NTSB Begins Investigation of Virgin Galactic Spaceship Crash

The investigation into the deadly crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space plane in the Mojave Desert yesterday (Oct. 31) has officially begun, with the National Transportation Safety Board taking the lead. Meanwhile, Virgin Galactic's founder Sir Richard Branson said his company will work closely with investigators to determine the cause of the accident. An NTSB Go-Team arrived in Mojave, California today (Nov. 1) to begin investigating Friday's SpaceShipTwo accident, which claimed the life one of test pilot and seriously injured another. "This'll be the first time we have been in the lead of [an investigation of] a space launch that involved persons on board," Hart said.

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At least 11 killed as Yemen troops battle al Qaeda in Hodeidah: local officials

SANAA (Reuters) - At least eight Yemeni soldiers and three suspected al Qaeda militants died in clashes on Saturday in the town of Jabal Ras in Yemen's western Hodeidah province, local officials and residents said. Fighting has flared in certain provinces in Yemen since the rise to dominance by Shi'ite Muslim rebels in recent months, threatening the fragile stability of a country that lies next to Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter. ...

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French police clash with demonstrators over protester death

By Guillame Frouin and Johanna Decorse NANTES/TOULOUSE France (Reuters) - French riot-control officers clashed with hooded demonstrators in Nantes and Toulouse on Saturday, a week after the death of a young activist apparently killed by a police grenade. Several police and protesters were injured as both demonstrations descended into running battles between protesters hurling projectiles and riot police firing tear gas. The violence erupted after several hundred people gathered in each city to protest the death of Rémi Fraisse, 21, who was found dead on Oct. ...

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Denmark considers phasing out coal by 2025 in big green shift

By Alister Doyle COPENHAGEN, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Denmark should ban coal use by 2025 to make the Nordic nation a leader in fighting global warming, adding to green measures ranging from wind energy to bicycle power, Denmark's climate minister said on Saturday. Denmark has already taken big steps to break reliance on high-polluting coal - wind turbines are set to generate more than half of all electricity by 2020 and 41 percent of people in Copenhagen cycle to work or school, higher than in Amsterdam. ...

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Virgin Galactic Ticket Holder Undeterred

A space enthusiast who has a ticket to fly on a Virgin Galactic flight when commerical trips start has told Sky News he has not been put off by the fatal crash.

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NTSB Begins Investigation of Virgin Galactic Spaceship Crash

The investigation into the deadly crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space plane in the Mojave Desert yesterday (Oct. 31) has officially begun, with the National Transportation Safety Board taking the lead. Meanwhile, Virgin Galactic's founder Sir Richard Branson said his company will work closely with investigators to determine the cause of the accident.

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Canada imposes visa ban on nations where Ebola raging

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will stop issuing visas to people from those West African nations where the Ebola virus is widespread, the government said on Friday. The federal citizenship ministry, explaining the move, said in an official document that "the introduction or spread of the disease would pose an imminent and severe risk to public health in Canada". (Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Meredith Mazzilli)

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