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Koran burning protest ‘postponed but not cancelled’

Koran burning protest ‘postponed but not cancelled’

The pastor who planned an “International Burn-a-Koran Day” on September 11 has suggested that he is reconsidering his decision to call off the protest.
Pastor Terry Jones agreed to cancel the book-burning after he said he was promised that a proposed mosque in New York would be moved away from the site of the 2001 terrorist [...]

September 10 2010 | Posted in NEWS, WORLD NEWS | Read More »

Malaga cruise passengers stranded for the second time in a month

Malaga cruise passengers stranded for the second time in a month

For the second time in less than a month Pullmantur has had to cancel their cruise “Joyas del Atlantico”, which regularly departs from Malaga. Pullmantur says the cancellation is caused by power failure on the ship.
Back in August the cruise ship “Pacific Star” from the same company was cancelled from Malaga, ruining the holidays of [...]

September 9 2010 | Posted in Costa del Sol, NEWS | Read More »

Google Instant launch set to make searching quic…

Google Instant launch set to make searching quic…

The Google internet search engine is going to help users browse faster by launching a new product. Google Instant is being launched to display results as soon as users type in queries.
“It represents a quantum leap in search.” the company said.
Previously Google’s suggested search terms and did not reveal results until the “enter” key was [...]

September 9 2010 | Posted in NEWS, WORLD NEWS | Read More »

Near-miss over London at 4000ft a “serious incident”

Near-miss over London at 4000ft a “serious incident”

An accident report has revealed that a business jet had to take avoiding action to prevent a potential mid-air collision with a Heathrow-bound airliner with 232 passengers aboard.
The German-owned Citation 525 jet passed only just over half a mile away and 100ft to 200ft below the Turkish Airlines’ Boeing 777 plane in the skies over [...]

September 9 2010 | Posted in NEWS, UK NEWS | Read More »

Costa Tropical double-drowning victims were British father and son

Costa Tropical double-drowning victims were British father and son

Two men, believed to a be father and son from Surrey, have drowned in yesterday’s rough sea conditions off Almuñécar, Costa Tropical.
Robert Clifford Wells, 75, and Jonathan James Wells, 45, went swimming off Playa de Tesorillo beach at Almuñécar, at about 17:00 on Tuesday, despite reports that there was a red warning flag flying at the [...]

September 8 2010 | Posted in Costa del Sol, NEWS | Read More »

Two women jailed for attempted murder of 17-year-old in Estepona

Two women jailed for attempted murder of 17-year-old in Estepona

Two young women, aged 21 and 22, have been jailed for the attempted murder of a 17-year-old girl outside a discotheque in Estepona last weekend.
The victim was reportedly stabbed with a harpoon by the two attackers, causing injuries in her back and her arms. Several of the wounds caused by the harpoon were close to [...]

September 8 2010 | Posted in Costa del Sol, NEWS | Read More »

Vatican releases statement against planned burning of a Koran

Vatican releases statement against planned burning of a Koran

The Vatican has released a statement to add to world condemnation of plans by a Florida church to commemorate the September 11 attacks by burning a Koran.
Leaders across the world including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the head of the Islamic Society of North America and the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan have denounced [...]

September 8 2010 | Posted in NEWS, WORLD NEWS | Read More »

Trapped miners in Chile get to watch football 700m underground

Trapped miners in Chile get to watch football 700m underground

The 33 trapped Chilean miners have been able to watch a live broadcast of the Chilean national football team playing a friendly match against Ukraine, whilst still trapped 700m underground.
Live images of the game were transmitted by fibre-optic cable and broadcast via miniature projector to create an image 50-inches wide on a sub-surface wall.
The miners [...]

September 8 2010 | Posted in NEWS, WORLD NEWS | Read More »

David Cameron flies to France to visit seriously ill father

David Cameron flies to France to visit seriously ill father

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has flown to be with his father who has fallen seriously ill while on holiday in France, Cameron’s office said.
The Conservative leader had been scheduled to face his first question-and-answer session in parliament on Wednesday after the summer break. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats, will [...]

September 8 2010 | Posted in NEWS, UK NEWS | Read More »

Thai Airways plane searched after written bomb threat found in toilet

Thai Airways plane searched after written bomb threat found in toilet

Investigators working onboard a Thai Airways flight after a written bomb threat was discovered in a lavatory shortly before its arrival in Los Angeles on Tuesday, have found no evidence of any explosives officials said.
The Airbus A340-500 taxied to a remote area of the Los Angeles International Airport after landing safely. Officials interviewed passengers and [...]

September 8 2010 | Posted in NEWS, WORLD NEWS | Read More »