High above the Venezuelan countryside, the passengers on board a West Caribbean Airways McDonnell Douglas MD-82 grab onto their seats, as their aircraft is buffeted by storms. Suddenly, the plane ...

The litigation involving the August 2005 crash of West Caribbean Airways flight 708 has led to an extraordinary legal conflict between the highest court of France and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...

Aug. 16 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1812, British forces foiled plans for a U.S. invasion of Canada by capturing the city of Detroit. In 1896, the North Country gold rush began with the ...