Uzbek Defence Ministry says an Afghan military jet was shot down by its air defence forces and crashed after crossing the border into Uzbekistan.
All seven personnel on board died after the plane crashed due to engine failure near Abuja airport, air force spokesman Ibikunle Daramole said.
Indonesian divers find the casing of a cockpit voice recorder from a Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed into the Java Sea last week, but are still searching for its memory unit.
At least five other victims have been identified, as forensic examiners sort through mangled human remains retrieved from the wreckage-littered seabed in the hope of matching DNA with relatives. The search was earlier suspended over bad weather,
Officials say more human remains were also found at the crash site, as well as personal belongings, such as wallets containing identification cards, three days after a jet crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board.
The settlement includes a criminal monetary penalty of $243.6 million, compensation of $1.77 billion, and the establishment of a $500 million crash-victim beneficiaries fund to compensate the legal beneficiaries of the passengers.
Describing Tehran's handling of the situation as "unacceptable," Kiev says the amount of compensation for 176 families and survivors should be negotiated.
Iran maintains that a misaligned missile battery, miscommunication between troops and their commanders and a decision to fire without authorisation are what led to the fatal downing of the jetliner.
The heavy monsoon resulted in low visibility and a wet landing conditions, which now complicate rescue efforts.
All 176 people on board were killed when Iranian forces struck the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 jet after takeoff in Tehran in January.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others, including any role heavy fog played, and a final report isn’t expected for at least a year.
Afghanistan US Forces spokesman Colonel Sonny Leggett confirmed in a statement that the aircraft was a US Bombardier E-11A but rejected it was shot down by the Taliban.
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