experts said yesterday. The vast area over which debris has been found suggested there was an explosion while the aircraft was in flight. Experts said the "wide dispersion of wreckage discovered suggests that the Airbus exploded at high altitude". Terrorism has not been ruled out but they said the most likely scenario was that the break-up was caused by massive ... World breaking news Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:58:04 GMT http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/doomed-crash-plane-exploded-in-mid-air-at-high-altitude-t80.htm#80 http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/doomed-crash-plane-exploded-in-mid-air-at-high-altitude-t80.htm http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/jetblue-offers-flight-to-nowhere-t68.htm Admin Want all the hassle of air travel without going anywhere? Step up for JetBlue Airways Corp's trial of bag check and security systems at its new John F Kennedy International Airport terminal, which is set to open in September. New York-based JetBlue is looking for 1,000 of its frequent flyers to show up at JFK on 23 August to check bags given to them by the airline, go through security and wait at the assigned gate for their imaginary 'flight'. In return, the airline is promising ... World breaking news Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:39:44 GMT http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/jetblue-offers-flight-to-nowhere-t68.htm#68 http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/jetblue-offers-flight-to-nowhere-t68.htm http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/spaniard-finds-homer-simpson-euro-coin-t67.htm Admin A one euro coin has turned up in Spain bearing the face of cartoon couch potato Homer Simpson instead of that of the country's king. Spanish sweetshop owner Jose Martinez was counting the cash in his till in the city of Aviles when he came across the coin where Homer's bald head, big eyes and big nose had replaced the serious features of King Juan Carlos. 'The coin must have been done by a professional, the work is impressive,' he said. The comical carver had not taken ... World breaking news Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:38:38 GMT http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/spaniard-finds-homer-simpson-euro-coin-t67.htm#67 http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/spaniard-finds-homer-simpson-euro-coin-t67.htm http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/18-killed-in-lebanon-bus-bombing-t66.htm Admin A bomb has killed at least 18 people, including nine soldiers, in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. The bomb, which also wounded at least 45 people, was the deadliest attack on the army since its battle with Al-Qaeda-inspired militants in the north last year. It had been placed in a bag at a bus stop where soldiers usually gather, the army said in a statement, describing the attack as a terrorist bombing - a phrase used in the past by the military when it suspects militant ... World breaking news Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:37:03 GMT http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/18-killed-in-lebanon-bus-bombing-t66.htm#66 http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/18-killed-in-lebanon-bus-bombing-t66.htm http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/aid-workers-killed-in-afghanistan-t65.htm Admin Three female international aid workers and their Afghan driver have been killed after gunmen opened fire on their car near Kabul. The women, of Trinidadian, British-Canadian and US nationality, all worked for the International Rescue Committee. Earlier reports had incorrectly suggested an Irish woman was among the dead. The group was driving to the capital this morning when it came under attack from gunmen on a road near the town of Pul-i-Alam, about 50km south of Kabul. A ... World breaking news Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:35:48 GMT http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/aid-workers-killed-in-afghanistan-t65.htm#65 http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/aid-workers-killed-in-afghanistan-t65.htm http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/attackers-using-olympic-stage-t40.htm Admin Chinese security forces have shot dead eight attackers who hurled homemade bombs at a police station in a province far away from Beijing. The overnight violence was the second assault in less than a week in the mainly Muslim northwest region of Xinjiang. Wang Wei, vice president of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, called the attacks the work of "East Turkistan terrorists". He claimed they wanted "to use the Olympic stage to enlarge the impact." Explosions ... World breaking news Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:18:39 GMT http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/attackers-using-olympic-stage-t40.htm#40 http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/attackers-using-olympic-stage-t40.htm http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/georgia-orders-immediate-ceasefire-t35.htm Admin Georgia has ordered its forces to cease fire and offered to immediately begin talks with Russia to end hostilities. 'Georgian armed forces ceased fire in the Tskhinvali region,' a Georgian foreign ministry statement said. It added that President Mikheil Saakashvili had ordered the ceasefire and that his message had been sent to the Russian side. 