A North Dakota family that was aboard a United Airlines flight forced to make an emergency landing described debris, sparks and “balls of fire” outside their windows as an engine
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Zookeeper attacked by lion in Germany suffers injuries
Authorities say a zookeeper in northwestern Germany was attacked by a lion as she cleaned its cage
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BERLIN A zookeeper in northwestern Germany was attacked Sunday by a lion as she cleaned its cage, authorities said.
The 25-year-old employee of the Osnabrueck Zoo was not considered seriously injured but was hospitalized as a precaution, police told the dpa news agency.
The woman was attacked just before noon but further details were not immediately available and the zoo could not be reached for comment.
The U.S. Air Force says a 24-year-old instructor pilot and a student pilot from the Japanese Air Self Defense Force were killed when a trainer jet crashed in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Two Air Force pilots were killed Friday when a trainer jet crashed near an Alabama airport, the military branch confirmed.The crash involved a T-38 trainer aircraft assigned to the. . .
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Italy taps German archaeologist to oversee Pompeii ruins
A German-born archaeologist has been chosen to be the next director of Pompeii, which is still revealing its ancient mysteries centuries after a volcanic eruption destroyed the Roman city
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ROME A German-born archaeologist has been chosen to be the next director of Pompeii, which is still revealing its ancient mysteries centuries after a volcanic eruption destroyed the Roman city and is one of Italy’s most popular tourist sites.
Culture Minister Dario Franceschini announced Saturday that Gabriel Zuchtriegel won out over 43 other candidates for the job.