Afghan plane with 51 crashes

Quetta, Pakistan - An Afghan transport plane carrying at least 51 people crashed in border mountains in south-western Pakistan…

Quetta, Pakistan - An Afghan transport plane carrying at least 51 people crashed in border mountains in south-western Pakistan last night and there was little hope of survivors, Pakistani and Afghan officials said.

A Belarussian airliner on a flight to Brno in the Czech Republic was reported missing late yesterday, ITAR-TASS news agency said.

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