Details posted on alleged CIA-flights to Poland
At least 800 Lufthansa flights were grounded as thousands of the carrier’s pilots walk off the job. Msnbc’s Contessa Brewer reports. updated 1:20 p.m. ET Feb. 22, 2010 WARSAW, Poland – A government-run agency has for the first time provided official records confirming the landing in Poland of planes associated with the CIA’s secret detainee […]
Greece – Senegal: Know Your Rivals – Experts Consider Otto Rehhagel’s Squad Selection
In this special series we bring you the local knowledge of the world’s leading football tournament. With our worldwide team of experts, each one based in the country in question – from Brazil to North Korea – you’ll hear first-hand the latest team news, exclusive interviews and fan opinions of your World Cup opponents! 1. […]
Thales Gets Helo-Defense Work
PARIS – Thales has a contract to deliver eight self-protection systems for the EC725 Caracal combat search-and-rescue helicopter, the French defense systems company said Feb. 4. The Caracal is the first helicopter operated by the French military to carry a full self-protection suite, intended to protect crews from a range of threats, notably surface-to-air and […]
Steven Gerrard Demands Liverpool Show More Cutting Edge In Attack
has urged his side to front up and show more courage in going forward after several weeks of cautious, if solid, displays. The Reds managed to score three against Unirea Urziceni in Romania on Thursday night to seal a place in the last 16 of the Europa League and now Gerrard wants to see similar […]
Spandau 04 im Halbfinale des LEN-Pokals
Patrick Oeler (l.) steht mit Spandau im LEN-Pokal-Halbfinale. Foto: AFP Der deutsche Wasserball-Rekordmeister Spandau 04 hat nach sechs Jahren des frühen Scheiterns wieder das Halbfinale in einem europäischen Pokalwettbewerb erreicht. Die Berliner verloren zwar am Mittwoch das Viertelfinal-Rückspiel im LEN-Pokal beim rumänischen Titelverteidiger Crisul Oradea mit 6:8 (0:4, 3:2, 1:2, 2:0), erreichten nach einer erfolgreichen […]
WestLB unveils lending policy on coal-fired power plants
London, 25 February: WestLB, one of the largest lenders to the energy sector, has published what is understood to be a first-of-its-kind environmental policy for private sector lending to coal-fired power plants – requiring that they be ready to fit carbon capture and storage equipment and meet high efficiency standards. In addition to requiring due […]
Details posted on alleged CIA-flights to Poland
WARSAW, Poland – A government-run agency has for the first time provided official records confirming the landing in Poland of planes associated with the CIA’s secret detainee program, two human rights groups said Monday. The data adds support to findings from a 2007 Council of Europe report that accused 14 European governments of permitting the […]
Alvaro Uribe se dirige t’il vers un genocide de plus ?
Le president Alvaro Uribe elu depuis 2002 en Colombie, se dirige sereinement cette annee vers un troisieme mandat. La constitution ne lui permettait pourtant pas le cumul de mandats, il a donc decide de passer outre en ajustant la constitution a son tour de taille en septembre dernier. Uribe, c’est un peu le cheval de […]
Romania agrees to host new US missile shield system
Romania’s supreme defence council has agreed to the country taking part in US president Barack Obama’s revised plan for a missile defence shield system, president Traian Basescu said in Bucharest on February 4 2010. Basescu said that talks between Washington and Bucharest on details would start in the near future and agreements arising from these […]
Sixense shows off fast-action gesture-controlled games (video)
Sixense Entertainment’s TrueMotion technology is an interesting entry in the market for controlling games using hand gestures. While other companies are capturing motion using 3-D webcams, Sixense has gone down a different route. The Los Gatos, Calif.-based company led by Amir Rubin (pictured, left) is using a magnetic field to detect your movements as you […]
