A 12-year-old girl thought to be the only survivor of the Yemenia air crash has told how she was thrown into the ocean and watched her aircraft sink. Baya Bakari told her father at a hospital in Yemen that she …
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Air France plane lost: officials say ‘no hope’ of finding airliner
More than 200 people are believed dead after an Air France passenger jet disappeared over the Atlantic on a flight from Brazil. Officials said they had “no hope” for Air France Flight 447 which dropped off the radar three hours …
Greenland ice could fuel severe U.S. sea level rise
New York, Boston and other cities on North America’s northeast coast could face a rise in sea level this century that would exceed forecasts for the rest of the planet if Greenland’s ice sheet keeps melting as fast as it …
Canadian chopper crash search called off
The search for 16 oil workers missing after their helicopter crashed into the Atlantic off Newfoundland has now been called off. Officials say it is unlikely the missing workers could have survived. Rescue officials say the mission is now one …
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 …