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'Credible' FBI witness claims her uncle was DB Cooper

Portland - Forty years after the man known as DB Cooper hijacked a 727 and parachuted into infamy, a relative of an FBI suspect claims her uncle committed the crime.

In the Media by R. Francis Rubio

D.B. Cooper Case is forty years old today

Forty years ago on Thanksgiving eve, D. B. Cooper jumped out of an airplane. He had on a parachute and was carrying $200,000 in ransom money. Cooper was never found and the case remains open in the FBI's files.

In the Media by Gar Swaffar - 13 comments

Pirates attack tanker off West Africa coast, 23 sailors kidnapped

Cotonou - Armed pirates raided an idling tanker on Wednesday as it was attempting to transfer its crude oil cargo, about 62 nautical miles from the Benin capital of Cotonou, and hijacked 23 sailors in waters seeing a marked increase in piracy.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann

Forty-year old D.B. Cooper hijacking case revived on new lead

It's a plane hijacking that happened in 1971 and is still a mystery. The man at the center, a D.B. Cooper. Still not known if he's dead or alive. But the FBI now has what it calls a "credible" lead into the case. It remains to be seen if it is.

In the Media by Joan Firstenberg

Pilot's coffee spill causes hijacking alert

A hijacking alert and emergency landing resulted from a pilot spilling coffee during a United Airlines flight on Monday.

In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 1 comment

Philippine tourism sector suffers as Hong Kong cancels bookings

Philippine Airlines, the nation's main carrier, has reported cancellations of flight bookings for passengers coming from Hong Kong and other Chinese cities bound for the Philippines following the recent hostage-taking incident in Manila.

In the Media by Leo Reyes

Ex-Manila police officer hijacks bus with 20 tourists on board

A former Manila police officer armed with assault rifle, hijacked a tourist bus carrying at least 20 Hong Kong tourists and three other Filipino passengers including a photographer inside the Rizal Park Monday, Manila police authorities said.

In the Media by Leo Reyes - 2 comments

Sudanese Passenger Failed in Egypt Air Hijack Attempt

A drunk passenger of Egypt Air flight from Istanbul to Egypt took a knife from the meals served to first class passengers and used it in his attempt to hijack the airplane that was carrying 87 passengers bound for Cairo.

In the Media by Leo Reyes

Hijacker Luis Pena Soltren caught in New York after 40 years

Reports are coming in that Luis Armando Pena Soltren has been arrested in New York at John F Kennedy airport. Soltren is the alleged hijacker of Pan American Flight 281 in 1968.

In the Media by KJ Mullins

Cancun plane hijacked on Mexico runway, hijackers captured

A Boeing 737 Aeromexico jet from Cancun has been hijacked at Mexico City's airport. The plane was on the runway at the airport. The hijackers have been captured by federal authorities.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 4 comments

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Liberals fear pro-life hijack in Toronto-Danforth

Some federal Liberals fear single-issue pro-lifers are trying to hijack their weakened party in the nomination fight for the Toronto-Danforth byelection.

Harper warns pipeline hearings could be 'hijacked'

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says his government will look into measures to prevent the approval process for energy projects from being "hijacked" by opponents of the developments.

North Korean boat reportedly hijacks 3 Chinese vessels

A North Korean boat hijacked three boats with 29 Chinese fishermen on board and demanded 1.2 million yuan, or $190,000, for their release, Chinese media reports.

Watch: McDonald's Tweets Turn Ugly

Company's Twitter campaign backfires as users hijack promotional hash tag.

Anti-malware code's spambot flaw

McAfee is releasing a patch to fix a vulnerability in its anti-malware software that allows spammers to hijack users' computers.