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- Comoros president calls for calm
Paris - The Comoros president on Saturday called for calm in the aftermath of a plane crash that killed 152 people, as Yemenia cancelled all flights to the islands and thousands rallied in France. President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi in a statement urged the
- Debris of Crashed Yemeni Jet Found
Search crews have located a large piece of debris from a jet that crashed into the Indian Ocean off the Comoros islands and are working to retrieve it.
- Comoros begins 30 days' national mourning over crash
MORONI: Comorans began 30 days of national mourning yesterday for the victims of the Yemenia Airbus crash as France threatened to blacklist the airline over safety concerns. 'From today, our country is in a period of mourning for 30 days,' President
- Sole Survivor of Comoros Crash Arrives in Paris
The only known survivor of this week's Yemeni airliner crash off Comoros has arrived in Paris on a government plane. Bahia Bakari, 14, landed Thursday and was met by her father at the airport. He told reporters he is happy to see his daughter, but sad
- Yemeni official denies suspension of flights to Comoros
A Yemeni official Saturday denied the reports about suspension of all Yemenia Air flights to Comoros following Tuesday's air crash of its Airbus A310 off the Comoran coast near the capital of Moroni. Mohamed Abdel Qadir, a senior civil aviation
- Yemenia Airways cancels Comoros flights
SANA'A, Yemen, July 4 (UPI) -- Flights between Yemen and the Comoros Islands have been canceled by Yemenia Airways after a crash along the route, airline officials said Saturday. Yemenia Airways said in a statement that a Sunday flight from Sana'a to the
- Comoros begins month of mourning for victims
AFP/Moroni Comorans began 30 days of national mourning yesterday for the victims of the Yemenia Airbus crash as France threatened to blacklist the airline and appointed an ambassador for victims? families.?From today, our country is in a period of
- Comoros president urges calm after air disaster
The Comoros president on Saturday called for calm in the aftermath of a plane crash that killed 152 people, as Yemenia cancelled all flights to the islands and thousands rallied in France. President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi in a statement urged the Comoran
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Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1925. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land poisoned and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991, the country seeks to gradually lessen its dependence on agriculture while developing its mineral and petroleum reserves. Current concerns include terrorism by Islamic militant groups from Tajikistan and Afghanistan, a non-convertible currency, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization.
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AP - A Yemeni aviation committee says pieces of wreckage from the passenger jet that crashed off the Comoros islands have been recovered.
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