Posts Tagged ‘Rescue’
Secret hostage rescue played out as Obama spoke (AP)
AP – The secret was still intact when President Barack Obama, entering the House chamber Tuesday evening to deliver his State of the Union speech, pointed at his Pentagon chief and said, “Good job tonight.”
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U.S. military kills nine pirates in rescue
U.S. military forces helicoptered into Somalia in a nighttime raid Wednesday and freed two hostages, an American and a Dane, while killing nine pirates, officials and a pirate source said.
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Italian cruise ship may be slipping off reef as search and rescue continues for 21 missing passengers
The cruise captain who grounded the Costa Concordia off the Tuscan coast with 4,200 people on board did not relay correct information either to the company or crew after the ship hit rocks, the cruise ship owner’s CEO said Friday as the search resumed for 21 missing passengers.
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Passers-by rescue children after icy river crash (AP)
AP – Former police officer Chris Willden didn’t hesitate when he realized children were trapped in an upside down car in an icy Utah river. He pulled his handgun, pushed it up against the submerged windows and shot out the glass.
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Merkel, Sarkozy want new treaty to rescue euro (AP)
AP – The leaders of France and Germany called forcefully Monday for a new European Union treaty that would automatically punish countries that use the euro if they violate existing limits on overspending.
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Merkel, Sarkozy wrangle over euro rescue plan (AP)
AP – The leaders of Germany and France sought Monday to present a unified plan to tighten oversight of government budgets — a key step ahead of a European Union summit later this week to try to save the euro.
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Greece gets $10.7 billion but rescue plan stalls (AP)
AP – Eurozone ministers sent Greece an euro8 billion ($10.7 billion) Christmas rescue package Tuesday to stem an immediate cash crisis yet failed to resolve fears that the common euro currency might be doomed.
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