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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2009
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THE BIG PICTURE
TRIBUTES: Flowers laid at the scene of fatal plane crash
Troopers and other emer-
gency personnel are pictured
standing in front of flowers left
from the families of people
killed when Continental Flight
3407 crashed in Clarence,
New York.
The commuter plane
slammed into a house in
western New York state last
Thursday, killing 50 people.
Officials have been examin-
ing the flight data and cockpit
voice recorders to figure out
what happened.
A preliminary review has
revealed that the plane was on
autopilot for part of its
approach to Niagara Inter-
national Airport.
Forensic teams have also
been scouring the rubble for
human remains and pieces of
the broken-up plane search-
ing for clues.
Investigators have said that
they need three to four days to
recover the remains of victims.
A team of 100 to 150 people
from the FBI, local law
enforcement, the medical
examiner’s office and fire
department volunteers are
working at the site.
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Clinton says America wants country to get rid of nuclear arms
UNITED STATES
NEWS IN
BRIEF
Web site
US weapons vow
defends
Bird flu test
changes
is positive
on North Korea
Facebook has said it is
not usurping users’ content
VIETNAM: A man has tested despite changing service terms
positive for the deadly to claim “perpetual worldwide
H5N1 flu virus, a state-run licence” to anything posted at
web site quoted the Health the social-networking web site.
Ministry as saying. Changes to terms of service
The 32-year-old man from Secretary of State Hillary agreed to end its weapons- were necessary to keep in
Kim Son district in the Clinton said yesterday the grade nuclear programme in step with how people share
northern province of Ninh United States is committed exchange for energy aid. pictures, comments and
Binh, about 100 km south to ridding North Korea of But progress in the six-party other information in the pop-
of Hanoi, had slaughtered nuclear weapons. talks stalled late last year ular online community,
and eaten poultry about two At the formal start of her when North Korea, which according to Facebook fou-
weeks before developing Asia tour in Japan, Clinton tested an atomic bomb in nder Mark Zuckerberg.
the flu infection, it said. renewed a US offer for normal 2006, baulked at demands for “We wouldn’t share your
ties and a peace treaty with inspections and other steps to information in a way you
North Korea if it verifiably and verify disarmament. wouldn’t want,” he said.
completely eliminates its “If North Korea abides by the “The trust you place in us
Equity boss
nuclear weapons programme. obligations it has already as a safe place to share
“Let me underscore the entered into and verifiably information is the most
commitment the United and completely eliminates its important part of what makes
is missing
States has to the denucleari- nuclear programme, then Facebook work.”
sation of North Korea and to there will be a reciprocal Under the terms of service,
the prevention of further pro- response,” she said. Facebook has rights to use any-
UNITED KINGDOM: Fears are liferation,” she said. As laid out in the six-nation thing people add to the web
growing for the safety of “This is a matter of great deal, the United States would site even if members delete
businessman and philan- concern. We discussed it at offer “a chance to normalise material or close accounts.
thropist Peter Lampl, after great length today,” she said relations,” Clinton said, as TOUR: Clinton meets Japanese Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada Facebook members routinely
police said he was missing. after talks with Japanese well as a full peace treaty with share comments, pictures and
Lampl, 61, who made his Foreign Minister Hirofumi the North, which has often Clinton also warned a mis- fuelled speculation that it is more online and the web site
fortune with his own private Nakasone. said it needs nuclear weapons sile launch North Korea has preparing to test a long-range needs legal permission to be a
equity firm, went missing Under a landmark deal in to deter a US attack. hinted it is planning “would missile, signalling that it will platform for such exchanges.
from his south west 2007 with the United States, The 1950-1953 Korean con- be very unhelpful in moving go ahead with a rocket launch Terms of service acknowl-
London home on Sunday. China, South Korea, Japan flict ended only when an our relationship forward”. as part of a “space develop- edge that once pictures or
and Russia, North Korea armistice was agreed. The country on Monday ment” programme. messages are sent, senders
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