plane crashes
Light plane crashes off Tasmania
Newstalk ZB - New Zealand
It is believed one person has been killed in a light plane crash on Flinders Island, off the coast of Tasmania. The single-engined ...
Light plane crashes on Flinders Island
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
AIR ambulance crews are flying to Flinders Island in Bass Strait, where a plane has crashed into a mountain. The single-engined, low ...
Russia rejects move to give Putin third term
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-09-27T101951Z_01_L27345300_RTRUKOC_0_US-RUSSIA-REFERENDUM.xml&archived=False
Hizbollah Chatter Recruits for the FBI
September 27, 2006: Because of their "victory" over Israel this past Summer, Hizbollah now believes it is catching up with al Qaeda, at least in the bad-boy/media-star department. This has led to a lot of terrorist fanboys filling up the chat rooms, IM space and emails with pro-Hizbollah chatter. Some of that chatter has indicated that Hizbollah has been encouraging some of its sympathizers in the U.S. to join local police forces, the FBI, the armed forces, and other security agencies.
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htterr/articles/20060927.aspx
Russia hands over powerful warship to China
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russia handed over to China a destroyer equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry on Thursday, finalising a $1.5 billion deal analysts say boosts Beijing's clout in its stand-off with Taiwan.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/9/28/worldupdates/2006-09-28T195914Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-269772-1&sec=Worldupdates
Russia to grant Cuba $355 mln 10-year loan -PM Fradkov
22:13 | 28/ 09/ 2006
HAVANA, September 28 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will provide Cuba with a 10-year $355 mln loan with interest at 4% per year, Russia's prime minister said Thursday.
Mikhail Fradkov signed a Russian-Cuban intergovernmental agreement earlier Thursday.
He said the credit will be used to finance the delivery of Russian goods and services to the socialist Caribbean country in 2006-08.
Fradkov said the intergovernmental agreement identified seven areas in which the credit will be used: investment cooperation projects, modernization of Cuba's energy sector, reconstruction of water conservation facilities and railroads, the design and delivery of air navigation systems, and the modernization of the transportation system.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20060928/54353408.html
Russia watchdog accuses Shell of barbaric activity
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28630245.htm