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2 arrested on suspicion of endangering aircraft after jets intercept UK-bound Pakistan plane
LONDON - Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two British passengers on suspicion of endangering the aircraft.
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Taliban attack aid group's guest house in Afghan capital, killing 2 guards and wounding 4
KABUL - A Taliban suicide car bomber and five heavily armed gunmen attacked an international aid group's guest house in the Afghan capital on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long battle with security forces in an upscale Kabul neighbourhood, authorities said. 0 -
Chile blocks Pascua-Lama, fines Barrick US$16M for environmental violations.
SANTIAGO, Chile - Chile's environmental regulator blocked Barrick Gold Corp.'s US$8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project on Friday and imposed its maximum fine on the world's largest gold miner, citing "very serious" violations of its environmental permit as well as a failure by the company to accurately describe what it had done wrong. 0
