Afghans investigating how NATO killer escaped

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? Afghan officials say they're trying to determine how an Afghan army soldier who opened fire on Slovakian NATO troops, killing one and wounding six, was able to escape from custody.

Afghan Gen. Abdul Hameed said Monday that suspect Lamber Khan had help from at least one other Afghan soldier in fleeing Sunday morning.

Hameed says the soldier took Khan from detention to a military hospital saying he needed medical attention, and fled with him from there. Authorities are trying to determine if others aided in the escape.

NATO-forces spokesman Brig. Gen. Heinz Feldmann says the coalition has "full confidence" the Afghans will recapture Khan.

The Slovakian soldier killed in Kandahar last week was the ninth NATO service member killed by Afghan forces this year, according to an Associated Press count.

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COMING CLEAN Army Admits Helicopters Buzzed Washington City

An Army official apologized Friday for conducting an unannounced training mission around the small city of Port Angeles, Wash., using special operations helicopters that the mayor said "terrorized" his city.

Dozens of alarmed residents called police to ask what was going on and said the noise and light from the mystery helicopters buzzing around the city panicked horses and other livestock, The Peninsula Daily News reported.

The Army said the helicopters involved included both twin-engine Chinooks and Blackhawk attack helicopters.

"No one had any warning about the helicopters, no one said anything afterward, and today city officials had to spend hours just trying to find out what had happened -- who had invaded Port Angeles," said Cherie Kidd, mayor of the Olympic Peninsula city about 60 miles west of Seattle.

The training exercise involved part of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, which is based at Fort Campbell, Ky., but has individual units in various locations, said Sgt. Jimmy Norris, an I Corps spokesman at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Wash. Part of the 160th is based at Lewis-McChord, he said.

"Our watch commander last night reported that we received `dozens of calls' complaining about low-flying helicopters over the city," Deputy Police Chief Brian Smith said.

After multiple calls to Puget Sound-area military bases, Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict was finally able to determine about mid-day Friday that the helicopters belonged to the Army, the newspaper reported.

"Because of the volume of the complaints that we heard, I want to let the Army base know that if it's necessary to fly over populated areas, we want advance notice," Benedict told The Peninsula Daily News.

Army Col. H. Charles "Chuck" Hodges Jr., garrison commander at Lewis-McChord, told the newspaper that he had launched an investigation and was meeting with unit commanders at the base.

"I apologize, this is totally unacceptable," he said.

Hodges said the helicopters -- he mentioned four Chinooks -- were over Port Angeles from about 11:15 p.m. to shortly before midnight Thursday.

An Army spokesman for Hodges' office did not immediately return an Associated Press phone call Friday evening.

Kidd said she plans to meet Monday with Hodges at the base about 90 miles south of Port Angeles.

The helicopters were "training to work in urban environments," Norris told the AP, adding that the exercise involved landing at the small Port Angeles Coast Guard base. It's located across the city harbor from the downtown business area.

"I guess a lot of people got spooked because they had their lights on and the lights were bright, but I guess they had to have the lights on as part of the operation for landing at the airfield," he added.

The Daily News reported that the unannounced training mission prompted an immediate response on social media websites as hundreds of messages about the incident flooded Facebook and Twitter.

Port Angeles resident Eric Phillips said he saw four helicopters traveling in two sets, with the leading set flying without lights. The aircraft circled the city for at least an hour, he told Daily News.

Army Maj. Michael Burns, interviewed by telephone from Fort Campbell, told the newspaper the exercise also included Blackhawk helicopters.

He said he couldn't discuss many details of the mission or say why the Port Angeles area was chosen, only that "the particular area just gave a different training environment for the pilots, something unfamiliar.

"We do our best to try to avoid populated areas, but (with) those aircraft being so large and so loud, even if we're not very low, it seems very loud," Burns said.

Specific law enforcement agencies in the area were not notified of Thursday's training mission, Burns confirmed, saying that's not typically done for operations as short as a one-night exercise.

Also, the aircraft used in such missions can cover such a wide area, "it's tough to notify every agency," he told the newspaper.

Click here for more from The Peninsula Daily News.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/07/13/army-says-its-helicopters-buzzed-washington-city/

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UK agency: 787 fire not caused by battery fault

LONDON (AP) ? A British governmental body investigating a fire on an empty Boeing 787 aircraft at London's Heathrow Airport says there is no evidence it was caused by faulty batteries.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said in a statement Saturday that it was clear that the damage to the Ethiopian Airlines plane was far from the area where the carrier's batteries are located.

Investors in Boeing, which calls the plane a Dreamliner, had feared that Friday's fire meant that the battery problem that had grounded the whole fleet of such planes in January had not been fixed.

