1.
Poll: Almost half in U.S. creationist
MOSCOW, July 18 (UPI) -- An aide to the commander of the Russian Air Force has denied accusations that two Russian strategic bombers violated British airspace.
Col. Alexander Drobyshevsky, quoting Air Force Commander Col.-Gen. Alexander Zelin, denied British media reports that two Russian Tu-95 Bear bombers were headed for British airspace, leading the British Royal Air Force to launch intercepting fighters, Novosti reported Wednesday.
"Reports that Russian bombers were flying towards British airspace are untrue. The long-range aircraft were on a scheduled mission over international waters," Drobyshevsky quoted Zelin as saying.
"Bomber flights in international airspace are planned at least six months ahead, and we inform all countries concerned about them in advance," he said.
The aide said Zelin denied speculation that the incident was tied to ongoing diplomatic turbulence between Russia and Britain. Four Russian diplomats were expelled from Britain after Russia refused to extradite Andrei Lugovoi, a key suspect in the London death of Alexander Litvinenko. Russia said its constitution does not allow for the extradition of Russian nationals.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Top News Stories | |
WILMINGTON, Del., June 3 (UPI) --
A group investigating the disappearance of Amelia Earhart concluded she died on an uninhabited Pacific island where her plane made an emergency landing in 1937.
|
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 (UPI) --
"Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes, was honored at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards in San Francisco, the organization said.
|
If you're in the market for a car or truck it might make more sense to consider a new vehicle this year rather than a used one.
|
CAYCE, S.C., June 3 (UPI) --
A group of South Carolina third-graders convinced the Cayce City Council to allow residents to raise chickens after learning about the birds in class.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
