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Lightning hits French president's plane, none hurt
May 15th, 2012
Socialist Francois Hollande took over as France's president Tuesday and jetted off to Berlin hours later for talks on Europe's debt crisis - only to have his plane struck by lightning. No one was hurt. (Source: Associated Press) -
BEIRUT (AP) - An explosion at a military depot outside Syria's coastal city of Latakia left six people lightly injured on Wednesday, state television said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Philip Blenkinsop and Ethan Bilby LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - EU states sought to reassure France on Friday that its culture would be shielded from the might of Hollywood and Silicon Valley, urging Paris not to block a free-trade deal with the United States that could boost transatlantic business. Paris has refused to join the 26 other EU governments... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian warplanes struck rebel positions near a besieged military air base and other rebel-held areas in the country's north Tuesday as regime forces stepped up attacks against opposition fighters in the key province of Aleppo, activists said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
SEBASTIA, West Bank (AP) - The ancient town of Sebastia is one of the major archaeological sites of the Holy Land, with its overlapping layers of history dating back nearly 3,000 years. But today the hilltop capital of biblical kings, later ruled by Roman conquerors, Crusaders and Ottomans, is marred with weeds, graffiti and garbage. (Source: Assoc... [Full Article]
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