Ukrainian airport evacuated after bomb scare
August 21st, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, Aug 21 (IANS) Two terminals at the Boryspil international airport here in the Ukrainian capital were evacuated Tuesday after receiving a bomb threat, Xinhua reported. The bomb threat turned ... Read more...
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Flying to Rome without passport was easy, says boy
July 26th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) An 11-year-old boy who had no passport or boarding pass and flew to Rome alone after walking unchallenged through airport security says "getting on the plane ... Read more...
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Parents held after trying to smuggle baby through airport scanner
July 10th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sharjah, July 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Egyptian couple tried unsuccessfully to smuggle their baby through an airport scanner. They put their son in a big bag and tried to take him illegally ... Read more...
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Couple smuggles baby without visa in bag
July 9th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 9 (IANS) A couple was caught trying to smuggle their baby into the UAE when airport security spotted the five-month-old hidden in their luggage, it was reported here ... Read more...
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Pakistani held for aircraft hijack threat
April 27th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) Police Friday detained a passenger who threatened to hijack an aircraft on a domestic flight, a media report said.After the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK ... Read more...
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Wanted Lucknow criminal arrested in Chennai
March 3rd, 2012 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 2 (IANS) A wanted criminal, Anwar, who was arrested at Chennai airport Thursday was brought to the Uttar Pradesh capital Friday, police said.Anwar was arrested at Chennai airport ... Read more...
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American held in Pakistan
February 14th, 2012 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 14 (IANS) An American was detained Tuesday at Pakistan's Peshawar airport for carrying a dozen bullets, officials said.Airport security personnel detained William Charles, reported Online news agency.About a ... Read more...
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More screening could mean less secure airports
February 1st, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) Intensive screening makes airport security unsafe by targeting low risk passengers rather than those who pose real threats, and this is particularly true after 9/11, ... Read more...
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Flying shark stuns NZ pilot
January 4th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Christchurch, Jan 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A New Zealand pilot thought he was dreaming when he spotted a “flying shark” during a flight on the 26th of December. Alarmed by the unusual sight, ... Read more...
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Polygraph tests can clean cricket: Dravid
December 14th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Dec 15 (IANS) Former India captain Rahul Dravid feels that lie detector tests could help innocent players clear their names of graft charges.Dravid joins Australian legend Steve Waugh in ... Read more...
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In Qatar, get your flight boarding pass on phone
November 30th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Doha, Nov 30 (IANS/WAM) Air passengers flying out of Qatar can now have a "paperless" travel experience as the Emirates airline is now offering them the option of receiving their ... Read more...
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Two arrested with firearm at airport
August 3rd, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Delhi Police Wednesday arrested two young men for trying to sneak in through the airport security with a .12 bore firearm in their hand ... Read more...
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Pak warned Osama before US raids: Wikileaks
May 3rd, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): The latest disclosure by whistle-blowing website Wikileaks has exposed Pakistan's blatant lies, as it claims that Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden always received warning before any ... Read more...
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Brit Government not in favour of turban search
April 27th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 27 (ANI): The British Government wants airport security staff to stop searching Sikhs' turbans using their hands.Transport Minister Theresa Villiers said she would also be writing to her counterparts in ... Read more...
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Baba’s death: Bangalore airport security stepped up
April 24th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 24 (IANS) Security has been stepped up at the airport here as several dignitaries are expected to land on their way to Puttaparthi to pay their last respects ... Read more...
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Orlando Bloom ‘bottle feeds’ son while Miranda Kerr works on photo shoot
April 20th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
New York, April 20 (ANI): Orlando Bloom was recently spotted playing a dotted dad to his 3-month-old son, Flynn.Bloom melted hearts at Pier 59 by playing the devoted dad while his wife, ... Read more...
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Security lapse triggers chaos at Sydney airport
April 19th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Apr 19 (ANI): A security lapse caused by the power failure at a domestic terminal of Sydney Airport resulted in chaos for passengers.According to the Herald Sun, hundreds of travellers ... Read more...
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Scientists say that airport body scanners are not hazardous for health
March 30th, 2011 - 2:30 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sacramento, Mar 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists from the University of California has given the all clear as far as safety of the full body scanners is concerned. Passengers have been worried that ... Read more...
