Archive - Jul 18, 2007

Headlines (5:20)
WORST AIR DISASTER IN BRAZILIAN HISTORY
At least 189 people have been confirmed dead in what has become the
worse air accident in Brazilian history. The airplane's pilot overshot
the dangerously short landing strip in Sao Paulo's airport in rainy
weather and slammed into a nearby fueling station. All 186 on board
were killed, as were at least 3 people on the ground.

PIPELINE FIRES RAGE IN NIGERIA
Fires burning at six different points of a major oil pipeline in
Nigeria's Niger Delta region are causing pollution and endangering the
lives of local people. Sam Olukoya reports from Lagos.