subject: World [print this page] Volcanic ash cloud restrictions 'embarrassing', say airlines
Telegraph.co.uk
Comprehensive restrictions on flights across Europe resulting from volcanic ash floating over from Iceland are an embarrassment, an airline chief has claimed, as calls intensify for the no fly ban to be lifted. People queue to buy bus tickets at the ...news headlines
The winner of Turkish-held Northern Cyprus' leadership election has vowed to continue peace talks aimed at reunifying the divided island. Dervis Eroglu, the head of a party opposed to reunification of Cyprus, won 50.4 per cent of Sunday's vote, ...
Mass held in Krakow for Poland's President Kaczynski
Washington Post
Polish President Lech Kaczynski and a group of the country's leading lawmakers were killed in a plane crash in western Russia earlier in April. Kaczynski's funeral was held Sunday in Krakow, but ash from the Icelandic volcano prevented President Obama ...
The success of the "Nuclear Energy for All, Nuclear Weapons for None" summit in Tehran has exceeded all expectations, says conference secretary Mehdi Akhondzadeh. A two-day international conference on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation of atomic ...
Iran wants nuke fuel talks with Security CouncilThe Associated Press
China's earthquake-hit Qinghai province is receiving aid as officials switch focus from rescue work to recovery and reconstruction efforts. Tens of thousands of homeless quake victims will be receiving tents, food and water after nearly a week of ...