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Helicopter crashes in Africa
Published: 04 June, 2007, 10:03
The Russian embassy in Guinea says a Russian pilot was among more than 20 people killed in Sunday's helicopter crash in Sierra Leone. The Russian lead pilot, Sergey Pervakov, was the only person to survive after jumping to safety.
The Russian-made Mi-8 helicopter came down in flames whilst flying to Sierra Leone’s main airport. Most of those killed were Tongolese football officials returning from an African Nations Cup game.The cause of the accident was not immediately known.
04.06.2007, 09:32
Liberian leader boycots hearings in HagueThe trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor has started at a UN war crime's tribunal at The Hague. Taylor himself failed to show saying he won't cooperate and is boycotting the hearings and that he feels the trial will not be fair. |
04.06.2007, 12:35
World remembering Tiananmen Square victimsIt has been 18 years since the Chinese government cracked down on protestors at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. And still many Chinese know little of the events of 1989. |
