links for 2006-08-26

Belgacom SA, Belgium's biggest- telephone company, agreed to buy Vodafone Group Plc's 25 percent stake in Proximus for 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion) to gain full control of its wireless unit as revenue falls.

Passengers stuck for hours on flight from London to Cuba - police called in to prevent rioting.

For safety reasons an aircraft may be compelled to dump large quantities of fuel into the atmosphere. This does not endanger the environment.

On occasion, however, MSF engages in political activities which most notably take the form of attacks on Israel.