NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 March 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the bomb attack near a bus stop in West Jerusalem, which reportedly killed one woman and injured more than 30 Israeli civilians, some of them seriously. “Such attacks are unacceptable. The Secretary-General is deeply concerned and calls for an[Read More…]
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NATO Ships Move to Enforce UN Arms Embargo
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–23 March 2011. NATO warships and aircraft have started patrolling the approaches to Libya’s coast as part of Operation Unified Protector. Their mission is to enforce the arms embargo called for in UN Security Council Resolution 1973. This is part of NATO’s contribution to broad international efforts to protect civilians[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Bombing in Jerusalem
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2011. I condemn in the strongest possible terms the bombing in Jerusalem today, as well as the rockets and mortars fired from Gaza in recent days. Together with the American people, I offer my deepest condolences for those injured or killed. There is never any possible[Read More…]
British Royal Air Force: Libyan Air Force Neutered
GREAT BRITAIN–(ENEWSPF)–23 March 2011. The RAF’s commander of the air operations over Libya, Air Vice Marshal Greg Bagwell, has reported that the Libyan air force “no longer exists as a fighting force.” Speaking from Gioia del Colle air base, near Bari in southern Italy, earlier this afternoon, AVM Bagwell said[Read More…]
AirTran Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Southwest Airlines’ Acquisition of AirTran
DALLAS, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) confirmed today that shareholders of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), the parent company of AirTran Airways (AirTran), have overwhelmingly approved the proposed acquisition of AirTran by Southwest Airlines. More than 98.6 percent of votes cast and 77.5 percent[Read More…]
Bosnian Serb Convicted by UN War Crimes Tribunal Transferred to Estonia
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 March 2011 – A former Bosnian Serb army general convicted of war crimes by the United Nations tribunal set up to judge the worst abuses committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s was transferred to Estonia today to serve out his 29-year jail term for terror, murder[Read More…]
The United States and El Salvador: The Fact Sheets
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2011. President Obama and President Funes discussed wide range of issues in bilateral meetings during the President’s visit to San Salvador. The Presidents underscored the deep and strong ties between the United States and El Salvador and highlighted the partnership between our two countries to strengthen[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, March 23, 2011 (11:00 EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2011 – Update as of 11:00 A.M. EDT. Workers continued efforts on Wednesday to restore offsite power to six reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. External power was available Wednesday at reactors 2, 3, 5 and 6, the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum said, but has not[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Fukushima Nuclear Accident Update, 23 March 2011 (01:10 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–23 March 2011 – 01:10 UTC Restoring Power to Fukushima Daiichi Without electrical power, cooling systems at Fukushima Daiichi’s six reactors cannot operate. Many of the problems facing the nuclear power plant stem from the loss of electrical power at the site following the massive earthquake and tsunami on[Read More…]
Film Legend Elizabeth Taylor Dies
Los Angeles, California—(ENEWSPF)—March 23, 2011. Academy award winning film star Elizabeth Taylor died today of congestive heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The actress was 79. According to her publicist, Sally Morrison, Ms. Taylor was surrounded by her children: Michael Wilding, Christopher Wilding, Liza Todd, and Maria[Read More…]
