Mediterranean and the possum on from a terrace albania has also grounded 2 planes used to search for boats in distress rescue is still searching for about 40 people after a boat heading for europe capsized off the libyan coast at least 5 people drowned while 65 others were rescued well lets get more on this were joined now by joe is a better vantage hes a spokesman for the Nongovernmental Organization volunteer or voluntary pilots is joining us live from the italian island of lampedusa very good to have you with us on aljazeera so the Italian Civil Aviation Authority said that the planes can only be used for recreation or and professional activities but on what legal grounds have they grounded your planes. Yes thank you for having me indeed or we have received information a few weeks ago about the fact that our aircraft would not be allowed anymore to fly who were both in distress while in fact we are quite surprised because from the beginning of the when we learned the project in fact
A bomb did takedown that jet. This is Al Jazeera America live in new york city. President obama set to deliver a statement from the white house in about 15 minutes. There are reports that he will announce he is rejecting the key stone xl pipeline. David, it was just a few days ago the company that backed the pipeline said it was pulling its request. They had been given notice the state department would come out against the pipeline and the assumption transcanada made was the president would follow suit and reject it. They thought lets pull our permit and see if we can get a white house in a republic n the white house. This is rejected and the president is going to reject it and cite environmental concerns. But politically it is worth noting the president s environmental legacy is something he is trying to work on and he has an appearance on at the Global Climate change summit in paris and there is anticipation that the president would make this decision now in order to boost his own cr
Up, Frances National prosecutor accuses former athletics chief of leading systemic corruption. Russias president ordered the suspension of all flights to egypt as suspicion mounts that saturdays plane crash was caused by a bomb in the bold. Vladimir putin asked his government to find a way to bring home the 45,000 russians currently on holiday in egypt. Theres chaos and confusion president airport as the u. K. Tries to bring its stranded citizens back home. 29 british planes were supposed to pick them up, but egypt only allowed eight, saying the number of flights was limited by the airports capacity. They sent the military to boost security. This is a review of security. There is as major exodus underway from Sharm Elsheikh. 20,000 departing britons will be joined by 40,000 russian tourists. Russia and europe previously described the u. K. s flight suspension as premature. The question is what changed the kremlins mind. The british said their decision was based on intelligence, which m
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