Brazil probes cause of deadly Congonhas crash
Brazil investigates the crash of TAM Flight 3054 at Sao Paulo Congonhas airport that killed 186 aboard and three on the ground. Authorities study runway danger, weather, and possible landing missteps as investigators in the United States and France assist.
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Brazil
Congonhas
Luis Inacio da Silva
TAM Linhas Aereas SA
Marco Antonio Bologna
TAM
TAM Airlines
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Marcos
Porto Alegre
Sen
Deonstenes Torres
Senate
Torres
United States
U.S
TAM Linhas Aereas
British police arrest man over Berezovsky murder plot
British police say a man was arrested on June 21 in connection with a plot to kill exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky. He was handed to immigration authorities two days later. officials gave no name. Berezovsky had recently fled Britain amid death threats linked to Kremlin critics.
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Boris Berezovsky
Kremlin
Moscow
Berezovsky
Alexander Litvinenko
KGB
Litvinenko
Britain
Vladimir Putin
Andrei Lugovoi
Russia
Iraq
Qatar
British Broadcasting Corp
Pearl widow sues terrorists over Daniel Pearl murder
Mariane Pearl and the Daniel Pearl estate file a Brooklyn federal suit naming Habib Bank Limited of Karachi Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and al Rashid Trust among defendants. They accuse the bank of providing financial services aiding al Qaida and other groups in the 2002 kidnapping torture and murder. The suit seeks unspecified damages for the emotional devastation and terror caused to the Pearl family and U.S. citizens.
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NEW York
Daniel Pearl
Pakistan
Wall Street Journal
Brooklyn
Mariane Pearl
Habib Bank Limited
Karachi
al-Qaida
Shaikh Mohammed
al-Qaida No. 3
al-Rashid Trust
Habib
Mohammed
Kashiwazaki Nuclear Plant Closed After Quake Damages
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Japan causing damage at Kashiwazaki nuclear plant. Officials ordered an indefinite shutdown amid fear of unsafe conditions. Tokyo Electric Power Co. warned of potential power shortages and urged other utilities to consider emergency supply. Vehicle makers halted production nationwide due to damage to a key supplier. The Kashiwazaki mayor demanded safety confirmation before resuming operation.
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Kashiwazaki
Japan
Tokyo Electric Power Co
Iranian Americans shown on Tehran state TV in espionage claim
Two detained Iranian Americans Haleh Esfandiari and Kian Tajbakhsh were broadcast on Iranian television in a 50 minute program alleging they sought regime change with U.S. support. The broadcast used quotes to imply incriminating activity, which supporters and the U.S. called coerced. Esfandiari, 67, said lectures abroad formed a network while noting limited contact since May. It was unknown if the broadcast signals any new development in their cases.
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Iran
U.S
Haleh Esfandiari
Kian Tajbakhsh
Soviet Union
Bush
Esfandiari
Tajbakhsh
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