A Turkish airliner carrying 134 people crashed at Amsterdam’s main airport Wednesday, killing nine people and injuring more than 50 others. The airliner crashed into a muddy field just short of Amsterdam main airport mid-morning local time, breaking into three …
Monthly Archive: February 2009
Flight recorders found at Dutch crash site
Investigators are trying to determine what caused the crash of an airplane with a good safety record, flown by a well-respected airline, at one of the world’s most modern airports. At least nine people were killed and 55 injured when …
Canadian Coast Guard Rescues 22 From Flaming Ship
A Canadian Coast Guard ship rescued all 22 people from a burning Spanish fishing trawler in the North Atlantic on Sunday, just as the fisherman were leaping into the water. “It was pretty dramatic when you see a ship sinking …
British Couple Saved After 40 Days Stranded At Sea
A British couple was rescued from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean by an Italian tanker after spending 40 days lost at sea. Stuart Armstrong, 51, and his partner Andrea Davison, 48, are heading back to Britain on board the …
73 miners die, 113 injured in China mine blast
A gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northern China on Sunday, killing at least 73 miners and trapping dozens in the still-burning shaft, state media said. China’s mines are the world’s most dangerous with more than 3,000 deaths …


