Full power Indonesia

Facing the odds team – Saudi Arabia in this (14/7) night at Gelora Bung Karno main stadium, Indonesia seem have no doubth. Play with full of spirit, Indonesia giving no chance to Saudi players.

Thousand eyes watching in the Gelora Bung Karno main stadium, but only one color show – the red for Indonesia.

The spirit getting increase with the Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono present in the stadium. Using the same color with the others, the president gave another spirit for senior team players.

Even Indonesia was left one goal after Yasser l Qahtani goal in minutes 14, Indonesia still have lot of power. Not have to wait so long, one of Indonesia best player Elie Aiboy (8) in minutes 20 gave Saudi a hard situation, Elie Aiboy success make a wonderful goal for Indonesia. The game ended draw until the end of first half. (fa) Squad Indonesia:

Yandri Pitoy (GK)
Muhammad Ridwan (DF)
Richardo Salampessy(DF)
Maman Abdurrahman(DF)
Charis Yulianto(DF)
Eka Ramdani(MF)
Elie Aiboy (MF)
Budi Sudarsono (FW)
Firman Utina (MF)
Syamsul Bachri(MF)
Bambang Pamungkas (FW)

Substitute :

Ismed Sofyan(MF)
Atep (MF)
Zaenal Arif(FW)
Hary Syahputra(DF)
Supardi(DF)
Markus Rihina(GK)
Achmad Jufriyanto (DF)

The 2007 Asian Cup

Keep your fight, Indonesia

Indonesia may lose in this night match (14/7) faced Saudi Arabia, but the spirit would not stop. Indonesia that lose 2-1 over Arab Saudi due the Saudi Arabia substitute player Saad Al Harthi (11) free kick in the injury time.

Indonesia lone goal was made by Elie Aiboy in first half. Saudi Arabia best striker Yasser Al Qahtani (20) also made Saudi first goal in the first half.

The truth, Indonesia was played great. Since the first half, Indonesia kept fight to make a goal.

However, it is not the end. Indonesia would never stop. (fa)

'Many dead' in Brazil plane crash

'Many dead' in Brazil plane crash

The plane skidded across a main road before hitting a fuel depot

Scores of people are feared dead after a passenger plane carrying 176 people crashed at Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil, starting a major fire.

The state governor said the chances of finding survivors were "practically nil", while a fire official said more may have been killed on the ground.

The TAM airlines Airbus A320 is thought to have slid off the end of the runway as it landed in very wet conditions.

Concerns had been raised about the safety of the runway during heavy rain.

There had been persistent, heavy rain in the two hours preceding the accident.

On Monday afternoon, a smaller plane skidded off the runway onto the nearby grass in similar conditions.

Major fire

TAM Express flight 3054 was carrying 170 passengers and six crew when it attempted to land at Congonhas airport in the heart of Sao Paulo.

The plane was travelling to the city from Porto Alegre in the south of the country.

All of a sudden I heard a loud explosion, and the ground beneath my feet shook Elias Rodrigues Jesus TAM employee

After touching down on the airport's main runway at 1850 (2150 GMT), the passenger jet skidded before sliding across a busy road in a residential area.

It then struck a depot used by TAM for storing cargo and some fuel.

Brazilian television has been showing pictures of a major fire at the scene and the emergency services have arrived in large numbers to deal with the aftermath of the accident.

An eyewitness, TAM employee Elias Rodrigues Jesus, said the plane had exploded after slamming into the depot.

"All of a sudden I heard a loud explosion, and the ground beneath my feet shook," he told the Associated Press.

"I looked up and I saw a huge ball of fire, and then I smelled the stench of kerosene and sulphur."

Safety concerns

The BBC's Gary Duffy in Sao Paolo says the weather has been bad for much of the day and there has been concern for some time about safety at Congonhas during heavy rain.

In February, a judge briefly banned flights in and out of the airport, which is the busiest in Brazil.

Pilots had complained that water was pooling on the surface of the landing strip, making braking difficult and occasionally causing planes to skid out of control.

Remedial work, including laying a new surface, has been carried out in recent months.

However, a much smaller plane skidded off the runway before stopping on grass in similar weather conditions on Monday. No-one was injured in the incident.

Air safety in Brazil has been a major issue since a crash last year when a passenger plane collided with an executive jet over the Amazon, our correspondent says.

Some 154 people died in that incident, which was the worst air crash in the country's history.

China joins EU's satellite network

China has struck a deal to invest in Galileo, the European Union's space satellite navigation network.

China is already one of the biggest players in the global satellite launch industry and is making final preparations for its first manned space flight which could take place as soon as next month.

"China will help Galileo to become the major world infrastructure for the growing market for location services," said EU transport commissioner Loyola de Palacio.

China will invest 230m euros ($259m; £160m) in the Galileo satellite tracking system, roughly a fifth of the expected cost of building the 1.1bn euros network of 30 satellites.

