South Korea’s acting leader has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operations, a day after 179 people were killed in the deadliest plane crash on its…
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Northern Ireland: Father fears son who is missing in Spain is dead
The father of a Belfast man who has been missing in Spain for two weeks says he feels his son is dead. John Hardy, also known as John George, was…
Australia: School chaplain killed in shark attack on Great Barrier Reef
A 40-year-old man has died after being attacked by a shark on the edge of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, local police said. Luke Walford, a youth pastor, had been spearfishing…
Morocco: Nearly 70 killed after boat capsizes en route to Spain
At least 69 people, including 25 Malians, died after a boat heading from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands capsized off Morocco, Malian authorities have said. The makeshift boat was…
UK: Brothers charged over airport fight with police
Two men have been charged over a fight with police at Manchester Airport which happened before an officer was filmed stamping on a suspect’s head. Brothers Mohammed Amaaz, 20, and…
S Korea: At least 176 killed as plane crashes on landing at Muan airport
At least 176 people have been killed when a passenger plane caught fire after skidding off a runway and crashing at an airport in South Korea’s Muan city, the country’s…
UK: Flights face further disruption due to fog
Disruption is continuing at several UK airports, including Gatwick, due to heavy fog. Dozens of flights at Heathrow and Gatwick have been cancelled or delayed on Saturday, after multiple flights…
Russia: Putin apologises for plane crash, without saying Russia at fault
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has apologised to the president of neighbouring Azerbaijan for the downing of a commercial airliner in Russian airspace, in which 38 people were killed – but…
Italy: Rome to regulate Trevi Fountain crowds after restoration
Rome’s world-famous Trevi Fountain has re-opened after a three-month restoration.Built in the 18th Century by Italian architect Nicola Salvi on the façade of the Poli Palace, the historic fountain is…
Kazakhstan: Azerbaijan airline blames ‘external interference’ for plane crash
Azerbaijan Airlines says the preliminary results of an investigation into the crash of its plane in Kazakhstan on 25 December have blamed “physical and technical external interference”. Thirty-eight people died…