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WASHINGTON – Sen. Charles Schumer said Wednesday the alleged plot in England to blow up U.S-bound airliners spotlights weaknesses in domestic safeguards, and the slow pace of adopting high-tech detection equipment in airports. Schumer’s criticism comes as Republicans and Democrats jockey for a political advantage in the wake of the …

CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to block a threatened flight attendants strike against Northwest Airlines, saying a work stoppage would cause serious disruptions to the air transportation system. In a filing late Wednesday with the U.S. District Court, the government said a strike …

KINSHASA – Thirteen people, including one soldier, were killed Friday in political violence as campaigning began for Congo‘s first competitive elections in decades, a human rights worker said. Demonstrators in the eastern city of Matadi attacked and killed the soldier before troops retaliated firing on the crowd, killing 12 civilians …