Cargo

  • Giant Antonov An-22 cargo plane crashes in rural Russia

    Giant Antonov An-22 cargo plane crashes in rural Russia

    A giant Antonov An-22 military cargo plane has crashed during training in a rural area of Russia's central Tula region with the loss of 12 air crew. The ageing Soviet-era turboprop plane, one of the biggest in the world, may have suffered an electrical...

  • Moldovan ship sinks in storm, Ukrainian crew safe

    Moldovan ship sinks in storm, Ukrainian crew safe

    A Moldovan cargo ship sank in bad weather off Israel's coast, but its crew of 11 Ukrainians were all rescued. Yigal Maor of Israel's Shipping and Ports Authority told Israel Radio that the crew got off on life rafts, and are "alive and well"...

  • Yemen cargo bomb plot sparks stringent US security rules

    Yemen cargo bomb plot sparks stringent US security rules

    British police say a cargo bomb found on board a plane originating from Yemen last month was timed to explode while the plane was over the United States. The incident has led to air cargo rules that could significantly affect businesses. Scotland...

  • Officials: Terrorists simulated bomb delivery plot in September

    Officials: Terrorists simulated bomb delivery plot in September

    U.S. intelligence officials say the shipment of three suspicious packages from Yemen to the U.S. in September was probably a test run for last week's terrorist plot of parcel bombs. Officials disclosed that the packages sent in September were intercepted...