First word: Moscow plane crash kills 71 people

The plane had reportedly requested clearance for an emergency landing at nearby Kavala airport but did not manage to reach it. Serbia's defense minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said all eight crew members had died.

Somali plane crash lands on runway as media reports say no fatalities among the 30 people on board the flight.

After Polish anglers removed tons of dead fish from the Oder River bordering Germany, the die-off has been labeled an "ecological disaster." But what's to blame?

Northern Afghan provinces have been hit by heavy rains, damaging homes and thousands of acres of land. More rains are expected across Afghanistan in the coming days.

A nearly 30 percent spike in deaths by overdose in the US coincides with the COVID-19 pandemic. Keith Humphrey of Stanford University tells Brent Goff that the problem is rooted in years of over-prescription of opioid drugs

The UN has released a highly-awaited report accusing China of serious human rights violations against Uighur Muslims in the Xinjiang province. The China Daily fiercely refutes these accusations in its edition today. Also, French papers pay tribute to the late Mikhail Gorbachev. Finally, a US pilot issues a stern warning to rowdy passengers mid-flight who kept "airdropping" nude pics to him.

A Southwest Airlines pilot recently threatened to deplane a flight headed to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, after he learned that a passenger had AirDropped unsolicited nude photos to other travelers on board.

A chief in the Swat valley who fought against Taliban militants has been killed by a roadside bomb. Recent attacks have marked a return to the the decades of violence that has left 80,000 dead.

The heavy losses incurred by al-Shabab come after multiple car bombings were recently claimed by the group in Mogadishu.

A small plane owned by Tanzanian airline Precision Air jet plunged into Lake Victoria as it attempted to land at Bukoba Airport in the north west of the country. The cause of the plane crash is unknown, and rescue efforts are under way for the 49 passengers who were believed to be on board.

At least 19 people died when a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in north Tanzania on Sunday while trying to land at a nearby airport.

Hundreds gathered to remember the 19 victims of Sunday's deadly air crash. French investigators, meanwhile, are heading to the African country to find out what caused the tragedy.