'Georgia expresses its readiness to immediately start negotiations with the Russian Federation on a ceasefire and termination of ... World breaking news Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:12:06 GMT http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/georgia-orders-immediate-ceasefire-t35.htm#35 http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/georgia-orders-immediate-ceasefire-t35.htm http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/flooding-seriously-affecting-m50-dublin-t34.htm Admin People are being asked to avoid the M50 in Dublin as many sections of it are affected by flooding. Gardaí are warning of potential serious problems on the motorway this afternoon as match traffic for Croke Park builds up. The Dublin Port Tunnel Southbound has been re-opened and will be toll-free until 4:00pm to accomodate traffic going to Croke Park. Meanwhile, a clean-up operation is underway in Dublin and Kildare following flash flooding yesterday. Gardaí say flood ... World breaking news Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:17:24 GMT http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/flooding-seriously-affecting-m50-dublin-t34.htm#34 http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/flooding-seriously-affecting-m50-dublin-t34.htm http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/beijing-knife-attack-victim-named-t30.htm Admin The father-in-law of a US Olympic coach has been stabbed to death and his wife seriously injured by a lone knifeman at a Beijing tourist attraction. Todd Bachman died during the attack in the centre of the Chinese capital as the Games got into full swing. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) said his wife Barbara is in hospital with life-threatening injuries. A Chinese tour guide with the couple was also stabbed but she is said to be out of danger. After the attack ... World breaking news Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:46:28 GMT http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/beijing-knife-attack-victim-named-t30.htm#30 http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/beijing-knife-attack-victim-named-t30.htm http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/minor-collision-at-manchester-runway-t29.htm Admin Two planes have been involved in a minor collision at Manchester Airport. The planes, carrying a combined total of almost 300 passengers, collided as they taxied to the runway, according to an airport spokeswoman. A Boeing 737-800 of Irish-owned airline Futura with 180 passengers clipped the wing of a Lufthansa Airbus A320 carrying 107 passengers from Manchester to Frankfurt. The Futura plane was bound for the Spanish island of Tenerife. There were no injuries in the accident, ... World breaking news Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:39:31 GMT http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/minor-collision-at-manchester-runway-t29.htm#29 http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/minor-collision-at-manchester-runway-t29.htm http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/nine-feared-dead-in-california-crash-t28.htm Admin Nine people are feared dead in a helicopter crash in the US state of California. The helicopter was travelling to a wildfire when it crashed, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman confirmed. Another four aboard the helicopter were critically burned in the crash approximately 56km northwest of Redding in remote terrain. The helicopter, with a two-person crew and carrying 11 firefighters, crashed under unknown circumstances, the spokesperson said. FAA and National Transportation ... World breaking news Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:38:11 GMT http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/nine-feared-dead-in-california-crash-t28.htm#28 http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/nine-feared-dead-in-california-crash-t28.htm http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/new-arrest-over-london-student-murders-t27.htm Admin British police have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with the murder of two French students in London in June. Seven people have now been arrested as part of the investigation into the deaths of Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23, on 29 June. Two men, 33-year-old Nigel Farmer and 23-year-old Daniel Sonnex, have already been charged with the murders of the two French students. The students were on an exchange programme at London's prestigious Imperial College from ... World breaking news Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:37:13 GMT http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/new-arrest-over-london-student-murders-t27.htm#27 http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/new-arrest-over-london-student-murders-t27.htm http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/pipe-bomb-found-in-dublin-t26.htm Admin A pipe bomb has been found in Finglas in Dublin. The device was found in the Dunsink Lane at around 11pm last night. Army bomb disposal experts arrived on scene at 12.45am. According to thArmy, the improvised explosive device did contain explosive content. No controlled explosion was carried out but the device was made safe. The bomb disposal officer gave the all clear at 1.55 am and the remains of the device were handed over to gardaí for investigation. As yet there ... World breaking news Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:35:46 GMT http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/pipe-bomb-found-in-dublin-t26.htm#26 http://anything-goes.forumotion.net/world-breaking-news-f8/pipe-bomb-found-in-dublin-t26.htm