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Aug 17, 2007 4:02 PM CDT

Israelis Eye Building Islands

Israel approves plans for new international airport on artificial island

(Newser) - The Israelis want to build artificial islands in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Tel Aviv, and put an international airport on one of them. It's been talked about, on and off, for more than a decade; the project has finally been deemed feasable by a planning committee. The panel’...

New Focus of Airport Safety: Your Smile

Aug 17, 2007 2:12 PM CDT

New Focus of Airport Safety: Your Smile

Officers watch passengers' facial expressions in new security program

(Newser) - Put on a brave face the next time you're at the airport; your expression might be under scrutiny. New security programs at more than a dozen airports are using undercover personnel who watch passengers' faces for indications of criminality. When trying to deceive others, a criminal still exhibits flashes of...

Glitch Snarls LAX Travel
For 20,000

Aug 12, 2007 10:05 AM CDT

Glitch Snarls LAX Travel For 20,000

Food dwindled, water disappeared, three passengers hospitalized in airport hell

(Newser) - A malfunction in the U.S. Customs system at Los Angeles Airport yesterday delayed travel for more than 20,000 people, some for as long as 14 hours, the Los Angeles Times reports. The glitch Saturday afternoon triggered delays so long that food supplies dwindled and water ran out for...

London Security Crackdown Targets Transit

Jul 2, 2007 4:55 AM CDT

London Security Crackdown Targets Transit

Travelers in for increased delays

(Newser) - British police are cracking down on security at rail services and airports to thwart terror attacks in the wake of a trio of car bomb attempts over the weekend. No specific intelligence warns of an attack on the subway system or the rail network, but the increased patrols and security...

5 Arrests in Glasgow Attack

Jul 1, 2007 8:26 AM CDT

5 Arrests in Glasgow Attack

The UK is on highest alert after Glasgow attack linked to attempted London car bombs

(Newser) - The UK is on highest terror alert and five suspects are in custody in the aftermath of yesterday's attempted attack on the Glasgow airport. Two were the drivers of the flaming car driven into the main terminal building; two were picked up in home searches nearby in Glasgow, and one...

Car Rams Glasgow Airport

Jun 30, 2007 11:06 AM CDT

Car Rams Glasgow Airport

Jeep Cherokee in flames, with two occupants, crashes at high speed into terminal; all flights suspended

(Newser) - A burning Jeep Cherokee was driven at high speed into the main terminal building at the Glasgow airport today. Two men in the vehicle, described as Asian, survived the crash and were taken into custody, the BBC reports. The airport was evacuated and all flights were suspended.

Haitian Teens Ditch Soccer Team in NYC

Jun 14, 2007 5:37 AM CDT

Haitian Teens Ditch Soccer Team in NYC

13 players enroute to youth World Cup flee JFK during stopover; some reappear

(Newser) - The bulk of a Haitian youth team en route to the under-17 World Cup in South Korea vanished during a stopover at JFK early yesterday, the AP reports. Thirteen out of 18 went missing; by the late afternoon, five or six had returned to the airport and rejoined team officials.