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Russia to supply helicopters to Kazakhstan Russian Helicopters company will supply helicopters to Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations in 2015.
04 July 2014 09:32
US says Mexican chopper crosses border, shoots twice A Mexican military helicopter ventured around 100 yards (meters) into the United States and fired two shots, the US border security agency said Friday in a claim quickly denied by Mexico.
28 June 2014 12:28
India wins Italy appeal over helicopter deal India on Friday partially won an appeal against an Italian court order rejecting its request to recover bank guarantees over a scrapped helicopter deal at the centre of a bribery scandal.
24 May 2014 11:25
Woman rescued after falling from cathedral roof in England A 68-year-old woman had to be rescued by helicopter on Tuesday after she fell and became trapped on one of the towers of Britain's historic Wells Cathedral.
01 May 2014 14:27
S. Korea rescue for sinking ferry with 450 passengers South Korea despatched coastguard vessels and helicopters Wednesday to rescue around 450 passengers -- mostly high school students -- on a ferry sinking off the southern coast, officials said.
16 April 2014 11:48
Investigation is over: MI-8 chopper crash in Almaty Oblast Investigation of the MI-823 helicopter crash in Almaty Oblast has been completed.
16 March 2014 14:21
Body found near site of Chinese tycoon's Bordeaux chopper crash A body was discovered Friday on the banks of the river into which a Chinese tycoon crashed his helicopter as he toured his newly-acquired Bordeaux wine estate in December.
15 February 2014 13:22
Relief at Antarctic rescue turns to fear for Chinese ship Australian authorities expressed relief Friday after 52 passengers were safely evacuated by helicopter from a Russian ship stranded in Antarctica, but then raised concern for a Chinese rescue vessel caught in heavy ice.
04 January 2014 11:29
Chinese billionaire feared dead in France helicopter crash Four people were feared dead Saturday including a Chinese billionaire and his 12-year-old son after the helicopter in which he was overflying his newly purchased French vineyard crashed into a river.
21 December 2013 11:36
Scottish police helicopter pub crash causes numerous casualties A police helicopter smashed through the roof of a crowded pub in the Scottish city of Glasgow, causing numerous casualties including probable deaths and leaving several people trapped in the rubble, officials said Saturday.
30 November 2013 11:03
UN helicopter fired on in DR Congo Rebels fired on a UN helicopter Friday in a new incident highlighting tinderbox tensions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
13 October 2013 11:28
Rescuers spend night searching for missing Eurocopter in South Kazakhstan The search for the helicopter with three passengers onboard that went off radars lasted for a whole night in South-Kazakhstan oblast.
19 August 2013 19:46
EC 645 T2 military helicopter presented in Astana Eurocopter Kazakhstan Engineering has presented a EC 645 T2 military helicopter in Astana.
19 July 2013 17:11
Human-powered helicopter wins US prize A Canadian-built helicopter that is powered by a human riding a bicycle has become the first winner of a decades-old $250,000 engineering prize.
13 July 2013 20:20
US to sell military helicopters to Thailand The United States plans to sell six Lakota military helicopters to Thailand worth an estimated $77 million.
22 June 2013 11:02
Five die in Russian helicopter crash Five people died when a helicopter on a commercial flight crashed and burst into flames in a remote region of Far Eastern Russia.
09 June 2013 16:26
Russian helicopter carrying nine crashes in Siberia A Russian helicopter carrying nine people, including senior rescue service officials, has crashed in the Irkutsk region of southern Siberia.
06 May 2013 18:57
US military helicopter crashes near N. Korea border A US military helicopter taking part in a joint South Korea-US drill crashed Tuesday near the North Korean border with no apparent casualties.
16 April 2013 14:18
Helicopter creates traffic jam in Almaty A helicopter was driving down Suyunbai street in Almaty in the morning on March 19.
20 March 2013 19:15
Japan protests to France over military sales to China Japan said Monday it had protested to Paris over a French firm's sale of helicopter landing equipment to China, at a time of heightened territorial tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.
18 March 2013 18:27
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