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Mass inspections ordered after Southwest explosion

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered a round of inspections to be carried out on jet engines after investigators said a broken fan blade triggered a fatal engine explosion on a Southwest Airlines flight on Tuesday.

USA

Southwest flight's terror in the skies: How it happened

While hurtling 32,000 feet over Philadelphia, one of the Boeing’s twin engines exploded, releasing shrapnel that peppered the fuselage.

World News

Film director Milos Forman dies

Czech filmmaker Milos Forman has died aged 86. His American movies include "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus" which won a deluge of Academy Awards, including best director Oscars.

Malta

Two killed and six critical after tour bus hits tree branches in Malta

At least 50 people, including 12 children, were among the injured on Monday.

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USA

Helicopter crash leaves four dead

Four crew members are presumed dead after a marine corps helicopter crashed on a training mission.

Russia

Boy, 11, learns of family’s death in Kemerovo blaze

A young boy that was caught up in a shopping mall fire that killed at least 64 people has learned that his parents and sister are among the dead.

France

Plane crashes on motorway near Lyon killing two

Pilot of light aircraft appeared to lose control before hitting an overhead signaling gantry according to eyewitnesses.

United Kingdom

Thousands witness Hawking's funeral procession in Cambridge

The 76-year-old renowned physicist, who had motor neurone disease, died at his Cambridge home on March 14.

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Hundreds attend funeral for three killed in Kemerovo mall fire

Hundreds of mourners attended a funeral service on Wednesday for two school-age children and their grandmother killed in the deadly shopping mall fire in Kemerovo.

Croatia

Croatian footballer dies during match after ball hits chest

Bruno Boban, 25, collapsed and lost consciousness after a ball hit his chest at close range during a Third Division clash. Minutes later he was pronounced dead.

Russia

Reports: 37 feared dead, dozens missing in Siberia mall shopping fire

Up to 37 people have been killed and dozens remained unaccounted for after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in Siberia on Sunday (March 25), reports say.

United Kingdom

Stephen Hawking: admired by scientists and the public

Euronews went to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich to ask people how they'll remember the British physicist, who passed away at the age of 76.

United Kingdom

The universe comes together to pay tribute to Stephen Hawking

Renowned British Physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.

World News

The Bookkeeper of Auschwitz - Oskar Groening - dies

Oskar Groening was sentenced to four years for his role as an accessory to the murder of 300,000 of the Auschwitz concentration camp's roughly 1 million victims.

USA

Helicopter crashes into New York's East River

All five passengers died in a crash witnesses say appeared to be an attempted emergency landing.

Sport

Florence mourns the loss of its football club captain

Fiorentina's return after their abandoned match with Udines sees tributes at stadium and crowd of well-wishers stunned at 31-year-old Davide Astori's sudden death.

Turkey

Turkish teacher 'given job back' 18 months after his death

He was tortured for being a traitor of Turkey, says a human rights group, and denied dignity even in death. Now authorities say he is innocent and have reinstated him as a teacher.

Turkey

Turkish president slammed for 'martyrdom' comment to girl, 6

Recep Tayyip Erdogan was comforting a crying child at a political rally when he made the bizarre comments in front of television cameras.

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Ultra-orthodox Jews mourn passing of spiritual leader in Jerusalem

Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach held controversial positions on, amongst other things, military service.

India

Bollywood mourns death of pioneering heroine Sridevi

A veteran of 300 movies, the iconic actress was only 54 when she suffered a heart attack in Dubai.