Ethiopia

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Reports: NKorean Embassy official flees to SKorea

AP Features 15 days ago

A North Korean Embassy official in Ethiopia defected to South Korea last year after seeking asylum in its embassy in the African country, news reports said Tuesday. The report, if confirmed, would mark the first reported defection of a North Korean Embassy ...

Search for Lebanon plane crash victims continues

AFP Global Edition 15 days ago

Rescuers Tuesday continued the grim search for victims of the Ethiopian airliner crash off the coast of Lebanon and sought to recover the black boxes they hope will provide clues to the tragedy. "The teams worked all night to find additional victims ...

Report: N.Korea embassy official defects to South

AFP Asian Edition 15 days ago

A North Korean embassy official in Ethiopia has defected to South Korea through Seoul's diplomatic mission in the African country, a report said Tuesday. YTN cable news network in Seoul said the 40-year-old medical doctor, identified only as Kim, fled to the ...

90 presumed dead as Ethiopian plane crashes off Lebanon

AFP Global Edition 15 days ago

Rescuers found bodies but no survivors on Monday in a massive search operation launched after an Ethiopian airliner with 90 people on board plunged flaming into the sea off Lebanon. Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 lost contact with Beirut airport shortly after takeoff ...

Ethiopia plane crashes off Lebanon with 90 on board

AFP Global Edition 15 days ago

Rescuers found bodies but no survivors during a massive search operation launched Monday after an Ethiopian airliner carrying 90 people plunged flaming into the sea off Lebanon during a fierce storm. Defence Minister Elias Murr blamed the bad weather for the early ...

Ethiopian plane crashes off Lebanon, no survivors

AFP Global Edition 15 days ago

Rescuers found bodies but no survivors during a massive search operation launched Monday after an Ethiopian airliner carrying 90 people plunged flaming into the sea off Lebanon during a fierce storm. Defence Minister Elias Murr blamed the bad weather for the early ...

Ethiopian plane crashes off Lebanon, no sign of survivors

AFP Global Edition 16 days ago

An Ethiopian airliner carrying 90 people exploded in a ball of flames and plunged into the sea off Lebanon just after takeoff in stormy weather early Monday, officials and witnesses said. A massive international search and rescue operation involving helicopters and ships ...

Ethiopian jet crashes in Lebanon, no sign of survivors

AFP Global Edition 16 days ago

An Ethiopian jet carrying 90 people plunged into the sea off the coast of Lebanon in a ball of fire just after takeoff in stormy weather early Monday with no sign of survivors, officials said. Helicopters and navy vessels rushed to the ...

Ethiopian airliner crashes on takeoff in Lebanon

AFP Global Edition 16 days ago

An Ethiopian jet carrying 90 passengers and crew plunged into the sea off Lebanon in a ball of fire just after takeoff in stormy weather early Monday, witnesses and Transport Minister Ghazi Aridi said. It was unclear whether there were any survivors. ...

LEBANON PLANE

AP News 16 days ago

Map locates Beirut, Lebanon, where a plane heading to Ethiopia took off, went off radar and likely crashed into the Mediterranean Sea Copyright 2010 AP News

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