Tag: Transportation accidents
Swiss air force jet crashes in Alps, pilot ejects safely
GENEVA — A Swiss air force fighter jet crashed during a training fight in the Alps on Wednesday, the Defense Department said. The pilot...
Judges lawyers in MH17 trial visit wreckage of plane
GILZE-RIJEN AIR BASE, Netherlands — Judges and lawyers in the trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged in the 2014 downing of Malaysia...
Erdogan dismisses mob head’s claims as ‘plot’ against Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said a series of severe allegations made against members of his entourage by a...
Capitol Police say motorcycle officer injured after crash
WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police say a police officer has been injured after a crash near the Capitol complex.
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More than 100 missing, feared dead after Nigeria boat sinks
LAGOS, Nigeria — More than 100 people were missing and feared dead after a boat with more than 165 passengers, including women and children,...
Driver resisting arrest drives over Evansville officer’s arm
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — An Evansville police officer’s arm was run over after he was dragged by a car while trying to handcuff its driver,...
Police: 2 protesters hit, driver charged in North Carolina
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Two women were hit by a car while protesting a police killing in Elizabeth City on Monday, police said.
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Driver resisting arrest drives over Evansville officer’s arm
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — An Evansville police officer’s arm was run over after he was dragged by a car while trying to handcuff its driver,...
Biden calls Belarus plane diversion an ‘outrageous incident’
President Joe Biden on Monday said the forced diversion by Belarus of a commercial passenger jet so it could arrest an opposition journalist was...
EU mulls response to Belarus diverting plane to nab reporter
BRUSSELS — Angry European Union leaders were set to consider a joint response Monday to Belarus' diversion of a plane traveling between EU member...