The explosion occurred at 9:07 a.m. EDT (1307 GMT), as SpaceX was preparing to launch the Amos-6 communications satellite for the Israeli company Spacecom from a pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Saturday, Sept. 3.
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An Afghan breached security at a British air field military base in southern Afghanistan, driving a stolen vehicle onto a runway ramp and emerging in flames as Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta landed Wednesday morning, Pentagon officials said. Related The episode came at the start of an unannounced and tense visit that was the first […]
Police in Norway are questioning a 32 year old man after two co-ordinated attacks left at least 91 people dead. A bomb blast in Oslo city centre killed at least seven people yesterday afternoon. Around an hour later a gunman opened fire on a holiday island, where a youth camp was taking place, killing 84 […]
The U.S. soldier who allegedly shot 16 Afghan villagers was caught on surveillance video that showed him walking up to his base, laying down his weapon and raising his arms in surrender, according to an Afghan official who viewed the footage. The official said late Tuesday that U.S. authorities showed Afghan authorities the surveillance video […]
BOSTON — Crews were working to restore power in the city’s downtown Wednesday morning after an electrical transformer fire Tuesday night left more than 20,000 customers without electricity, disrupted travel, and forced evacuations. The fire was first reported about 6:30 in the evening. It started in a 115,000 volt transformer behind the Hilton Hotel in […]
The Place Vendome was evacuated after a “spectacular fire” broke out in an underground parking garage, destroying an estimated 40 luxury cars PARIS, France – The Place Vendome, Paris’s wealthiest square, was evacuated late Thursday after a “spectacular fire” broke out in an underground parking garage, causing millions of dollars of damage, Le Parisien reported. […]