October 2010 Archive

NASA delays launch of space shuttle Discovery due to leaks
  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Friday announced that the launch of the space shuttle Discovery's final mission will be delayed after leaks were found. Last Monday, NASA said ...
YouTube CEO and co-founder Chad Hurley resigns
  YouTube CEO and co-founder Chad Hurley on Friday announced that he will leave his current position and continue in an advisory role . Hurley, 33, announced his resignation on Thursday night ...
Tropical storm Tomas forms southeast of Barbados, could threaten Jamaica
  Tropical storm Tomas formed in the Atlantic southeast of Barbados on Friday afternoon, meteorologists said, and could threaten Jamaica next week. Tomas formed just before 5 p.m. EDT (2100 UTC) 320 ...
Suzuku, Mitsubishi and Ford to recall tens of thousands of vehicles
  The car recall fashion was probably initiated by Toyota; later on BMW followed the trend. We thought it was the end of this recall debacle, we were all wrong. The following ...
Explosives aboard U.S.-bound cargo jets spark global terror alert
  Two suspicious packages found aboard U.S.-bound cargo jets in England and Dubai on Friday contained explosives, officials said, sparking an international airline security scare and prompting U.S. authorities to search ...
Spain to ask Venezuela to extradite ETA suspect Cubillas
  The Spanish vice president Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba on Friday announced that Spain will request the extradition of alleged ETA member Arturo Cubillas to the Venezuelan government. Cubillas was summoned to testify ...
Obama says packages found on U.S.-bound cargo planes contained explosives
   President Obama on Friday confirmed that packages found in England and Dubai while en-route to Chicago did contain explosives in what he called a 'credible terrorist threat against our country.'
British Airways registers first profit in last two years
  British Airways (BA) on Friday announced that the company registered a $252 million profit this half year which represents the first profit for the air carrier in the last two ...
Tropical storm Tomas forms southeast of Barbados, could threaten Jamaica
  Tropical storm Tomas formed in the Atlantic southeast of Barbados on Friday afternoon, meteorologists said. Tomas formed just before 5 p.m. EDT (2100 UTC) 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Barbados, ...
UN Secretary-General condemns intimidation of UN-backed Lebanon tribunal
  The United Nations Secretary-General Ban-Ki-moon on Friday condemned the intimidation attacks against three staff members of the UN-backed tribunal set up in Lebanon. On Wednesday, two investigators from the Office of ...

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