LYCOS RETRIEVER 
18: Nov 18
built 639 days ago
Cargo ship sinks in Sea of Japan MOSCOW, Nov 18 (AFP): A cargo ship sank Sunday during a storm in the Sea of Japan after the vessel's Russian crew evacuated onto life rafts in high seas, a news agency reported. The 30 crew members and six passengers were awaiting rescue amid four-metre waves, Russia's Interfax news agency reported, citing a local official with the emergency situations ministry. The vessel sank 180 kilometres south of the far eastern Russian port of Nakhodka, Interfax reported.
Source:
LANCASTER, Pa., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Herley Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: HRLY) announced today that EWST, the recently acquired electronic simulation operation in the United Kingdom, has received $2.9 million in contract awards. EWST will be supplying Chameleon systems, a RSS8000 system and 8000 series spares to NATO, UK Ministry of Defense and Taiwan, respectively.
Source:
Military pounds militant positions in Swat ISLAMABAD, Nov 18 (AFP): Artillery and helicopter gunships Sunday pounded bases of militants loyal to pro-Taliban cleric Maulana Fazlullah in a troubled northwestern valley, the military said. The helicopters targeted positions in Kanju area of Swat Valley, chief military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP. “A military operation is already underway. Ground forces will ... be used to intensify the operation shortly,” he said, adding that militant casualties were heavy. He said about 120 rebels had been killed in the past few days, while five soldiers also died in the clashes.
Source:
MORE ABOUT
Nov 18