Rivalry in space

The EU is developing Galileo to provide an alternative to the United States' Global Positioning System (GPS), which is favoured by the Pentagon.

The European Space Agency and China's Ministry of Science and Technology have also set up a joint training centre for satellite navigation based at Beijing University, was officially opened on Friday.

The joint agreement to develop Galileo covers co-operation in satellite navigation, technology, manufacturing, market development, as well as regulatory issues such as flight frequency and certification, the EU's statement said.

Eventually China's involvement in Galileo could lead to it tailoring its military as well as civilian satellite technology for use in the system, analysts believe.

"The point is that if a country opts for Galileo, it will too for defence systems that are compatible with Galileo," the Financial Times quoted an EU diplomat involved in the development of Galileo as saying.

Security concerns

The paper reported EU officials as saying that China was mainly interested in the top end of the Galileo system, or Public Regulated Service (PRS), which is used by the police and security services.

PRS is also expected to play a role in the development of future military co-ordination capabilities.

The United States has security worries about the development of Galileo.

GPS, like the Russian Glonass system, is a military-run network and can be downgraded or taken offline if an enemy attempts to use the data to launch guided missiles, for example.

By contrast, Galileo will be a civilian-run operation that will be guaranteed in all but the direst circumstances so services that are safety-critical - landing planes, for example - can rely on the data.

Europe presses ahead on sat-nav

By Jonathan Amos

BBC News science reporter

There will be 30 spacecraft in the Galileo constellation

The Galileo satellite navigation system will soon become a reality after being given final approval in Brussels.

European transport ministers agreed to the next phase of the project - the construction and launch of spacecraft.

It is expected the European network will have orbiting satellites in place to begin operations beyond 2008.

Galileo will be interoperable with the US GPS, improving the accuracy and reliability of navigation and timing signals received across the planet.

"This is a real technological revolution," said the European Commissioner for Transport, Jacques Barrot.

WHAT IS GALILEO? Europe's own global satellite navigation system Will work alongside US GPS and Russian Glonass systems Promises real-time positioning down to just a few metres Guaranteed under all but most extreme circumstances Suitable for safety-critical systems - can run trains, guide cars and land planes

"This will have many practical applications: direct information for emergency rescuers in case of car accidents, dynamic traffic management to help trucks avoid huge traffic jams, the prevention of natural catastrophes such as flooding or fires, and a lot of other useful applications."

Friday's meeting of ministers approved the "deployment" phase of Galileo. This covers the construction and launch of satellites and the building of ground receiving stations.

This will cost 2.1 billion euros (£1.4bn), with industry putting up two-thirds of the investment. More than a billion euros has already been released for research and development. Further funds will need to be approved to pay for the first years of operations.

Eventually, however, it is expected the running costs will be entirely covered by the private sector.

US agreement

Galileo is expected to drive a multi-billion-euro industry in which receivers find their way into many more markets - from consumer devices such as mobile phones to safety-critical applications such as guided trains and buses.

"This programme will offer Europe a worldwide position with countries such as China and Russia using the system Galileo," said Jacques Barrot.

THE GALILEO FUTURE Expected to be more than 400 million sat-nav users by 2015 European aerospace and electronics firms say it will create more than 100,000 jobs Rescue services will be able to pinpoint the exact location of a car driver's accident Will allow someone to find their way in an unfamiliar city using their mobile phone

"We estimate the creation of 150,000 jobs and a serial of industrial and technological developments."

The final constellation of 30 satellites will double the spacecraft providing the American Global Positioning System, greatly improving the quality of signals users can receive.

The idea of the Europeans developing their own network had irked the US Department of Defense, which controls GPS, because of the potential of Galileo's signals interfering with those intended for use by the American military.

The Pentagon was concerned frequency clashes could have prevented American commanders from degrading navigation data in the theatre of war to all but their own forces, as is possible at present.

But Washington and Brussels signed an agreement in June to adopt compatible operating standards.

Galileo should lead to a bigger demand for positioning systems

These technical parameters will allow either side to effectively jam the other's signal in a small area, such as a battlefield, without shutting down the entire system.

More importantly from the civilian perspective, the agreement allowed the systems to be meshed seamlessly, greatly benefiting manufacturers, service providers and consumers.

Better accuracy, especially in built-up areas where the current GPS signal can be patchy, should lead to a bigger demand for positioning systems.

Two consortia are fighting to obtain the contract to operate Galileo, and ministers are expected to decide on a winner in the next few months.

The Eurely alliance includes Alcatel, Finmeccanica and Vinci; while the iNavsat consortium comprises Thales, EADS and Inmarsat.

The first demonstrator spacecraft should be launched next year. Although 2008 is supposed to be the start time for Galileo, commentators say the system will not be fully operational for some years after this date.