South Korean police raided offices of Jeju Air and operator of Muan International Airport on Thursday as they step up investigation into fatal plane crash Boeing 737-800 which killed 179 people. The flight carried 181 passengers and crew from Thailand to South Korea on Sunday when it made a call for help and landed on … Read more
Podgorica, Montenegro — A gunman who went on a shooting spree at a restaurant in southern Montenegro killed a total of 12 people, including two children, a prosecutor said Thursday. “Twelve people were killed, including two children,” prosecutor Andrijana Nastic told reporters in Cetinje, putting the death toll at least 10 people in Wednesday’s attack. … Read more
A driver hit two New Zealand police officers while patrolling on foot in the early hours of the New Year, killing one and seriously injuring the other, the country’s police chief said. The attack shook a country where killings of on-duty police officers are rare. Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming was the first female officer in … Read more
Helsinki, Finland — Finnish investigators probing damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor drag mark on the seabed, apparently from a Russian-linked ship that has already been seized for investigation. The Estlink-2 power cable, which carries energy from Finland to Estonia across the Baltic Sea, failed … Read more
Genetic testing of charred bodies found near an Ecuadorian military base confirms that they are four boys kidnapped by soldiers three weeks ago, officials said Tuesday. The disappearance of the boys, aged 11 to 15, sparked protests in the South American country, which is in the grip of an armed struggle between narco gangs and … Read more
The US military said Tuesday its forces “conducted multiple precision strikes” that hit Houthi targets in the capital of Yemen. The targets had been used by Iran-backed rebels to attack American warships and commercial ships, United States Central Command said in a press release. The attacks began on Monday and continued on Tuesday. A video … Read more
Mexico’s president said Monday that prosecutors are investigating officials in a town where a sign was posted thanking a drug lord – who has a $15 million bounty on his head in the United States – for Christmas gifts for children. In the past, drug cartels in Mexico often distributed gifts or bags of food … Read more
A flight attendant aboard a Swiss plane that made an emergency landing in Austria due to smoke in the cabin has died, the airline said Tuesday. The Bucharest-Zurich flight on December 23 was diverted to Graz after engine problems and smoke filling the cockpit and cabin, Swiss International Air Lines said in a statement. statement. … Read more
U.S. experts join investigation into South Korea plane crash – CBS News Watch CBS News Experts from the National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have joined the investigation into the plane crash in South Korea that killed all but two of the 181 people on board. Ramy Inocencio has the latest. … Read more
Here’s how New York officials are preparing for New Year’s Eve Here’s how New York officials are preparing for New Year’s Eve 01:57 Wellington, New Zealand — People are ushering in 2025 with celebrations around the world. Large light shows, hugs and ice dips are some of the ways communities have begun to ring in … Read more