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WAMENA AIRPORT READY TO OPERATE NORMALLY ON WEDNESDAY
The incident occurred when a cargo aircraft belonging to airline company PT Trigana Air Service was to land at 7 30 a.m... READ MORE›
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NUNAVUT MLA MISSING FOR A WEEK FOUND ALIVE ON BAFFIN ISLAND
Zebedee said a Twin Otter with local spotters found the three missing men Thursday evening about 160 kilometres south of Iqaluit... READ MORE›
PLANES FLY FROM CANADA TO ANTARCTICA FOR DRAMATIC SOUTH POLE RESCUE
The Polar Base is currently home to 39 men and nine women, engaged in various scientific and station maintenance endeavours, including long-term atmospheric CO 2 monitoring... READ MORE›
OFFICIAL: SMALL PLANE WITH 21 PEOPLE ON BOARD MISSING IN MOUNTAINS IN NEPAL
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- An airport official says a small plane with 21 people on board has gone missing while flying in a mountainous area in Nepal... READ MORE›
'WE JUST GOT AWAY IN TIME,' SAID SOUTH POLE CREW THAT RESCUED 2 AMID BLIZZARDS, -60 C WEATHER
The Calgary-based Kenn Borek Air team made the perilous 10-hour journey last month from Chile to Rothera, Antarctica, in two Twin Otter planes... READ MORE›
MISSING PLANE IS FOUND CRASHED IN NEPAL
Pavan Gautam, an air traffic controller at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, said the plane took off at 7 50 a.m... READ MORE›
SEARCH BEGINS FOR AIRCRAFT CARRYING 10 PEOPLE IN INDONESIA
However he said it lost contact eleven minutes after it took off from Masamba also in South Sulawesi at 2.30pm local time... READ MORE›
INDONESIAN AIRLINES RANK LOWEST IN WORLD FOR SAFETY
Jakarta Indonesia's accident-plagued aviation industry has more airlines with the lowest safety ranking than any other country in the world according to an annual survey... READ MORE›
RARE, RISKY MISSION IS UNDERWAY TO RESCUE SICK SCIENTISTS FROM THE SOUTH POLE
Washington Two small bush planes are flying to the South Pole this week to evacuate workers at the Amundsen-Scott research station... READ MORE›
FEMALE CHINESE TOURIST AMONG 21 PEOPLE ON BOARD MISSING NEPALESE AIRCRAFT
Passport information indicates the Ying-surnamed female Chinese tourist might be from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region... READ MORE›
SEARCH BEGINS FOR AIRCRAFT CARRYING 10 PEOPLE IN INDONESIA
However he said it lost contact eleven minutes after it took off from Masamba also in South Sulawesi at 2.30pm local time... READ MORE›
NEPAL PLANE CRASH KILLS ALL 23 ABOARD, POLICE SAY
Nepal's mountainous terrain and frequently bad weather have often been contributing factors in plane and helicopter crashes here... READ MORE›
SMALL PLANE BRAVES DARK, COLD TO REACH U.S. SOUTH POLE BASE ON MEDEVAC MISSION
Workers at the South Pole station are isolated from February through October, the coldest and darkest months when it's too risky for routine flights... READ MORE›
RESCUE FLIGHT FINISHES FIRST LEG FERRYING AILING U.S. SOUTH POLE STATION PAIR OUT FOR CARE
Rescue flight finishes first leg ferrying ailing U.S. South Pole station pair out for care... READ MORE›
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BUZZ ALDRIN GETS VISIT FROM NASA AFTER POLAR EVACUATION
He also teamed up with the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida, now home to the Buzz Aldrin Space Institute... READ MORE›
ASTRONAUT BUZZ ALDRIN EVACUATED FROM SOUTH POLE AFTER FALLING ILL
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin evacuated from South Pole after falling ill... READ MORE›
BUZZ ALDRIN, SECOND MAN ON MOON, EVACUATED FROM SOUTH POLE
The National Science Foundation, which manages the U.S. Antarctic program, said Aldrin would be flown from McMurdo to New Zealand... READ MORE›
THE TOP DIPLOMAT OF THE U.S. IS EN ROUTE TO ANTARCTICA THIS ELECTION DAY
Antarctica's summer is exceedingly brief and provides the only window for travel... READ MORE›
THREE INDONESIAN HOSTAGES FREED BY ABU SAYYAF RETURN TO FAMILIES
The three sailors are Ferry Arifin from Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Edi Suryono and Muhammad Mahbrur Dahri from South Sulawesi... READ MORE›
INDONESIA SAYS MISSING TANKER LIKELY TAKEN BY OWN CREW
Malaysian and Indonesian maritime authorities have been searching for the Indonesian-flagged MT Vier Harmoni after it dropped out of contact on Tuesday evening... READ MORE›
ANTARCTICA'S TOURISM INDUSTRY IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT DAMAGE, BUT CAN IT LAST?
People want to visit Antarctica because it is a pristine environment, says Amanda Lynnes, IAATO's communications and environmental officer... READ MORE›
DEATH, CHEMICAL CASTRATION FOR CHILD SEX OFFENDERS
Sexual violence against children, as I have said, is an extraordinary crime, President Joko Widodo told journalists, according to a statement... READ MORE›
THE ICE COLD WAR: FIGHT FOR SEALIFE IN REMOTE WILDS OF ANTARCTICA
It is truly dismaying that the commission continues to fail to agree on the establishment of the important Ross Sea and East Antarctica MPAs, said Downie... READ MORE›
MASS ARRESTS REPORTED IN INDONESIA'S RESTIVE PAPUA
Nearly 2,000 pro-independence demonstrators were arrested by police in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua over the past week before most of them were released... READ MORE›
ANTISMOKING COALITION GIVES BIG TOBACCO A FIGHT IN INDONESIA
But Nahdlatul Ulama, which does not view smoking as forbidden in most circumstances, receives funding from the foundation wing of Djarum, Indonesia's third-largest tobacco company... READ MORE›
DENTIST WINS 'GREEN OSCAR' FOR USING HEALTHCARE INCENTIVES TO HALT LOGGING
Teams of local forest guardians are trained to monitor illegal logging and teach others about the importance of healthy forest ecosystems and conservation... READ MORE›