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Co-pilot hid sick note for day of Alps plane crash
German authorities found torn-up sick notes showing that the pilot who crashed a plane into the French Alps was suffering from an ...Power restored in Dutch capital Amsterdam after cut causes airline chaos
A massive power cut caused chaos in and around the Dutch capital Amsterdam on Friday, including halting all flights at Schiphol International ...Investigators seek clues into German Airbus crash in French Alps
French investigators will sift through wreckage on Wednesday for clues into why a German Airbus ploughed into an Alpine mountainside, killing all ...150 feared dead after Germanwings Airbus crashes in France
An Airbus operated by Lufthansa\'s Germanwings budget airline crashed in a remote snowy area of the French Alps on Tuesday and all ...Egypt to end on-arrival visas for lone foreign nationals
Egypt will stop issuing on-arrival visas to lone travellers, officials said Tuesday, in a move aimed at bolstering border security but prompting ...18 people killed in bus accident in northwestern Nepal
At least 18 people were killed Monday when a bus slipped off a rain-drenched mountain road in northwestern Nepal, police said.US shuts Saudi embassy over security fears
The US embassy in Saudi Arabia said it had suspended consular services in the kingdom for two days due to "heightened security ...Vanuatu appeals for aid after devastating cyclone
Vanuatu\'s president made an emotional appeal for international assistance after his island nation was hit by a calamity of a cyclone, wreaking ...Dozens feared dead as Myanmar ferry sinks
A crowded double-decker passenger ferry capsized in northwestern Myanmar after being slammed by huge waves, killing 34 people and leaving more than ...Serbian military helicopter crashes, seven dead including child
A Serbian military helicopter evacuating a five-day-old baby for emergency medical treatment has crashed in heavy fog, killing all seven people on ...