17 April 2011

Another air controller naps; new schedules coming (AP)

Another air controller naps; new schedules coming (AP)

Another air controller naps; new schedules coming (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 03:24 PM PDT

AP - The Federal Aviation Administration changed air traffic control work schedules Saturday, acknowledging it has a widespread problem with fatigue after another controller fell asleep on duty — this time in Miami.

Real Madrid 1-1 Barcelona

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 03:21 PM PDT

Barcelona remain eight points clear of Real Madrid in La Liga as the two rivals draw in the first of four games they will play in just over two weeks.

IMF countries try to bridge economic policy rift (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 03:20 PM PDT

Reuters - International Monetary Fund member countries sought to bridge their differences over the global economy, acknowledging that rising inflation in emerging markets poses a risk to rich countries too.

Raul Castro proposes term limits in Cuba (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 03:17 PM PDT

A man holds up a homemade poster with images of Cuba's revolutionary heroes, Fidel Castro and Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, at the parade commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs failed invasion along the Plaza de la Revolucion or Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, Saturday April 16, 2011. Cuba kicked off a crucial Communist Party congress Saturday with the parade to mark 50 years since the defeat of CIA-backed exiles at the Bay of Pigs. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP - Raul Castro proposed term limits for Cuban politicians on Saturday, a remarkable gesture on an island ruled for 52 years by him and his brother, but one unlikely to have a major effect on his own future.

Storms kill 17 in South, move northeast

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 03:14 PM PDT

A tornado warning was issued for parts of Georgia early Saturday after a powerful band of storms barreled through the South, toppling trees and snapping power lines.

Storms kill 17 in South, move northeast

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 03:14 PM PDT

A tornado warning was issued for parts of Georgia early Saturday after a powerful band of storms barreled through the South, toppling trees and snapping power lines.

F.A.A. Changing Work Schedules

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 03:14 PM PDT

The Federal Aviation Administration said that it would change scheduling practices for air traffic controllers in an effort to combat excessive fatigue.

VIDEO: Severe storms leave 16 dead in US

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 03:08 PM PDT

Severe spring storms including tornados leave 16 people dead and destroy school buildings and homes in southern states of the US.

Burkina Faso capital under curfew

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 03:06 PM PDT

Authorities in Burkina Faso place the capital Ouagadougou under curfew as unrest continues after a mutiny in the army.

Spring storms kill 17, destroy family in Alabama (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 03:02 PM PDT

The Rev. Mike Johnson stands in the remains of Boone's Chapel Baptist Church on Saturday, April 16, 2011 in Boone's Chapel, Ala., in Autauga County after severe winds hit late Friday night, leaving three people in the area dead. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Amanda Sowards)AP - The home Willard Hollon had shared with his son and granddaughters is gone now, as is the one where his daughter lived, both twisted from their foundations by a tornado and tossed into the woods nearby. The storms that devastated the Deep South destroyed his family, too: Willard, his son Steve and daughter Cheryl all were killed when the winds roared through.
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