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Mother of rescued Colombia children survived four days after jungle crash
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» BOGOTá - The mother of the four Indigenous children rescued after 40 days lost in the Colombian jungle remained alive for four days before succumbing to her injuries suffered in the May 1 plane crash, her widower said Sunday.
Children lost for 40 days in Colombian Amazon found alive
AFP, Published on 10/06/2023
» BOGOTá: The four Indigenous children who had been missing for more than a month in the Colombian Amazon rainforest after a small plane crash have been found alive, President Gustavo Petro announced Friday.
Four dead in plane crash that sparked Washington alert
AFP, Published on 05/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - US aviation officials on Monday were investigating the fatal crash of an "unresponsive" private plane that strayed over the nation's capital and prompted the scrambling of F-16 fighter jets.
Chinese security vessel orders Philippine plane carrying media to 'leave'
AFP, Published on 10/03/2023
» OVER THE SPRATLY ISLANDS (PHILIPPINES) - As a Philippine Coast Guard plane carrying journalists flew over the Spratly Islands in the hotly disputed South China Sea, a Chinese voice issued a stern command over the radio: "Leave immediately."
Richard Leakey, fossil hunter and defender of elephants, dies aged 77
AFP, Published on 03/01/2022
» NAIROBI: World-renowned Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter Richard Leakey, whose groundbreaking discoveries helped prove that humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, the country's president said.
Pilot survives 38 days in Amazon jungle after crash
AFP, Published on 09/04/2021
» BRASíLIA: Antonio Sena was flying a single-prop Cessna 210 over the Brazilian Amazon when the engine suddenly stopped, leaving him minutes to find a spot in the jungle to crash-land.
Coronavirus sweeping through massive US prison population
AFP, Published on 03/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: A massive wave of coronavirus infections is blasting through the world's largest prison population in the United States even as officials begin opening up their economies, saying the disease has plateaued.
Seaplane hits bridge in Shanghai, 'killing five'
AFP, Published on 20/07/2016
» SHANGHAI - An amphibious plane crashed into a highway bridge on the edge of Chinese commercial hub Shanghai on Wednesday, killing at least five people, according to local media reports.
New debris images examined by MH370 search team
AFP, Published on 10/06/2016
» SYDNEY - Images of three new pieces of debris are being examined by Australian search teams looking for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, they said Friday.
Crashed Indonesian plane found 'destroyed', no survivors
AFP, Published on 18/08/2015
» JAYAPURA, INDONESIA - A plane that crashed in eastern Indonesia was Tuesday found "completely destroyed" with the bodies of all 54 passengers and crew strewn amid the wreckage in a fire-blackened jungle clearing, officials said.