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Welcome to Davao City, the most Livable City in the Philippines," reads a sign at the Davao International Airport. It's a bit of a stretch, given that Davao is the largest metropolis on Mindanao, the perennially troubled southern Philippine island. But in some ways Davao was indeed an oasis of peace in a troubled region. Tough-talking Mayor Rodrigo Duterte's official policy was that everyone was welcome in his city?even Islamic separatists and communist rebels?as long as they didn't indulge in violence or mayhem. Anyone in Davao who stepped out of line was dealt with...
...assault by Israeli attack helicopters. Meanwhile, under Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's new Cabinet, which includes groups that support the settlement movement, Israeli troops seized part of the Gaza Strip to create a "security zone." Killer Blast THE PHILIPPINES A bomb that exploded at Davao City airport in the southern island of Mindanao killed 21 people, including an American missionary. Authorities said that one of the dead was a member of the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), who they believed was carrying the bomb, which exploded prematurely. The MILF, the country's biggest Muslim rebel group, denied responsibility...
National ID cards aren't here yet, but the Federal Government is about to give us a foretaste. Soon to appear: Transportation Worker Identity Cards (TWICs). Envisioned as a universal credential to be carried by everyone in the transportation industry, from airport ramp workers to truckers and longshoremen, they are a response to complaints that despite new security measures, the various IDs that many ports and other facilities use are too easy to steal or fake. The agency is ready to begin testing several types of cards at the ports of L.A.--Long Beach, Calif., and Philadelphia--Wilmington, Del., according...
...January 9, 2003, Goldstein was pulled off a plane after he made sexual remarks to an airport security worker. According to the police report, Goldstein asked the employee, “Are you a real blond?” and also said, “If you and me were to have sex, I would want you to keep your uniform on.” No charges were brought against Goldstein...
...council also set up a shuttle to Logan International Airport for Spring Break, to run every even hour from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m. on March 21 and every even hour from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March...