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Added on the 09/12/2014 01:06:18 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media
An American pilot has died after his fighter jet went down in eastern England in what witnesses described as a “huge fireball” at around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
The body of Irish United Nations peacekeeper Private Sean Rooney, 23, who was killed after the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy came under fire near the village of Al-Aqbiya, in the south of the country, is repatriated to Dublin. IMAGES
Emergency services work after a Russian jet conducting a test flight crashed into a two-storey house in the city of Irkutsk in southern Siberia, days after a military jet crashed into a block of flats in the Russian town of Yeysk. IMAGES
Security forces survey the scene after a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet crashed in Islamabad in an apparent accident during a rehearsal for an upcoming military parade in the capital. IMAGES
A Ukrainian plane carrying at least 170 people crashed shortly after take off in Tehran on Wednesday, killing all on board. The Boeing 737 had left Tehran's international airport bound for Kiev, semi-official news agency ISNA said, adding that 10 ambulances were sent to the crash site. IMAGES of crash site.
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.