The incident did not cause any injuries because no one was aboard the plane, but it forced runways at Heathrow, one of the world's busiest airports, to shut down for nearly an hour.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/uk-agency-787-fire-not-caused-battery-fault-170234525.html

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ROLL CALL: The First Post-Nuclear Cabinet Appointment? President Barack Obama could probably nom?

ROLL CALL: The First Post-Nuclear Cabinet Appointment?

President Barack Obama could probably nominate anyone he wants to be the next Homeland Security secretary, assuming there are no ethical or legal issues.

That?s because Janet Napolitano?s successor at the Department of Homeland Security could be the first Cabinet choice to be nominated in a Senate without the risk of a filibuster ? or maybe even a procedural hold, assuming Senate Democrats deploy the ?nuclear option? to end the need for a 60-vote supermajority to overcome a filibuster of executive branch nominees next week.

There would be policy implications of a partisan choice, however. Some Republican supporters of the Senate-passed immigration overhaul are already cautioning the president to pick a successor who has the confidence of lawmakers in enhancing immigration enforcement.

I have a better suggestion. How about abolishing the Department of Homeland Security, which was a terrible idea from the beginning.

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni: The man Team India cannot afford to lose

A wicket-keeper, batsman, skipper and now a master tactician, the Indian skipper MS Dhoni can do it all. While some might consider him mere lucky, Dhoni has proved his mettle on one too many occasions to justify his importance in the blue outfit. MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

Dhoni's ability to stay calm under pressure has been a known fact for quite sometime now, but it was his cricketing sense that led the struggling World Champions to a thrilling win over the islanders on Thursday.

After being forced out of the tournament due to the hamstring injury, Dhoni surprisingly made his return for the final and boy oh boy, was it grand? The right-hander blended his fierce finishing skills while making use of the permutations and combinations to create a masterpiece of an innings for his side.

Team India were being seriously challenged by their rivals as the World Champions required 24 runs off 30 balls with two wickets in hand. Lack of wickets in hand was a major cause of worry for India and while other skippers would probably have eyed a quick finish, Dhoni chose to play on the bowlers as he saved the blitzkrieg for the final over.

Even before a run was scored in the final, Dhoni had made one of his crucial contributions to the Indian side. His decision to play Vinay Kumar instead of Umesh Yadav in the final turned out to be crucial as the RCB seamer held his ground to register a small yet important partnership of 15 runs with Dhoni.

The Indian skipper carefully assessed the situation and chose to retain strike - whenever possible - to keep the wickets intact. With Lasith Malinga's one over left in the game, Dhoni wasn't afraid to rotate the strike in the 46th over as he helped Vinay Kumar gain some confidence to face the Lankan speedster.

It was as if Dhoni had already derived a path to get India home and was just executing it with ease. After the fall of Vinay Kumar, he carefully guided Ishant Sharma to see off the Lankan bowlers while he waited patiently to unveil his masterplan until the final over.

Famous for his finishing skills, Dhoni took just four balls to seal the win for India in the final over. He slammed two sixes and a four off Shaminda Eranga to stun the islanders yet again, who at one stage looked favourites to upset the World Champions.

Dhoni saw Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and R Vinay Kumar getting dismissed in quick succession, but himself showed nerves of steel to steer his side home in company of number 11 Ishant Sharma.

With a historic treble to his name, MS Dhoni has turned into an asset that India can surely not afford to lose.

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Russia: no asylum application from Snowden

MOSCOW (AP) ? Russian immigration officials said Saturday they have not received an application from Edward Snowden, the U.S. National Security Agency leaker who wants to get asylum in Russia.

Snowden came to Moscow's Sheremetyevo international airport on June 23 from Hong Kong, apparently intending to board a flight to Cuba. But he did not get on that flight and is believed to have spent the last three weeks marooned in the airport's transit zone.

On Friday, he met with human rights activists there and said he would seek Russian asylum, at least as a temporary measure before going to Venezuela, Bolivia or Nicaragua, all of which have offered him asylum.

But the Interfax news agency quoted Russian migration service head Konstantin Romodanovsky as saying no asylum request had been received as of Saturday. The state news agency RIA Novosti cited migration service spokeswoman, Zalina Kornilova, as also saying no request had been received.

Snowden had made a previous bid for Russian asylum, but President Vladimir Putin said he would have to agree to stop further leaks of information about American intelligence service activities before it would be considered. Snowden withdrew the bid, but participants in Friday's meeting said he was now ready to agree to stop leaks.

Granting asylum to Snowden would add significant new stress to already-troubled Washington-Moscow relations.

