CARSON: Sheriff's SWAT officers have surrounded a residence in west Carson this morning after someone fired two gunshots, striking a Los Angeles County sheriff's helicopter. Police say two bullets struck the chopper while it was responding to a robbery call
TRATFORD, Conn.: United Technologies Corp.'s Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. said Tuesday that it won an $11.4 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop new helicopter rotor blades...
Sao Jose dos Campos: Embraer signed a contract for the sale of seven EMBRAER 170 jets to ETA Star Group, of Dubai, with options for three more, and five purchase rights for any E-Jet model. The aircraft will be operated
It is inexplicable for the government to say it doesn't have money to fund vital public services in sanitation, water and health while sitting on its hands when it comes to prosecuting corrupt cases.
Mobile telephones have ushered in new attitudes in the daily lives of Cameroonians. Besides facilitating communication, they are also helping some liars out. The caller or receiver can not only hide his or her actual position, but can also play
US brand Definitive Technology has become the latest speaker manufacturer to jump aboard the 'speaker bar' bandwagon, with its Mythos Solo Surround Array series. Definitive's take on the speaker bar technology promises 'all the clarity of five-channel surround sound without
The Nigerian government announced it intends to employ the very same militants often blamed for attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta to guard the region's oil pipelines. In a surprising and certainly controversial move, defense officials said they
High gas prices have driven a Warren County farmer and his sons to hitch a tractor rake to a pair of mules to gather hay from their fields. T.R. Raymond bought Dolly and Molly at the Dixon mule sale last
The report — 'The Environmental Sustainability of the British Restaurant Industry: A London Case Study' — has revealed that the environmental cost of getting food to the restaurant plate is far higher than previously thought. BSc student Will Brookes studied
With the price of a barrel of oil hovering around $120, U.S. drivers can expect to pay more at the pump in the near future, according to a new study by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. "There is
How the World Works has been closely following the Journal's coverage of oil-related issues for several years -- today's front page story is the most pessimistic piece I've seen the newspaper publish. Two years ago (when a barrel of oil
The American Petroleum Institute, the trade group for major oil and natural gas companies, spent nearly $1.3 million in the first quarter to lobby on fuel economy standards, appropriations bills and other issues, according to a disclosure form. The API
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp.is still pursuing arbitration with Venezuela over the OPEC nation's 2007 nationalization of the Cerro Negro heavy oil project, a company executive told U.S. lawmakers on Thursday. "We're currently in arbitration regarding the value of
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would likely produce 2.6 billion barrels of oil between 2018 and 2030, when its production would start to decline, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said today. The Alaskan refuge, which is currently off limits to
Asian governments on Thursday moved to cut energy subsidies to protect their finances and those of state-owned energy companies in the face of soaring oil prices. As crude oil pushed through $135 a barrel for the first time, Taiwan, Malaysia
In recent years, a growing scarcity of energy commodities worldwide has heightened concerns about key geopolitical risks and threats, such as conflict in the Middle East, terrorism and resource nationalism. However, a study released this week by Rice University's Baker
Sulzer Pumps has received a large order from Alstom Power for pumps to be installed in the new Medupi coal fired power station, being built for Eskom, the South African national generator.
Located in the province of Biskra, Algeria (approximately 260 miles southeast of Algiers), Enica Biskra is a leading provider of utility cables to the principal Algerian state-owned power utility and gas producer. In 2007, the company generated over 70 million
Ford now plans to reduce vehicle production in the second quarter by 20,000 units, a 15% decline from the year-earlier period. The company plans to reduce production by 15% to 20% in the third quarter and 2% to 8% in
