Ecuador in talks to buy South African warplanesSeptember 25th, 2009 QUITO - Ecuador is in talks to purchase 12 Cheetah C fighter jets from South Africa for the armed forces, a media report said citing Defence Minister Javier Ponce. Ecuador Air Force has recommended the purchase of South African warplanes due to its low cost, the El Universo daily reported.
India's business with Sweden is boomingSeptember 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's business with Sweden is booming and bilateral trade is likely to double to $5 billion in five years, according to a report by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Bilateral trade expanded almost four-fold between 2002-03 and 2007-08 to stand at $2.7 billion.
Brazil says its negotiating for purchase of 36 French fighter jetsSeptember 7th, 2009 Brazil says negotiating for French fighter jetsBRASILIA — Brazil's president said Monday his country is negotiating with France for the purchase of 36 Rafale combat jets, a sign that Dassault SA is the clear favorite over U.S. and Swedish companies to win the $2 billion-plus contract.
Brazil to buy French fighter jetsSeptember 7th, 2009 PARIS - Brazil is planning to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France, officials said Monday. French President Nicolas Sarkozy is currently in Brazil to negotiate the aircraft deal.
Brazil, France sign multi-billion dollar arms pactSeptember 7th, 2009 BRASILIA - Brazil and France have signed a major arms pact worth billions of dollars that includes transfer of key military technologies, building of submarines and purchase of helicopters. The agreement was sealed after a meeting between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva here Monday.
Brazil to build five submarines with France helpAugust 23rd, 2009 SAO PAULO - Brazil will build five submarines in collaboration with France to protect its vast off shore oil reserves in the Amazon region, a media report said Sunday. The Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper said President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has already approved the submarine project prepared by the defence ministry.
France, Brazil back Manmohan Singh's call for UN reformJuly 8th, 2009 LONDON - France and Brazil have backed India's call for the UN Security Council to be expanded as their leaders prepare to attend the G8-G5 meetings in Italy this week. "To be effective, the (Security) Council has to reflect current realities, notably by granting a greater role to the big developing countries of each region like Brazil and India and a fairer representation for Africa and the big contributors to the UN system like Japan and Germany," French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Brazilian counterpart Lula da Silva said in a joint article published in the French daily Liberation Tuesday.
Brazil's air force says it handed off Air France flight to Senegal controllersJuly 3rd, 2009 Brazil: Senegal took control of doomed flightBRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil's air force has released a recording it says proves it handed over control of Air France Flight 447 to Senegalese authorities before it crashed. The audio has been posted on the air force Web site after a French official said air traffic controllers in Dakar, Senegal, never officially took control of the flight.
Sweden takes over European Union presidencyJuly 1st, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Sweden Wednesday took over the rotating presidency of the European Union for the second time since it joined the bloc in 1995. As part of events marking the launch of the six-month presidency, the European Commmission headed by President Jose Manuel Barroso was due to visit Stockholm on Wednesday for meetings with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and other cabinet members.
Air France plane may have been bombed, says pilotJune 4th, 2009 PARIS - An Air France pilot has declared it "highly likely" that flight AF447 may have been blown up by a terrorist bomb. The long-haul captain, speaking on condition of anonymity, dismissed the theory the doomed jet suffered catastrophic electrical failure.
32 nationalities on missing Air France flightJune 2nd, 2009 BUENOS AIRES - Air France identified 32 nationalities among the 216 passengers on board Air France 447, which has been missing since 0215 GMT Monday over the Atlantic on its flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. The information was posted on the airline's website.
Search continues for missing Air France jet with 228 aboard (Lead)June 2nd, 2009 RIO DE JANEIRO/PARIS - Search efforts were renewed early Tuesday as 228 people were feared dead in the crash of an Air France jet in the Atlantic Ocean en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. A pilot from Brazil's airline TAM possibly spotted a burning piece of wreckage on the Atlantic Ocean while he was crossing the Atlantic early Monday morning.
US military joining search for French plane; sending surveillance aircraft out Tuesday nightJune 2nd, 2009 US military joining search for French planeWASHINGTON — The U.S. military is joining the search for survivors and debris from the Air France flight that disappeared after taking off from Brazil.
Air France jet with 228 aboard missing over the Atlantic Ocean, Brazil mounts searchJune 1st, 2009 Air France jet carrying 228 missing over AtlanticSAO PAULO, Brazil — An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris lost contact with air traffic controllers over the Atlantic Ocean, an Air France official said Monday. Brazil immediately began a search mission off its northeastern coast.
Turkey's military says its warplanes have struck Kurdish rebel targets inside northern IraqApril 30th, 2009 Turkish warplanes hit Kurd rebel targets in IraqANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's military says its warplanes struck Kurdish rebel targets overnight in northern Iraq. A military statement says Air Force jets bombed targets in the Iraqi border regions of Zap and Avasin-Basyan on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
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