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Syria's military extends cease-fire but no letup in fighting

Edit Springfield News-Sun 10 Jul 2016

Two Russian airman, meanwhile, were killed in the country's central Homs province when their helicopter was shot down by Islamic State fighters, according to Russia's Defense Ministry ... According to the statement, the two Russians were making a test flight in the Homs region with a Syrian Mi-25 helicopter that was carrying ammunition....

Woman seriously injured after falling over cliff at Cape Split, N.S.

Edit Toronto Sun 10 Jul 2016

CAPE SPLIT, N.S ... RCMP and other emergency responders from Canning, Kentville and New Minas and a military helicopter were brought in. Cpl ... ....

Father’s push leads to naval career (Royal Australian Navy)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Jul 2016

(Source. Royal Australian Navy) ... The Australian Defence Force has participated in Exercise RIMPAC since its inception in 1971, but 2016 is the first year in which the Australian Defence Force will contribute an entire Amphibious Task Group, with frigates HMA Ships Warramunga and Ballarat, helicopter carrier and amphibious platform, HMAS Canberra, as well as troops and vehicles from Army's 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment....

Reflecting on freedom, or what’s left of it

Edit Denver Post 10 Jul 2016

Over Independence Day weekend, my 8-year-old son and I visited my sister’s lake house in eastern Tennessee ... Some things are small ... Helicopter parents create such precious “snowflakes” (each one unique and fragile) that colleges across the country resort to “free-speech zones” and “safe spaces” and “trigger warnings” to protect students’ tender sensitivities from the intellectual freedom that should be the hallmark of higher education ... ....

Coast Guard suspends search for missing Hawaii fishermen

Edit Austin American Statesman 09 Jul 2016

The Coast Guard said Thursday that it used an airplane, helicopter and two ships for the search ... Firefighters on personal watercraft and in a helicopter joined the effort....

Two Russian Pilots Killed In Syria After Mi-25 Helicopter Downed

Edit Radio Free Europe 09 Jul 2016

Russia says that two of its servicemen were killed near the Syrian city of Palmyra when their helicopter was shot down, bringing the number of Russian military personnel killed in the Syria conflict to at least 12. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that gunmen from the extremist Islamic State group downed the Syrian-owned helicopter ......

Britain's Prince George gets to pilot a jet - almost

Edit Deccan Chronicle 09 Jul 2016

The little boy, who was wearing blue ear defenders, also sat inside a Squirrel helicopter with his mother Kate, with William sitting in the instructor's seat ... I imagine the duke has told him about helicopters because he knew what it was....

Russia confirms Daesh downing helicopter in Syria

Edit Press TV 09 Jul 2016

The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed that Daesh terrorists downed a helicopter, killing its two pilots in Syria’s central Homs province ... The statement noted that thanks to the skillful actions of the chopper’s crew the terrorist offensive had been thwarted, but the helicopter was shot down while returning to its base....

2 Russian soldiers die after helicopter shot down in Syria

Edit The Miami Herald 09 Jul 2016

According to the statement, the two Russians were making a test flight in the Homs region with a Syrian Mi-25 helicopter that was carrying ammunition....

Prince George joins dad Prince William to check out airplanes

Edit Atlanta Journal 09 Jul 2016

Prince George pointed to the tail rotor of a helicopter. "I imagine his father has told him about helicopters, so he knew what that was called and kept saying, 'tail rotor.' It was good to see his technical knowledge! Some training going on early!" Hobkirk said. The prince clung closely to his parents as they explored the inside of a helicopter ... "He seemed overawed with the noise and being inside a helicopter," Hobkirk said....

Two Russian pilots killed in helicopter downing in Syria

Edit BBC News 09 Jul 2016

Two Russian pilots have been killed after their military helicopter was shot down by fighters of so-called Islamic State, the Russian military is quoted as saying by local media. The Syrian Mi-25 helicopter flown by Riafagat Khabibulin and Yevgeny Dolgin was brought down east of the ......

Fisherman rescued at Piha beach

Edit Otago Daily Times 09 Jul 2016

A police spokeswoman confirmed just after 10.30am that the man was on the beach and being assessed by the rescue helicopter's paramedic....

Three dead in Indonesian military chopper crash

Edit Topix 09 Jul 2016

Investigators check the wreckage of an Indonesian military helicopter which crashed on July 8, 2016 into a suburban area just north of Yogyakarta, a major city on the main island of Java. The Indonesian military helicopter crashed on July 8 into the home in Central Java, an official said, killing at least two in the latest air accident for the country's armed forces ... ....