'Plot' to kill Pakistan PM foiled

Pakistani police say they have arrested a group of Islamist fighters who were plotting to kill the prime minister in a gun and suicide bomb attack at his house.Officials said on Thursday that the seven men were also planning to assassinate other government leaders.

FAA close to fine against American Airlines

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) -The U.S. government is close to proposing a substantial fine against American Airlines, a unit of AMR Corp, for alleged maintenance and inspection violations that led to the grounding of hundreds of planes and the cancellation of thousands of flights in 2008.