Through the Lens: South Korean plane crash, earthquake in Tibet and more

Emergency personnel work at the site where an aircraft went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, on Dec. 30, 2024. A South Korean Jeju Air jet arriving from Thailand and carrying 181 passengers and crew crashed into a wall on Dec. 29, killing 179 people, which became one … Read more

What We Know About Fatal South Korea Plane Crash

Topline A Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea became the country’s deadliest plane disaster in decades Sunday, killing 179 people with only two survivors and shocking the country and world, prompting an investigation into whether bird strikes, weather or other issues caused the crash. The Jeju Air plane crash killed 179 people in South … Read more

Azerbaijani President Said Shots Fired From Russia Caused Plane Crash

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed because of shots fired from Russian territory. Russian President Vladimir Putin previously apologized to Azerbaijan for the fatal crash. Putin did not take responsibility, however. Azerbaijan’s president said that shooting from Russian territory caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people. His comments … Read more

Putin Apologizes for Crash of Azerbaijani Plane

Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people, but stopped short of acknowledging that Moscow was responsible. Putin’s apology came as allegations mounted that the plane had been shot down by … Read more