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Ninety-seven injured as Mexican plane crashes at airport in hail storm
World
August 1, 2018
Ninety-seven injured as Mexican plane crashes at airport in hail storm
An Aeromexico flight crashed on takeoff during a heavy hail storm in northern Mexico, engulfing the plane in flames…
Three dead after transport plane crashes at Libya oilfield
Middle East
April 29, 2018
Three dead after transport plane crashes at Libya oilfield
A Libyan transport plane crashed on Sunday at an airfield at El Sharara oilfield, killing three people, an oil engineer…
The Latest: Military plane crashes in Algeria, 257 dead
Middle East
April 11, 2018
The Latest: Military plane crashes in Algeria, 257 dead
Algeria’s defense ministry says 257 people have died when a military plane carrying soldiers and their families crashed soon after…
Nepal plane crash survivors say it’s a miracle they’re alive
World
March 14, 2018
Nepal plane crash survivors say it’s a miracle they’re alive
Survivors of this week’s plane crash at Nepal’s main airport said Wednesday that it was a miracle they survived an…
Syria: Russian pilot of downed jet ‘killed himself’ with grenade
Middle East
February 6, 2018
Syria: Russian pilot of downed jet ‘killed himself’ with grenade
The Russian pilot who was shot down in Syria at the weekend commit suicide with a grenade before he could be captured…
Plane crashes in Costa Rica, killing 10 foreign tourists, 12 total
World
January 1, 2018
Plane crashes in Costa Rica, killing 10 foreign tourists, 12 total
The plane carrying 12 people reportedly “collided with a mountain” in Costa Rica shortly after takeoff. All of the passengers…
Seaplane crashes into Sydney river ahead of New Year celebrations, six dead
World
December 31, 2017
Seaplane crashes into Sydney river ahead of New Year celebrations, six dead
A seaplane crashed into a Sydney river on Sunday, killing six people on a “wine and dine” sightseeing flight ahead…
French army charter plane crashes in Ivory Coast, four Moldovans killed
World
October 14, 2017
French army charter plane crashes in Ivory Coast, four Moldovans killed
Four Moldovan citizens were killed and two others were injured when a cargo plane chartered by the French military crashed…
Egypt’s role in Syria is ‘political’ not ‘militant’: Foreign Affairs Minister
Egypt
August 21, 2017
Egypt’s role in Syria is ‘political’ not ‘militant’: Foreign Affairs Minister
Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister, Sameh Shokary, asserted on Monday that Egypt is playing a political role not a militant one…
The Latest: Pilot ejects as US fighter jet crash lands
Middle East
August 12, 2017
The Latest: Pilot ejects as US fighter jet crash lands
The U.S. Navy says an F-18 fighter jet has crash landed at Bahrain International Airport and the pilot ejected from…