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Russia blames Poles for crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski
12/01/2011 - AVIATION

Russia blames Poles for crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski

Russian aviation officials said Wednesday that a Polish air force commander who had been drinking pressured the crew of a plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski to land in bad weather. The April 2010 crash killed Kaczynski and 95 others.
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Death toll rises after plane crash in northwest Iran
12/01/2011 - IRAN

Death toll rises after plane crash in northwest Iran

At least 77 people were killed in Sunday's crash of a passenger plane in Iran's northwestern province of Azarbayjan-e Gharbi, state media reported on Monday. Investigators continue to search for clues to what caused the fatal emergency landing.
Survivors pulled from plane crash in north-west Iran
09/01/2011 - IRAN

Survivors pulled from plane crash in north-west Iran

Around half of the 100 passengers and crew aboard an IranAir plane which crashed in bad weather in the north-west of the country Sunday have survived the accident, Iranian media reported.
Small plane crashes in Himalayas killing all 22 on board
16/12/2010 - NEPAL

Small plane crashes in Himalayas killing all 22 on board

One American was among those killed after the small plane crashed into a mountainside in the Himalayas Wednesday. Most of the dead are believed to have been Bhutanese pilgrims. The remote region is home to Hindu and Buddhist religious sites.
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Russian plane crash blamed on human error
05/12/2010 - RUSSIA

Russian plane crash blamed on human error

A plane crash in Russia that killed two people – including the brother of the president of Dagestan – has been blamed on human error, investigators say. The plane skidded off the runway after an emergency landing at a Moscow airport on Saturday.
Two killed and dozens injured in Russian plane crash
04/12/2010 - RUSSIA

Two killed and dozens injured in Russian plane crash

At least two people were killed and dozens injured Saturday when a passenger plane overshot the runway while making an emergency landing at Domodedovo airport outside Moscow.
At least a dozen killed as cargo plane crashes in Karachi
29/11/2010 - PAKISTAN

At least a dozen killed as cargo plane crashes in Karachi

A Russian-made cargo plane burst into flames shortly after take-off and crashed into a residential area in Karachi on Sunday, killing a crew of eight and at least three people on the ground, aviation officials said.
Charter flight crashes near Karachi, killing all on board
05/11/2010 - PAKISTAN

Charter flight crashes near Karachi, killing all on board

A Pakistani charter flight carrying 21 people crashed in a Karachi suburb on Friday killing all on board, including several employees of the Italian oil firm ENI. The pilot of the JS Air flight reported engine trouble soon after take-off.
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Plane crashes en route to Havana, killing all 68 aboard
05/11/2010 - CUBA

Plane crashes en route to Havana, killing all 68 aboard

Cuban authorities say AeroCaribbean Flight 883 went down in a mountainous area on Thursday carrying 61 passengers and a crew of seven from the city of Santiago de Cuba to Havana and killing all aboard, including 28 foreigners.
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French research team killed in Antarctic helicopter crash
30/10/2010 - ANTARCTICA

French research team killed in Antarctic helicopter crash

A research team of four French citizens has been discovered dead two days after their helicopter went missing during a heavy blizzard in Antarctica. The helicopter is thought to have crashed just after leaving France's main local base on Thursday.
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