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Study finds low cancer risk from airport scanners
March 29th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 29 (ANI): Researchers have suggested that the cancer risk associated with one type of airport security scanners is low based on the amount of radiation these devices emit, as long ... Read more...
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US woman claims airport pat down was more ‘fondling’ than ‘frisking’
March 28th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 28 (ANI): A woman in the US, who was left humiliated during an airport security pat down, has claimed that it felt more like fondling than frisking.Nancy Campbell, 33, ... Read more...
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How safe are airport security scanners to humans: US study
March 17th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 17 (ANI): The question as to whether airport security scanners pose any threat to the long-term health of human beings has been addressed in two articles.One type of scanner employs ... Read more...
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External ministry will take up turban issue with Italy: Maken
March 16th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Sports Minister Ajay Maken Wednesday said the external affairs ministry will take up with the Italian authorities the issue of golfer Jeev Mikha Singh's coach ... Read more...
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US court sentences Defreitas for life over plotting to blow up NY JFK Airport
February 18th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 18 (ANI): A US court has handed down a 'life term' sentence to Russell Defreitas, the man convicted of potting to blow up fuel tanks at New York's JFK ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks: Terrorist plan to use teddy bear bombs to blow up planes revealed
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.2 (ANI): Diplomatic cables leaked by the whistle blowing web site WikiLeaks have revealed terrorist plans to use children's toys such as teddy bears to get bombs onto planes.According to the ... Read more...
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Suicide terrorism on the rise: US study
January 30th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): An increase in the frequency of suicide terrorism in recent years has been noticed, with over 90 percent of all suicide attacks from 1970-2008 occurring between 2000 and ... Read more...
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Biometric scanners flooding Oz pub market as fix-all solution to violence
January 30th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 30 (ANI): Many Australian pubs have started using biometric scanners as a way to avoid troublemakers.Thousands of clubbers and pub patrons are being forced to submit to fingerprint and ... Read more...
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Scientists enlist plants to detect explosives
January 28th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) Scientists have engineered plants to detect bombs, programming their proteins to change colour in the presence of specific chemicals.
Ringing an airport security gate, such planted sensors could ... Read more...
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US federal program incapable of detecting Moscow type attack: Critics
January 27th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan.27 (ANI): Critics of the Transportation Security Administration's 212-million-dollar federal program called "SPOT", which has been designed to spot suspected terrorists at American airports, have said that it is "not capable ... Read more...
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US, UK in crisis talks over man smuggling 80 guns on flights from US
January 25th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.25 (ANI): British and American authorities have reportedly had crisis talks after dozens of handguns were smuggled into the UK on passenger flights from the United States.Serious flaws in trans-atlantic ... Read more...
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US woman wins payout from TSA after airport security exposed her breasts
January 18th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 18 (ANI): A woman in the US, who sued the Transportation Security Administration after her breasts were exposed during a pat down at a Texas airport, has been awarded a ... Read more...
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Germany Court Ruling States Women Must Wear Bras
January 15th, 2011 - 12:54 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Jan 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A judged in Germany ruled on Wednesday that bosses not only have the right to insist that women trim their fingernails, but can also force women to wear ... Read more...
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Court: German bosses can order women to wear bras to work
January 13th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, Jan 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Female workers in Germany could be ordered by their bosses to wear bras to work.A labour court in North Rhine-Westphalia ruled that unless the female worker is ... Read more...
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German court rules bosses can order women to wear bras to work
January 13th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 13 (ANI): A court in Germany has ruled that bosses have the right to order their female employees to wear bras while at the workplace.Along with that their immediate superiors ... Read more...
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Man strips at Va. Airport checkpoint in protest
January 5th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Virginia, Jan 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems the Transportation Security Administration still have their hands full in trying to convince Americans that the new airport security checks should be accepted.Following the introduction ... Read more...
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Plane makes u-turn to offload unruly passengers
December 31st, 2010 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Dec 31 (IANS) Don't create a ruckus inside a plane, you may be taken back to the airport and offloaded!This is what exactly happed to three unruly and disruptive passengers who ... Read more...
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