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Jet Skids Off Runway

Chelsea Howard - | Story: 6864
  • A Canadian-made corporate jet skidded off the runway while taking off from Teterboro Airport on Wednesday, hurtling across a highway during the morning rush hour before slamming into a building. At least 11 people were injured and two were missing. A traffic helicopter pilot for New York radio station WCBS said the plane, a Bombardier regional jet, went off the runway and broke through a fence.Full story
  • Pope John Paul II will spend a few more days in hospital but his condition has stabilized after an overnight stay for respiratory problems, the Vatican said Wednesday. The 84-year-old pontiff was rushed to Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic Tuesday when his three-day-old flu worsened.Full story
  • Videotapes of riot squads subduing troublesome terror suspects at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, show guards punching detainees, tying one to a gurney for questioning and forcing a dozen to strip from the waist down, said a secret report. One squad was all-female, traumatizing some Muslim prisoners.Full story
  • In a bold initiative, Egypt summoned the leaders of Israel, the Palestinians and Jordan on Wednesday to a long-awaited summit next week, and they agreed to attend. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak offered to host Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah II at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik.Full story
  • At least 16 people have died in China from the deadly spinal disease, meningitis, which has spread through the country over the past two months. The Chinese Ministry of Health says 258 cases were reported in January alone and 546 cases since November last year.Full story

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