Federal officials are investigating a possible safety breach involving two commercial planes at O'Hare International Airport, the third investigation of an apparent close call on the airfield's runways in less than a week. Federal Aviation Administration officials said Tuesday that they are trying to determine whether two planes that were preparing for takeoff on Sunday got closer than allowed under federal rules. An Airbus A320 plane had been cleared for takeoff at around 12:20 p.m. but was told to abort its takeoff four seconds later because another plane had been readying for takeoff on an intersecting runway, the FAA said. ...
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 Fed raises key rate, hints it's not done yet |
Federal Reserve policymakers boosted interest rates Tuesday for a 15th straight time to the highest level in five years and suggested a 16th rise may be in the cards.In his first meeting as Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke and his colleagues unanimously voted to raise their target for short-term interest rates a quarter percentage point to 4.75% in their bid to thwart inflation. That's the highest since March 2001, but still far below the recent peak of 6.5%. in mid-2000. In their post-meeting statement, Fed policymakers said the economy "rebounded strongly" after a slowdown at the end of last year, which they attributed to "temporary or special factors." Fed officials said economic growth would likely "moderate" to a healthy pace later this year. But they said a tight job market, in tandem with elevated energy prices and a high usage of available resources "have the potential" to stoke inflation. Therefore, the Fed officials repeated that "some further policy firming may be needed," ...
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| Former Muslim who faced death penalty is in Italy, Berlusconi says |
An Afghan Christian convert who had faced the death penalty for abandoning Islam has arrived in Italy where he has been granted asylum, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday. Abdul Rahman’s departure happened as Afghanistan’s parliament demanded that the government prevent him from leaving the country. Italy has close ties with Afghanistan, whose former king, Mohammed Zaher Shah, was allowed to live with his family in exile in Rome for 30 years. The former royals returned to Kabul after the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. Rahman was released from prison Monday after a court dropped charges of apostasy against him because of a lack of evidence and suspicions he may be mentally ill. His whereabouts are unknown but he likely is still in the country. ...
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| Nigeria Arrests, Deports Liberia's Ex-Leader Taylor |
The Nigerian government deported former Liberian president Charles Taylor, who's been indicted on war crimes charges, after arresting him as he attempted to flee the West African nation where he's been in exile for the past three years. Taylor, 58, was detained as he tried to leave Nigeria at the northeastern border town of Gamboru. A jet carrying him to Liberia's capital, Monrovia, left the northern city of Maiduguri about 2:00 p.m. local time, police spokesman Haz Iwendi said. Taylor vanished from his villa in the southeastern city of Calabar on March 27, two days after Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said Liberia was free to take him ``into custody.'' News of the disappearance sparked criticism from U.S. lawmakers such as Vermont Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, who called for the cancellation of President George W. Bush's meeting today with Obasanjo. ...
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| Indian doctor jailed after offering to abort girl baby |
An Indian court has sentenced a doctor to two years in prison for using ultrasound tests to determine the sex of unborn babies, a practice that has led to the abortion of millions of female foetuses. It is the first time any doctor has been convicted under a 1994 law banning sex-determination tests. Campaigners against selective abortion said they hoped it would send a message to doctors across India, where many clinics also treat British Asian women who want terminations.Anil Sabsani, a radiologist, was caught in a sting operation in 2001, telling an undercover investigator that she was carrying a female foetus but that her pregnancy could be "taken care of". Sabsani and his assistant, Kartar Singh, were sentenced yesterday to two years in prison and fined 5,000 rupees (£72) each. They were tried in Palwal, a city in Haryana state, south of New Delhi, where Sabsani had his practice...
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| Kentucky teen charged with threatening Bush |
A 13-year-old boy was charged with threatening President Bush — who is scheduled to travel to nearby Cincinnati next week — in two e-mails sent to the mayor, police said.Investigators did not find anything in a search of the boy's home to make them think he was planning to carry out the alleged threats, police Capt. Linny Cloyd said.The teen was in the custody of his mother at their home Tuesday. He faces one felony count of making a terroristic threat and is to appear in Boone County Family Court within two weeks. The investigation began after Mayor Diane Whalen received an anonymous e-mail threatening Bush, Cloyd said. A second e-mail was also sent to Whalen, he said. Our Fearless leader is saved from a dangerous 13 year old...
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