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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Deal watch Princess Cruises offers airfare savings

    Princess passengers can save up to $700 per couple on air costs with a Memorial Day sale. The bargain includes 60 cruises to Hawaii, Tahiti, Asia and Europe. Examples include: - Tahiti cruise, 10 days: ...

  • Japanese airline resumes Dreamliner flights

    All Nippon Airways, Japan's largest airline, will resume flying the Boeing 787 Dreamliner this weekend, a few days earlier than expected. ANA will operate five non-scheduled, domestic flights on the ...

  • Pakistan Airlines flight diverted in U.K. - CNN

    NEW: An unruly passenger prompted the diversion, a top airline official says The plane from Lahore, Pakistan, had 297 passengers aboard Two men were arrested and removed from the diverted aircraft, Essex Police say The Pakistan International Airlines flight to Manchester was diverted to ...


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Battlefield Baseball (Jigoku kôshien) [DVD]

Battlefield Baseball (Jigoku kôshien) [DVD]

Battlefield Baseball (Jigoku kshien) is an absurd mess of a movie, but one that wallows so exuberantly in its silliness that its hard not to get caught up in the vibe. Its a goofy patchwork of martial arts, zombie horror, slapstick comedy, insipid pop balla ... ...

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  • Two men arrested after RAF Typhoon fighter jets are scrambled to escort Pakistan Airlines passenger plane to Stansted

    Two men were arrested at Stansted Airport on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft today after an RAF Typhoon jet was scrambled to escort a passenger plane travelling from Pakistan to the UK, Essex Police ...

  • Cambodias Booming New Industry Orphanage Tourism - Forbes

    It's the end of your three week vacation in Southeast Asia. You did good. You managed to hit all the locations on the backpacker's circuit; lounging on the tropical Islands off the Thai Peninsula, experiencing the street food of Bangkok, exploring the temples of Siem Reap, and shopping on the floating markets of the Mekong River. Now, with just a few days left before your flight home, ...

  • Everest tourism and climate change provide new challenges

    Researchers say they suspect that the decline of snow and ice in the Everest region is a result of changes in global climate. Photograph: Rafal Belzowski/Getty ...

  • Nova Scotia moves ahead with five-year tourism strategy

    HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia Tourism Agency has released a five-year strategy aimed at attracting more first-time visitors. Tourism Minister Graham Steele released the strategy Friday at a tourism conference near Liverpool. The strategy includes a new marketing campaign branding for the province. Agency chairman Tom Ruth says that since the agency was created in September, it has already ...

  • United to offer lie-flat seats on international flights

    United Airlines will now offer lie-flat seats on every long-haul international flight from New York. All 182 international aircraft with United Global First and United BusinessFirst cabins will have ...

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