"SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 26: Boats head for the open water after leaving the heads during the start of the 64th Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race on December 26, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. A fleet of 100 boats are...
" U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack mocked the exercises, noting that Russia's navy is but a shadow of its Soviet-era fleet and reasserting U.S. dominance in the region. "Are they accompanied by...
opinion by joeylowe | 6 wks ago | updated 6 wks ago 115 views | 8 recommendations | 8 comments
This is the first time I have heard the term "Israel's assistants" referring to those countries who may assist Israel in attacking Iran. Another hot spot to watch.. Any developement along the lines of...
"November 10 Ex Colombian President worried by Venezuelan-Russian naval exercises Former Colombian President Andrés Pastrana (1998-2002) is concerned by the unprecedented joint naval exercises between ...
"Will three anti-whaling activists from the UK and US end up standing trial in Tokyo? Japan is attempting to press charges against activists for the first time since 2000, when protesters started harassing the Japanese whaling fleet in earnest. Earlier this week Tokyo's...
"Russia and the former Soviet republic of Georgia veered closer to all-out war on Saturday as Russia moved parts of its Black Sea fleet toward Georgia’s coast and intensified air attacks on Georgia, striking two...
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"Fresh from his trip to Moscow, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is brandishing his new batch of freshly delivered Suhkoi fighters. According to AFP, Chavez said the Su-30s should be a deterrent to the U.S. Navy: ...
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Today, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez referred to the presence of the American Fourth Fleet in the Caribbean. Chavez warned "US against flying near Venezuelan waters" as it would be responded promptly. Venezuela...
"NASA unveiled a new launch schedule today that calls for eight shuttle missions in 2009 and 2010 and 10 overall before the nation's three-orbiter fleet is retired.The last of the missions now is slated to launch May 31, 2010 -- which would leave enough time to launch an...
The silly season has arrived. First there is a "complicated" crop circle and now soldiers are seeing UFOs."The British ministry of defence today faced calls to launch an official inquiry into a series of UFO...
"United Airlines will temporarily lay off about 950 pilots by the end of 2009 as a result of plans to reduce the fleet by 100 aircraft to cope with surging oil prices, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. ...
The RAF Nimrod fleet, originally built in the 70's by the British air force, was never flightworthy in the first place, says a new report by the coroner investigating the latest crash. The age of the aircraft,...
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Watch out New York! Thousands of US sailors, marines and coast guardsmen will flood NY streets as Fleet Week 2008 kicks off on Thursday."This year's flotilla includes five American warships and three Canadian...
I wondered how the consistent rise in fuel prices would affect easyJet, RyanAir, and other budget airlines... turns out that easyJet is offloading its lower-efficiency aircraft, but one wonders who would buy Perhaps...
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"It is thought as many as nine out 10 cabbies due to work - more than 250 drivers - took part in the six-hour strike. They took action in response to a series of new licensing regulations introduced by Bristol City...