Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011.   Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton’s meeting with Qatar Foreign Minister Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani / Discussed Situation in Libya / Libya Contact Group Meeting Secretary’s Meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh Condolences to People of Belarus following April 11 subway[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–12 April 2011 – A new United Nations report highlights progress made by the Palestinian Authority in building institutions necessary for a functioning State, while stressing the need for Israel to roll back “measures of occupation” and for an urgent resumption of negotiations between the two sides. “In the[Read More…]

Naples–(ENEWSPF)–12 April 2011.   NATO aircraft destroyed another five tanks in the immediate vicinity of Misrata that were threatening the civilian population today. This follows on the reporting earlier of the strike on four tanks in the Zintan area, as NATO keeps the pressure on the Gaddafi Regime. “As long[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011.  The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a wing tip clipping that occurred between an Airbus A380 (F-HPJD) and a Bombardier CRJ-700 (N641CA) at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York last night. On April 11, 2011 at 8:25 PM EDT, preliminary reports indicate that the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011.  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today released the latest video in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s “Transporting America” series. The video highlights United Streetcar, the first company to manufacture streetcars in America in more than 50 years. Watch: “Transporting America: United Streetcar” – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFbI_I6nFs “With high gas[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011.  A bill was introduced today in the Senate that would begin to create a framework for safeguarding consumers’ personal information online. Introduced by Sens. John Kerry (D-MA) and John McCain (R-AZ), the Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 is an important first step toward protecting[Read More…]

Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–12 April 2011 – UPDATE 14:30 UTC. Presentations: → Summary of Reactor Status → Fukushima Radiological Monitoring and Consequences → Fukushima Marine Environment Monitoring → International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) → Watch Video On Tuesday, 12 April 2011, the IAEA provided the following information on the current[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 11:30 A.M. EDT.  Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) is planning to pump highly radioactive water from reactor 2 into a condenser, as the utility works to control radiation and restore cooling systems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. TEPCO continues to[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–12 April 2011 – More than 500 ethnic Berbers fleeing conflict in western Libya have reached neighbouring Tunisia, the United Nations refugee agency reported today as it steps up support for the new arrivals. The Berbers who have arrived in the Dehiba area of southern Tunisia have limited resources[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–12 April 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara to ensure that there is no retaliation against supporters of his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo, who surrendered yesterday after months of defying the outcome of the election he lost. In telephone discussions with Mr. Ouattara late[Read More…]