Indian air force helicopter crash kills 7 on board

 

LUCKNOW: An Indian flying corps helicopter slammed yesterday in northern India, killing each of the 7 individuals ready for, two pilots, the military said.

The helicopter issued a "May Day" cancel not long after in the wake of taking and contact was lost with it on radar and radio, an aviation based armed forces proclamation said.

The accident happened close Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state. The reason for the mischance was not promptly known.

Cop Rajesh Krishna said the helicopter slammed in a field. The military proclamation said there was no reported harm on the ground. Witnesses said a flame immersed the helicopter as it hit the ground.

India has turned into the world's greatest arms merchant as it pushes to modernize its military and supplant its old Soviet-time weapons. The buys were additionally prodded by accidents of just about 55 for every penny of its cutting edge Mig armada gained from the previous Soviet Union.

The legislature said the mishaps were brought on by both human mistake and specialized imperfections.

Battle for Libya Aiport Leaves at 47 Dead

TRIPOLI: Islamist-led militiamen have stepped up their assault on Libya´s main airport, controlled by rival fighters, which the health ministry said Monday had left at least 47 dead in a week.

The fighting, which erupted on July 13 and shut Tripoli international airport, also injured 120 people, according to figures for the week until Saturday.

The European Union condemned a fresh outbreak of violence Sunday, two days after the collapse of a truce with the militia controlling the airport, which left five civilians dead according to local media.

A coalition of militias led by Islamist fighters launched an assault on the airport on Sunday, with clashes later spreading along the road to the capital.

By Sunday evening, fighting had subsided around the airport, security official Al-Jilani al-Dahesh told AFP, but clashes continued in the western suburbs of the capital, witnesses said.

"The airport was attacked this morning with mortar rounds, rockets and tank fire," Al-Dahesh told AFP.

"It was the most intense bombardment so far."Dahesh said the militia which controls the airport -- based in Zintan, southwest of the capital, and seen by Islamists as the armed wing of liberals within the government -- responded with heavy fire.

Islamist militias have been joined by other armed groups, including the powerful Misrata Brigades, which played a key role in the 2011 UN-backed revolt that toppled and killed strongman Moamer Kadhafi.

The fighting has halted all flights and caused extensive damage to planes and airport infrastructure, with aviation officials saying Tripoli airport could be closed for months.

Pictures posted on social media showed a Libyan Airlines plane on fire as plumes of smoke billowed over the airport.

The carrier said on its Facebook page that one aircraft, a Bombardier CRJ900, was destroyed.

Another aircraft, an Airbus A330, was also later reported to have been destroyed by fire.

Loud explosions were heard in the city centre, 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) away, as battles raged along the airport road with rockets striking nearby homes.

At least nine dead, dozens hurt in bus crash in Germany 

BERLIN: At slightest nine individuals were killed and 43 damage on Saturday, police said, as a mentor convey Polish holidaymakers impacted an alternate Polish minibus close to the eastern German city of Dresden.

The accident happened in the early hours of Saturday morning on the A4 motorway that connections Poland and Germany. There were passings in both the twofold decker mentor and the littler minibus and there were a few genuine wounds, as per German powers.

German police have effectively recognized six of the nine dead as Polish nationals. The 43 harmed were hurried to adjacent clinics.

As per early signs, the Polish mentor collided with a Ukrainian mentor before it, slipping over the motorway and after that impacted the Polish minibus, which was going in the other course.

Police obstructed the motorway in both headings however couldn't say to what extent the salvage and clean-up operation was liable to take.

As indicated by Polish travel organization Sindbad, which works the mentor, there were 65 travelers ready for three team. The lion's share were Polish.

Dollar rises in Asia

TOKYO: The dollar rose in Asia on Wednesday as the head of the US Federal Reserve indicated that interest rates could rise earlier than expected if the world´s biggest economy continues to pick up pace.

In Tokyo afternoon trade, the dollar bought 101.73, up a tad from 101.67 yen late in New York and 101.50 yen in Tokyo earlier Tuesday.

The euro bought $1.3561 and 137.97 yen, little changed from $1.3570 and 137.97 yen in US trade.

Fed chief Yellen told lawmakers in Capitol Hill Tuesday that the bank would keep its ultra-low rates in place but could implement increases "sooner and be more rapid than currently envisioned" if the jobs market strengthens further.

The latest data from the Labor Department showed the world´s number one economy added far more jobs than expected in June, while the unemployment rate dipped.

But she added that the direction of rates "likely would be more accommodative than currently anticipated" if economic performance is disappointing.

Markets expect the first rate hike to come in the middle of next year, and Yellen said it would be "sometime in 2015".Capital Economics said in a note that "the Fed appears to be in no rush to begin normalising interest rates, even though the pace of jobs growth has accelerated and the unemployment rate has fallen to 6.1 percent".

But it added that it expected hikes to start by March.The dollar was mostly higher against other Asia-Pacific currencies.

It firmed to Sg$1.2436 from Sg$1.2431 on Tuesday, to 60.21 Indian rupees from 60.17 rupees, and to 1,032.70 South Korean won from 1,026.26 won.

It also rose to 43.61 Philippine pesos from 43.59 pesos, and to Tw$30.01 from Tw$30.00, while it was flat at 11,758.80 Indonesian rupiah and it slipped to 32.17 Thai baht from 32.18 baht.

The Australian dollar edged down to 93.38 US cents from 93.90 cents, while the Chinese yuan fetched 16.38 yen against 16.33 yen.

Hamas, which controls Gaza, is still discussing the plan, but its armed wing has rejected it as a "surrender".

Under the terms, the ceasefire should begin immediately, followed by a series of meetings in Cairo with high-level delegations from both sides.

Palestinian officials say at least 192 people have been killed by Israeli air strikes launched eight days ago to stop militants firing rockets into Israel.

There have been no Israeli air strikes into Gaza since the 09:00 ( 06:00 GMT) truce, but Israel says 39 rockets have been fired from Gaza into Israel after the deadline.

US Secretary of State John Kerry said he could not "condemn strongly enough" Hamas' actions in continuing to fire rockets despite the ceasefire call.