London’s Gatwick Airport was briefly closed Friday after a jet made an emergency landing, officials said.
Plane in emergency landing at London’s Gatwick
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‘Bag-ology’ testing strengthens aviation security
In Atlantic City, New Jersey, a bomb maker pieces together an improvised explosive device that looks like an innocuous stack of DVDs. But this bomb maker isn’t a terrorist
43 weird things said in job interviews
"I’m not wanted in this state." “I’m not wanted in this state.” “How many young women work here” “I didn’t steal it; I just borrowed it.” “You touch somebody and they call it sexual harassment!” “I’ve never heard such a stupid question.” Believe it or not, the above statements weren’t overhead in bars or random conversations — they were said in job interviews. Watch man sing his resume to get an interview » Maybe you were nervous, you thought the employer would appreciate your honesty, or maybe you just have no boundaries. Whatever the reason, you can be certain that you shouldn’t tell an interviewer that it’s probably best if they don’t do a background check on you
Zelaya to announce return to Honduras
Ahead of a third and possibly final round of talks between two disputed governments of Honduras on Wednesday, ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya told CNN he was looking at other options to gain his return to power. Zelaya, who was toppled in a military-led coup on June 28, said he will publicly announce his return as early as this week
UK school group leaves swine flu quarantine in China
A group of British children and teachers quarantined for nearly a week in China because of swine flu fears were allowed to leave their hotel Tuesday, Britain’s Foreign Office said.
Airlines stop swine flu victims flying
British airlines have put into effect measures to stop people with swine flu boarding flights in a bid to prevent the virus from spreading further. British Airways said there had been a “very small number of cases” where people who had checked in with symptoms of H1N1 had been advised not to travel after having medical checks
Reporter held for 21 days in Iranian jails
Iason Athanasiadis’ ordeal began at the airport, shortly after he checked in for his flight to leave Tehran. “I was heading to the gate,” the Greek-British journalist said.
Honduras accepts mediation offer, Costa Rica says
Provisional Honduran President Roberto Micheletti has accepted an offer that an independent commission help broker an impasse over whether to allow the return of ousted President Jose Manual Zelaya, Costa Rica’s foreign ministry said Tuesday. Costa Rican President Oscar Arias offered to form a mediation panel with representatives from four or five countries. The development came as Zelaya, ousted by the Honduran military on June 28, met in Washington with U.S.
On the scene: Urumqi under curfew
We arrived in Urumqi late Monday night from Beijing. It was a scramble to get a taxi from the airport because there were many passengers and fewer taxi operators than usual. The driver of the original taxi we’d booked could not come out of the city, he said, because many of the areas were blockaded
Ousted president shut out of Honduras
Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya landed in El Salvador late Sunday after a failed attempt to return to his homeland. Zelaya told the Venezuela-based news network Telesur that his jet was denied permission to land Sunday evening in the Honduran capital, where military vehicles were arrayed on the runway.