Buffalo Restaurant Massacre..[ 1644 ]

Man Celebrating One-Year Anniversary Killed in Buffalo Restaurant Massacre

Four People Were Killed and Four Wounded in the Early Morning Shooting

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By DEAN SCHABNER

Aug. 14, 2010

A man who had come to Buffalo, N.Y., from Texas to celebrate his one-year wedding anniversary was among four people killed in a shooting early this morning at a restaurant that also left four wounded.

Women react at the scene of a multiple fatal shooting that happened in the early morning hours in front of the City Grill bar and restaurant in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010.

(David Duprey/AP Photo)
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ABC News Buffalo affiliate WKBW-TV reported that a police S.W.A.T. team surrounded a house and took a man into custody, but Buffalo Police Department spokesman Michael DeGeorge declined to comment on whether it was connected to the massacre.
"Since the shooting, police have questioned a number of individuals and witnesses," he said.
Police have not yet identified the victims, but Chief of Detectives Dennis Richards said one of the dead was a 30-year-old man who had travelled with his wife from Texas to celebrate their first wedding anniversary with friends and relatives.

Russian 5G T-50 Fighter plane..[ 1643 ]

Russian 5G T-50 Fighter on Scedule; Delivery from 2015

  Sat August 14th, 2010 via: RIA Novosti

Russian fifth-generation T-50 fighter, which is currently being developed by the Sukhoi aircraft manufacturer, will outstrip best world analogs, Air Force Commander Colonel General Alexander Zelin said on Saturday.

Currently, there are neither organizational no engineering obstacles to accomplishing this task, Zelin said.

The Russian Air Force plans to acquire over 60 T-50s, Zelin said.

"Everything is on schedule...The plane will be delivered to the Russian Air Force from 2015 onwards," he said.

The T-50 will incorporate the latest developments in a military fighter, including low visibility, supersonic cruising speed, and highly integrated control systems.

Although T-50 specifications remain classified, fragmentary data on its engines imply that this heavy-duty fighter will have a take-off weight of more than 30 metric tons and will be close in dimension to the well-known Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker.

Russia has been developing its newest fighter since the 1990s. The current prototype was designed by the Sukhoi design bureau and built at a plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, in Russia's Far East.

Russian officials have already hailed the fighter as "a unique warplane" that combines the capabilities of an air superiority fighter and attack aircraft.

Picture from Africa ..[ 1642 ]

Africa's best safaris

Duba, Botswana

Duba is a 65,000-acre concession in the far north of the Okavango Delta, with no access by road for most of the year. What is so unusual about Duba is that its lions hunt by day – most prides throughout the continent hunt at night – and so visitors to Duba can watch marvellous set pieces as the lions and the buffalo take each other on in epic battles.
Picture: GRAHAM BOYNTON

Russia recognises U.S. help on wildfires..[ 1641 ]

Russia thanks U.S. for help in smothering wildfires - Foreign Ministry

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Extinguishing wildfires in Russia

19:51 14/08/2010

© Photo Mikhail Mironov

 MOSCOW, August 14 (RIA Novosti)

Russia is grateful to the United States over the assistance in tackling the wildfires raging across the country, Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

On Friday U.S. President Barack Obama made a phone call to his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev to express his condolences about the disastrous environmental situation in Central Russia and the readiness to supply firefighting equipment.

"Obama reiterated the U.S. readiness to supply the necessary firefighting equipment and render expert assistance," kremlin.ru official website said.

Later that day the United States sent to Russia two planes with state-of-the-art nonflammable uniform for firefighters, special shoes, helmets and glasses onboard. Additional two aircraft with firefighting equipment are expected to arrive.

The Russian area on fire has decreased by 8,000 hectares and is now 56,200 hectares.

A scorching heat wave has gripped much of European Russia since mid-June, which coupled with the worst drought since the 1970s has made the countryside particularly susceptible to wildfires.

Thousands of emergency workers and military personnel have been working round the clock for almost three weeks to fight fires in 22 Russian regions. The immediate economic cost of the fires has been estimated at $15 billion.

The Palestinians direct talks ..[ 1640 [

Palestinians to decide on direct talks in two days, PA official says

Abbas had indicated he could go to direct talks, provided they were based on a March 19 statement by the Quartet, which demands the halt of Israeli settlement construction.

By Jack Khoury /  Haaretz Service -14-8-2010

Turkey did not sign a pact with Iran ensuring the continued transferal of weapons to Hezbollah, the Turkish daily Hürriyet quoted an official in the country's foreign ministry late Friday.

	Young Hezbollah supporters holding mock ups of Katyusha rockets in front of a portrait of group leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah.
	Photo by: AP

The denial comes in the wake of a report by Italian daily Corriere della Sera earlier this week, which claimed that senior Iranian and Turkey security officials have recently met to sign a deal which would allegedly see Turkey aiding Iran in transferring its arms shipments to Hezbollah. 

“These claims are baseless and should not be taken seriously,” the senior Turkish Foreign Ministry official said. 

Earlier this month, Turkish authorities expressed their displeasure at comments made by Defense Minister Ehud Barak concerning Ankara's new head of intelligence and his alleged ties with Iran.

Barak made the comments at a closed-door briefing to party activists on July 25, reflecting the climate of mistrust between Israel and its once close ally.

The defense minister described Hakan Fidan, who was appointed head of Turkey's National Intelligence Organisation (MIT) in May, as a "friend of Iran." 

In part of his speech broadcast by Israeli Army Radio, Barak expressed concern that secrets shared with Turkey "could become open to Iran over the next several months".

In response, the Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned Israeli envoy Gaby Levy to protest over Barak's remarks. 

"We expressed our discomfort and dissatisfaction with Barak's statement," a Turkish foreign ministry official, who declined to be named, told Reuters.

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