Last week's crash in Kazakhstan killed 38 of the 67 people on board.

BAKUAzerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday that the passenger plane that crashed in Kazakhstan killing 38 people had been damaged due to shooting from the ground in Russia, Azerbaijan state television reported. Aliyev said he regretted that some circles in Russia had tried to hush up the truth about the crash of the Azerbaijan […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday issued an apology for the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet crash in Kazakhstan that occurred earlier this week, but stopped short of claiming responsibility for it.

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized for what he called a tragic incident following the crash of an airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people. The plane was flying on Wednesday from Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to Grozny, the regional capital of the Russian republic of […]

An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane crashed in Kazakhstan Christmas day resulting in 38 people being killed, while 29 passengers survived.

Speculation is mounting that Russia's military could have had a role in the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people and left 29 survivors injured in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day. Moscow initially suggested a bird strike was to blame.

Former Secretary of Defense and CIA director Leon Panetta speculated that Russian air defenses may have caused the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured earlier this week. "When you look at all the preliminary evidence here, I don't think there's any question, but...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks about the Azerbaijan Airlines crash with The Ohio State University's Shawn Pruchnicki. He was trained in accident investigation at the National Transportation Safety Board.

U.S. and Azerbaijani officials suggested that Russian air defense systems may have brought down the passenger plane that crashed in Kazakhstan. The White House did not elaborate, as the investigation is still unfolding. The man accused of burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been charged with multiple […]

The Azerbaijan Airlines passenger aircraft crashed near Kazakhstan's Aktau Airport on Wednesday morning, killing 38 of the 67 people on board, Kazakh officials said.

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Russia all opened investigations into the cause of the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243.

The crew guided the crippled plane across the Caspian Sea in an attempt to make an emergency landing in Kazakhstan, saving half of the passengers onboard.

The Azerbaijan Airlines passenger aircraft crashed near Kazakhstan's Aktau Airport on Wednesday morning, killing 38 of the 67 people on board, Kazakh officials said.

The Embraer 190 with 67 passengers and crew was flying from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to Grozny in Chechnya, Russia, when it crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people.

The White House said Friday initial signs pointed to Russian air defenses downing a passenger plane that crashed over Kazakhstan and killed 38 people. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that the U.S. has "early indications" Russia was responsible but declined to say much more, citing an ongoing investigation. "We have offered...

The White House on Friday said initial signs pointed to Russian air defenses downing a passenger plane that crashed over Kazakhstan and killed 38 people. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that the U.S. has "early indications" Russia was responsible but declined to say much more, citing an ongoing investigation. "We have...

Azerbaijan Airlines has said that "physical and technical external interference" caused its passenger plane to crash in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.