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Enio Cubillo, director of Costa Rica Civil Aviation, said the Nature Air charter flight was heading for the capital of San Jose when it crashed.

In his New Year's address, the North Korean leader says his country's nuclear arsenal is no longer just blackmail but a reality.

A fire in a carpark in Liverpool has destroyed 1400 cars and led the evacuation of dozens of horses at a horse show.

Dr Sanjiv Patankar allegedly used the instruments on at least five patients

Officers were responding to a domestic disturbance when they were shot. The incident occurred just weeks after three people were shot dead at a Walmart store in Colorado.

Arrest came months after Stephen Paddock masacred 58 people from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas.

Countries around the world are ringing in 2018 with spectacular firework displays

Researchers have found that performance gaps between male and female students increased or decreased based on the emphasis that teachers laid on the value of examinations.

China's ban on ivory products is seen as a major push towards reducing the poaching of African elephants.

The emotional moment Heather and Dave Mosher were married at a Hartford hospital, Connecticut, after her courageous fight against breast cancer.

More than 200,000 women from Korea, Taiwan, China and other nationalities were forced to work at wartime brothels by the Japanese Imperial Military during the Second World War.

People have been demonstrating against high living costs and unemployment. However, rallies soon turned into calls for the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to step down.

Trump's infamous personal @realDonaldTrump account has made headlines over the past 12 months with a litany of controversial and, at times, strange posts.

An 11-year-old boy and the pilot are believed to have been killed in the incident

South Korean officials say a Panama-flagged vessel was transferring oil to a North Korean vessel in sea waters violating UN regulations.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out air strikes for two consecutive days against Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip.

Russia says the development is a "violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) by the U.S. with practical assistance from Japan".

In 1992, on the pretext of buying her a birthday gift, John Esposito took a young Katie Beers captive to subject her to days of sexual assault.

Slogans like "death to Khamenei" and "death to dictator" were heard at rallies as the demonstrations entered the third day.

The suspect opened fire on two security guards at Arizona Charlie's Decatur Hotel and Casino in the early hours of Saturday (30 December) morning.

9-year-old Aramis Jenkins opened her Magic mixer baking set to find two bags of marijuana in the box. Her grandmother reported the matter to police and to Walmart where the Christmas toy was bought.

Erica Garner, the eldest daughter of police brutality victim Eric Garner, has died aged just 27. She became an outspoken Black Lives Matter campaigner after her father's death.

One of Asia's most colourful leaders did not mince his words this year delivering expletive-laden remarks.

The Nepali government voted to ban foreign solo climbers from Everest following concerns over the number of deaths on the world's highest mountain, plus certain disabled climbers.

The organisers have replaced the gala with a laser light and sound show titled Light Up 2018 to attempt for a Guinness World Record title.

Models Sophie Applegarth and Julie Iovenitti have defended themselves after dressing up as legendary tennis players Venus and Serena Williams, complete with blackface.

"Thank you for being a ray of positivity in a dark world," one Twitter user wrote.

Police searching for missing British pensioner Robin Warde fear he has died after discovering a boat registered in his name unmanned off the coast of the Algarve.

The airline, however, claims Bernice Kekona denied assistance and also noted her reservation did not note any "cognitive, visual or auditory impairments".