Putin and President Barack Obama are expected to hold a summit in Moscow in early September, right before both take part in the Group of 20 summit in St. Petersburg, and the Snowden issue could overshadow both gatherings.

Obama and Putin discussed Snowden, among other issues, during a telephone call on Friday, the White House said in a terse statement that provided no specifics of their conversation about the NSA leaker. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the call was planned several days ago, suggesting that it was unrelated to Snowden's meeting with the activists.

Russia so far has sidestepped the issue by claiming that it cannot take action on Snowden because his presence in the transit zone puts him technically outside Russian territory. But by agreeing to the condition that he stop leaks, Snowden could force Russia's hand.

Friday's meeting in the airport's transit zone included representatives of Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. The presence of these internationally respected organizations could add weight to Snowden's asylum bid.

U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Friday the United States disapproved of Russia facilitating what she called a "propaganda platform" for Snowden, "despite the government's declarations of Russia's neutrality with respect to Mr. Snowden."

On Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov aimed to keep up the appearance of neutrality. "We are not having contact with Snowden," he said at a meeting of a regional security organization in Kyrgyzstan, according to Interfax.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/russia-no-asylum-application-snowden-084835957.html

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Univision Promotes Sarah Madigan to Executive Vice President of Content Distribution

Madigan, a Key Contributor to the growth of Univision?s Portfolio of Networks and Distribution Partnerships, Moves up to Newly Created Role

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic America, today announced that Sarah Madigan has been promoted to the newly created position of executive vice president of Content Distribution. Madigan joined the company in 2011, and most recently served as senior vice president of Business Affairs. She will continue to be based in Univision?s New York headquarters and will report to Tonia O?Connor, president of Content Distribution and Corporate Business Development. In her new position, Madigan will oversee content sales and strategy for digital and linear distribution.

?She has played an important role in helping us achieve our goals of expanding the portfolio and increasing the distribution of our services on the devices our ever-growing audience uses on a daily basis.?

?Sarah?s leadership and dedication have been instrumental in our success to transform UCI into a leading multimedia company that reflects the dynamic audience we serve,? O?Connor said. ?She has played an important role in helping us achieve our goals of expanding the portfolio and increasing the distribution of our services on the devices our ever-growing audience uses on a daily basis.?

UCI?s Content Distribution team is responsible for the distribution of all the Company?s digital services including its UVideos Digital Network, Flama, a new digital offering for Hispanics that will feature original digital content, and the expansion of the company?s content portfolio across all platforms in partnerships with its existing and new distributors.

Madigan has overseen distribution agreements for Univision?s TV Everywhere service, while securing broad distribution for the Company?s new networks with partners including DirecTV, Cablevision, DISH Network, AT&T and Verizon, as well as becoming the first Hispanic media company to bring video content to Hulu and Xbox. These multi-year, multi-platform agreements reflect Univision?s distribution philosophy to meet the needs of every Hispanic on every platform.

Univision has evolved from a niche broadcast network into a leading multimedia company with 12 networks including Univision, UniM?s and Galavisi?n, 69 radio stations, 62 television stations and expanded digital offerings.

Prior to Univision, Madigan worked in business and legal affairs at BBC Worldwide America and as legal counsel at Greenberg Traurig and at Wilmer Hale. She earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Boston College Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Trinity University.

About Univision Communications Inc.

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) is the leading media company serving Hispanic America. Its assets include Univision Network, one of the top five networks in the U.S. regardless of language and the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the country reaching 96% of U.S. Hispanic households; UniM?s, a leading Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching 89% of U.S. Hispanic households; Univision Cable Networks, including Galavisi?n, the country?s leading Spanish-language cable network, as well as Univision tlnovelas, a 24-hour cable network dedicated to novelas, Univision Deportes Network, a 24-hour cable network dedicated to sports, ForoTV, a 24-hour Spanish-language cable network dedicated to news, and an additional suite of six cable offerings - De Pel?cula, De Pel?cula Cl?sico, Bandamax, Ritmoson, Telehit and Distrito Comedia; UVideos, the first bilingual digital network serving Hispanic America; Univision Studios, which produces and co-produces reality shows, dramatic series and other programming formats for the Company?s platforms; Univision Television Group, which owns and/or operates 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Hispanic radio group which owns and/or operates 69 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Interactive, a network of products and offerings including Univision.com, which continues to be the No. 1 most-visited Spanish-language website among U.S. online Hispanics, Univision M?vil, a longstanding industry-leader with unique, relevant mobile products and services, and Univision Partner Group, a specialized advertising and publisher network. Headquartered in New York City, UCI has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States. For more information, please visit?Univision.net.

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