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Indonesian pilot Marwoto Komar has been arrested over a crash he was involved in. Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 was a Boeing 737 that shot off the runway at Yogyakarta International Airport on March 7 last year, killing 21. The final report into the disaster blamed pilot error for the crash, which killed several Australian journalists following a visit by their foreign minister as well as Indonesian nationals. The investigation determined that Komar was responsible, having brought the plane in at almost double the safe landing speed. He attempte

Voters went to the polls and to caucuses in 24 states Tuesday, providing both Democratic presidential candidates, New York Senator Hillary Clinton and Illinois Senator Barack Obama, with significant wins. On the Republican side, Arizona Senator John McCain surged ahead of his main rival, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Super Tuesday's early results showed big wins for Hillary Clinton in some very delegate-rich states, including the state she represents, New York, and Arkansas, where she lived when her husband, former President Bill

In appearances before Congress on Wednesday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and a top military official are expected to underscore decreased violence in Iraq. But they are likely to face strong questioning from lawmakers about ongoing war costs. When President George W. Bush's budget for the 2009 fiscal year was sent to Congress this week, Secretary Gates defended the $515 billion request from the Pentagon. In the overall figure, he noted, are billions of dollars to support U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the administrati

"Super Tuesday", today, is a critical day in the U.S. presidential campaign when more than 20 states hold party nominating contests. The latest polls contain good news for Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama will do battle in 22 Democratic contests around the country, including states with large numbers of delegates like California, New York and New Jersey. The latest national public opinion polls show Obama gaining on Clinton and the race nearly even, but Clinton continues to hol

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints named Thomas Spencer Monson their 16th president at a press conference on Monday after being ordained the day before. Monson, at 80 years old, succeeds Gordon B. Hinckley, who died January 27 and was buried on Saturday. "Hinckley's passing has affected all of us," Monson said at the press conference held at the Church Office Building in Salt Lake City, Utah. "We shall miss him, yet he has left us with a wonderful legacy." Monson says he intends to continue Hinckley's legacy, and that he expect

Incumbent Boris Tadić has narrowly defeated nationalist candidate Tomislav Nikolić in the second and final round of Serbia's presidential election. Tadić received 50.5% of the vote and Nikolić garnered about 47.9% according to CeSID, a vote monitoring organization. The voter turnout was projected to be 67.7%, the country's highest turnout since the 2000 election. The second round of the election was a runoff that occurred nearly two weeks after the first round on January 21. None of the candidated secured a high enough vote total to be declar

Infobox: Sarkozy - Bruni timeline October 18, 2007: The Élysée announces the divorce of Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia. November 20: Sarkozy and Carla Bruni meet at a dinner party, where she sings for the President. December 15: The couple let themselves be photographed in Disneyland Paris. December 25: The couple goes on holiday to Luxor, Egypt. Egyptian politicians debate the stay, and some say it is improper they share a room. January 5, 2008: The couple visits Petra, Jordan. January 8: President Sarkozy affirms in his press conference that he

With less than 72 hours to go until the Super Tuesday primary election event, Republican and Democratic candidates are campaigning all across the United States this weekend in hopes of gaining votes. Democratic Senator Hilary Clinton is spending Saturday in the state of California, while rival Senator Barack Obama is making stops in Idaho, Minnesota, and Missouri today. However, the Clinton Campaign is also present in Arkansas today where former President, Bill Clinton, is talking about educational reforms. On the Republican side, Mike Hucka

Earl Butz, a United States government official who served as Secretary of Agriculture under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford has died today. He was 98. Butz was born Earl Lauer Butz on July 3, 1909 in Albion, Indiana. In 1948, Butz became vice president of the American Agricultural Economics Association, and three years later was named to the same post at the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. In 1954, he was appointed Assistant Secretary of Agriculture by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1971, President Richa

While the involuntary harvesting of human kidneys may have been relegated to urban legend in the Western world, a raid in India has shown the practice is real and has triggered an international manhunt. On January 24, police raided a clinic in Gurgaon, a satellite city of Delhi with two million inhabitants, and found that poor laborers were having kidneys removed, sometimes coerced at gunpoint. The kidneys were for transplantation to wealthy clients, both at home and abroad. In 1995, the Parliament of India made it illegal to donate organs ex

The town of Brattleboro known for its controversial effort in 2007 to impeach President Bush, has once again gained national attention. A petition was signed by 5% of voters from the town, or 436 signatures to charge the President and Vice President of the United States with war crimes. Residents of the town will vote on town meeting day to decide whether to pursue charges of war crimes against both President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. The petition read as follows: "Shall the Selectboard instruct the Town Attorney to draf

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his support for Arizona Senator John McCain's presidential bid Thursday morning. Schwarzenegger called McCain "a great American hero and an extraordinary leader" and praised him for his ability to cross party lines. "I think Senator McCain has proven over and over again that he is reaching across the aisle to get things done," Schwarzenegger said. Also present was former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, who recently dropped out of the race and pledged to support McCain. "This is a man wh