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Death toll in Brazil small plane crash rises to three

Death toll in Brazil small plane crash rises to three

Three people died and two others were injured Monday after a small plane crashed into a residential building in the major Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte. The pilot and copilot died on impact, while three other occupants were rushed to the hospital, the Minas Gerais state fire department said. One

Birthday girl, 10, among dead in Colombia monster truck crash

Birthday girl, 10, among dead in Colombia monster truck crash

A Colombian girl celebrating her 10th birthday was among three people crushed to death at a monster truck display when a vehicle veered out of control and plowed into spectators, authorities said Monday. Hellen Velarde was attending Sunday's exhibition in the southwestern city of Popayan as a birthday

Boeing faces civil trial over 737 MAX crash

Boeing faces civil trial over 737 MAX crash

Boeing is scheduled to return to court Monday to face its latest lawsuit over a deadly 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia, brought by the family of a young American NGO worker. Barring a last-minute settlement, the case will go before a federal court in Chicago, with jury selection expected

Train collision kills 15, injures dozens near Jakarta

Train collision kills 15, injures dozens near Jakarta

Indonesia's president ordered an investigation Tuesday after a long-distance train smashed into a stationary commuter train overnight, killing 15 people and injuring dozens. Officials ended a nearly 12-hour rescue effort near Bekasi Timur station, east of the capital Jakarta, which saw crews prying open mangled carriages

Ryanair says to cut Berlin flights, blaming taxes

Ryanair says to cut Berlin flights, blaming taxes

Budget airline Ryanair said Friday that it would reduce flights to and from Berlin starting in October and relocate aircraft based in the German capital, citing comparatively high costs and taxes. Ryanair will have 50 percent fewer flights to and from Berlin in the budget carrier's winter flight

Merz praises Lufthansa on centenary as strikes ruin party

Merz praises Lufthansa on centenary as strikes ruin party

Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday praised "the strategic importance" of Lufthansa as the German airline giant marked its centenary, but the celebrations were marred by a wave of recent strikes. "Lufthansa provides technical and logistical support for the German government fleet," Merz said at Frankfurt Airport.

Sen. Sheehy, passenger unharmed in emergency plane landing near Ennis

Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy and a passenger were unharmed when the engine of the plane he was piloting failed and had to make an emergency landing near Ennis on April 10. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that the emergency landing occurred in a private