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- Gunman killed near Saudi prince's palace - agency
- Chavez to return to Cuba for more chemotherapy
- U.S. Airways jet evacuated in Philadelphia after threat
| Gunman killed near Saudi prince's palace - agency Posted: 05 Aug 2011 08:10 PM PDT JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi security forces killed a gunman on Saturday morning after he fired at a checkpoint near the Interior Minister's palace in Jeddah, the state news agency said early on Saturday. "At 1 a.m. on Saturday, a person carrying a gun fired at a checkpoint in Abdulrahman Al-Malki Street in Jeddah. He was dealt with swiftly and was killed. The event is still under investigation," the statement said. (Reporting by Asma Alsharif; Editing by Michael Roddy) Copyright © 2011 Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. | ||
| Chavez to return to Cuba for more chemotherapy Posted: 05 Aug 2011 07:39 PM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday he will return to Cuba for a second session of chemotherapy to treat a cancer that has forced him to slow his pace ahead of a re-election bid next year. Chavez, who had surgery in Havana in June to remove a baseball-sized tumor, told state TV in a phone call that he would undergo medical tests in Cuba on Sunday and could resume chemotherapy treatment on Monday depending on the results.
"My evolution continues to be favorable. Recent tests show that. My physical condition is still not the best," the 57-year-old socialist leader said. Chavez said his trip to Cuba could last five days. Last month, Chavez spent a week undergoing chemotherapy on the communist-led Caribbean island as the guest of his close friend and mentor, former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. He has not said exactly what type of cancer he has, denying media reports of prostate or colon cancer and repeating that doctors have found no malignant cells in his body. The illness has forced Chavez to cut back dramatically on his marathon speeches and famously long public appearances. Critics fear he could use his disease to garner sympathy and support at a time when opposition parties sense a chance to end his 12-year rule at next year's election. The opposition has accused him of putting Venezuela's national security at risk by governing from Cuba while recuperating. But the president said the public understood why he was traveling abroad to seek the best possible care. "Beyond the cries and screams of those calling for a coup, in desperation, the people support my decision to continue treatment," Chavez said in his call to state TV on Friday. During his illness he has made repeated appearances on state media, apparently to demonstrate he remains in control, and the phone call was his fifth such appearance of the day. (Reporting by Daniel Wallis; Editing by Eric Beech) Copyright © 2011 Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. | ||
| U.S. Airways jet evacuated in Philadelphia after threat Posted: 05 Aug 2011 07:09 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A US Airways Boeing 757 carrying 157 passengers was evacuated on Friday at Philadelphia International Airport because of a bomb threat but was later cleared for departure. FBI special agent J.J. Klaver said bomb-sniffing dogs found nothing illegal on the aircraft after passengers bound for Anchorage, Alaska, were taken off the flight in what he called "an abundance of caution." Klaver said a letter had been received in London about the plane, which had earlier flown to Philadelphia from Glasgow, Scotland. A federal official with knowledge of the situation said the letter had claimed there was a bomb on board. The letter was not received by American officials until after the flight from Glasgow had landed in Philadelphia. US Airways spokeswoman Liz Landau said the Transportation Security Administration ordered the passengers off the Alaska-bound subsequent flight. It also ordered the aircraft taken to a remote area of the airport to be searched. The plane was cleared for departure more than two hours after it was evacuated. Klaver said officials were unsure to whom the letter was sent, whether to the police in London or to the airline. It ended up, however, with Scotland Yard. "It was never deemed as particularly credible," Klaver said. (Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Bill Trott) Copyright © 2011 Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
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