S. Korea rescue for sinking ferry with 450 passengersSouth 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
Five dead as landslide derails Indonesian trainA landslide triggered by heavy rain derailed a train as it travelled through Indonesia's main island of Java on Friday, leaving five people dead, an official said.
05 April 2014
Lufthansa flights to return to normal Saturday: CEOGerman airline Lufthansa, which is currently battling the biggest strike in its history, expects normal services to be up and running on Saturday, its chief executive said.
03 April 2014
Pilots' strike grounds LufthansaLufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, said Monday it will be forced to cancel most of its flights later this week, grounding as many as 425,000 passengers, due to a pilots' strike.
01 April 2014
Malaysia plane search intensifies on new debris dataAircraft from several nations swarmed over the southern Indian Ocean Monday as the search for a missing Malaysian passenger plane was energised with mounting evidence of floating objects suspected to be linked to the plane.
24 March 2014
Why didn't missing jet passengers use their cellphones?In the age of smartphones and social media, one question surrounding the disappearance of the Malaysian airliner is why none of the passengers tried to contact relatives, as they did during the 9/11 attacks.
19 March 2014
Millions join satellite search for missing planeThree million people have joined an effort led by a satellite operator to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, in what may be the largest crowdsourcing project of its kind.
18 March 2014
China spots floating objects in Malaysia jet huntChinese satellites have detected possible debris from a Malaysian jet that vanished with 239 people on board, offering a new lead Thursday in one of the most mystifying incidents in modern aviation history.
13 March 2014
Malaysia expects 'jet oil slick' analysis MondayMalaysian authorities expect to complete by Monday afternoon a lab analysis that could indicate whether an oil slick at sea came from a missing passenger jet, an official said.
Rescued Antarctic scientists back on dry landScientists whose Antarctic expedition became trapped in sea ice finally returned to dry land Wednesday, apologising for the disruption and facing questions over who will pay for the international rescue mission.
22 January 2014
Legs bared around the world for annual 'No Pants' commuteBare legs and briefs filled train cars from Sydney to New York Sunday as passengers traveled trouserless -- provoking laughs and perplexed looks -- for the 13th annual "No Pants Subway Ride."
Relief at Antarctic rescue turns to fear for Chinese shipAustralian 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
Tokyo fire stops bullet trains, strands holidaymakersA fire near a central Tokyo station threw parts of Japan's bullet train system into chaos on Friday, as tens of thousands of passengers tried to return home from New Year holidays.
03 January 2014
Philippines allows phone use on planesThe Philippines' civil aviation authority said Tuesday it would allow passengers to use mobile phones and laptops to make calls and access the Internet during flights.
31 December 2013
23 killed in fire on train in southern India: TVA fire on an overnight train killed at least 23 people Saturday in southern India as it ripped through a carriage packed with sleeping passengers, local television networks reported.
28 December 2013
BA airplane wing strikes Johannesburg airport buildingA British Airways airplane carrying 202 people struck an office building at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport with its wing while taxiing for take-off Sunday, injuring four.