Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria were killed with 85 people Saturday when a plane carrying them crashed near the Smolensk airport in Russia, officials said.
The accident took place when the plane was landing in foggy weather.
Russia’s Emergencies Ministry confirmed the fatalities. Poland’s foreign ministry press secretary Petr Paszkowski confirmed that the president [...] Continue reading Polish president dies in air crash
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A military helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing at least three US service members and one civilian employee, a statement from NATO-led forces said Friday.
The cause of the crash of the Air Force CV-22 Osprey was not known, said the International Security Assistance Force statement, although a report quoted a Taliban spokesman as saying the [...] Continue reading Helicopter crash kills US soldiers in Afghanistan
FILE – In this Sept. 20, 2008 file photo, investigators look over the debris left by the Learjet that was carrying former Blink 182 drummer, Travis Barker, and Adam Goldstein, also know as DJ-AM, on the outskirts of the Columbia Metropolitan Airport in Columbia, S.C. Federal safety officials are meeting to determine the cause of a Learjet crash 18 months … Continue reading Learjet Crash
Delhi’s Home Guards are toiling hard for the Commonwealth Games – and not just for safety protocol. Topping their agenda is mastering the English language so they can converse fluently with foreign players and delegates.
From the basic greetings to having a full length discussion and guiding delegates in English, these Home Guards hope to do [...] Continue reading For Games, Home Guards get crash course in English