BOGOTA – A mother and her one-year-old son were found by Colombian rescue teams on Wednesday, practically unharmed after their plane crashed into a forest area in the western province of Choco five days ago, military forces reported.

SEYNE-LES-ALPES, France – French investigators are making progress with their analysis of the human remains found at the site of the Germanwings passenger jet crash in the French Alps and on Sunday said that they have already performed DNA tests on the remains of 78 people.

Police have found a torn sick leave note for the date of the crashed Germanwings flight in the home of Andreas Lubitz, suspected of voluntarily bringing the plane down, Dusseldorf prosecutors say.

LOS ANGELES – U.S. actor Harrison Ford is in stable condition after the small plane he was flying crashed on a golf course near the Santa Monica, California, airport, a spokesperson with the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to People magazine on Thursday.

London: A Virgin Atlantic jet bound for Las Vegas is making an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport after developing a problem with its landing gear.

Kuala Lumpur/Singapore: What appears to be a third air disaster involving a Malaysian carrier in less than a year has further dented confidence in the country's aviation industry and spooked air travellers across the region.

Dozens of passengers who died on board the crashed Malaysia Airlines plane are thought to have been heading to a major international Aids conference.