FAA issues fire warning for lithium batteries
By JOAN LOWY 2010-10-08T17:46:30ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal aviation officials are warning air carriers that new research shows lithium batteries are sensitive to heat and can ignite in flight if transported in cargo compartments that get too hot.... hosted.ap.org |
Violence Flares in Northern Kosovo
A series of arsons and bombings have swept across northern Kosovo, as Serbia and Kosovo prepare for talks aimed at improving relations. online.wsj.com |
Bank of America makes $7.3bn loss
A one-off charge leaves Bank of America - the US's biggest bank - with a hefty loss for the third quarter of the year. bbc.co.uk |
Cholera outbreak hits rural Haiti - 142 dead
By JACOB KUSHNER 2010-10-22T15:51:58ZST. MARC, Haiti (AP) -- At least 142 people have died in a cholera outbreak, and aid groups are rushing in medicine and other supplies Friday to combat Haiti's deadliest health problem since its devastating earthquake.... hosted.ap.org |
US doubts Tsvangirai - Wikileaks
The former US ambassador to Zimbabwe thought the then opposition leader, now Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai was a "flawed figure", Wikileaks says. bbc.co.uk |