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  • Diversion of flight fails to save passenger from Ireland Diversion of flight fails to save passenger from Ireland

    A flight from Melbourne to Qatar was diverted to India on Wednesday, in a desperate attempt to save an Irish man on board. The man, Raymond McMorrow, 68, is believed to have had a heart attack on board Qatar Airways flight QR 031 while in transit from Melbourne to Doha, the Qatar capital. The Qatar Airways plane landed without incident at Cochin Airport, in southern India, where an ...

  • Pakistani plane forced to land near London two held

    Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday to escort a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane down to land after it was diverted from Manchester. Later, two people were arrested from aboard the aircraft on suspicion of endangering the flight. The Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the passenger plane, originally heading from Pakistan's Lahore city to Britain's ...

  • Two held over Pakistani planes mid-air alert

    Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday for escorting a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane after it was diverted from Manchester. Later, two people were arrested on suspicion of endangering the aircraft's flight. The Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the passenger plane, originally heading from Pakistan's Lahore city to Britain's Manchester city. Police ...

  • Britain sends up fighters as Pakistani plane diverted

    Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday for escorting a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane after it was diverted from Manchester. The PIA plane was diverted from Manchester to Stansted airport, reported BBC, citing a Manchester airport spokesperson Friday. The plane, flight number PK709, carrying 297 passengers, had reportedly left Lahore at 09.35 a.m. and was due in at ...

  • Jersey shore is back open for business

    The Jersey shore is ready for its first Memorial Day since Hurricane Sandy. CNBC's Kayla Tausche, Weather Channel meteorologist Kelly Cass, and TripAdvisor.com's Brooke Ferencsik joins The Cycle team to talk about the area's recovery and how to beat the holiday travel ...


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A Prophet (Un prophète) [Blu-Ray]

A Prophet (Un prophète) [Blu-Ray]

In his quietly stunning performance as a French teenager of Arab descent spending six years in prison, Tahar Rahim looks not unlike a thinner, more intense Danny McBride, and his nervous, awkward mannerisms reminded me of McBrides small, but crucial role in David Gordon Greens lyrical All t ... ...

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  • 2 arrested after U.K.-bound jet diverted

    Two men have been arrested after a Royal Air Force fighter jet was forced to escort a civilian plane carrying nearly 300 passengers from Pakistan bound for the United Kingdom to Stansted Airport on the outskirts of London, British officials said ...

  • Frances luxury industry tourism hurt by Paris street crime

    The streets of Paris are getting a reputation of being unsafe for tourists and is threatening the great brand names of French fashion. A leading association that counts Chanel and Dior as members urged the authorities to take action on the climate of insecurity which it said could keep cash-flush tourists away. Several recent incidents have tarnished the image of Paris - the world's most ...

  • Delta unveils new international terminal at JFK

    New York NEW YORK -- Delta unveiled its new international portal at New York's JFK Airport Friday.Fliers passing through the $1.4 billion terminal will experience an expanded security area with 16 lanes, a 24,000 square-foot Sky Club with its own rooftop deck, and outposts of some of New York City's signature restaurants."This is a special day at Delta, the culmination of a very ...

  • Men arrested after RAF jet is scrambled to escort Pakistan Airlines passenger plane to London Stansted Airport

    Two men have been arrested at Stansted today after a passenger plane heading to Manchester airport was diverted to Stansted by an RAF Typhoon jet following reports of threats on ...

  • Pakistan Airlines flight accompanied by fighter jet for emergency landing in UK

    Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK709 headed from Lahore to the UK with 297 passengers onboard was diverted from northwestern England's Manchester Airport to Stansted when two unruly passengers threatened an air stewardess that they would blow up the plane. The air stewardesses contacted the pilot, who contacted UK air traffic control. The UK Defense Ministry immediately sent a ...

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