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Canada to lead probe into air ambulance crash with 6 presumed dead-Xinhua

OTTAWA, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) announced Monday it will lead the investigation into the crash of an air ambulance aircraft in international waters off Nantucket in the U.S. state of Massachusetts on Oct. 3. Ontario-based operator Latitude Air Ambulance said all six aboard the Gulfstream G100 aircraft -- four Canadian crew members, a patient, and the patient's escort -- were presumed dead. The TSB said the aircraft had departed Bermuda and was approaching the Boston area when the crew reported electrical difficulties. The aircraft then descended rapidly before air traffic controllers lost contact with it south of Nantucket. Under international agreements, Canada, as the state of registry of the aircraft, is responsible for conducting the inv...

Flydubai attacker acted alone, preliminary Israeli probe finds: media-Xinhua

JERUSALEM, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- A preliminary Israeli investigation found that the co-pilot who attacked the captain of a Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai flight last week acted alone, Israel's Channel 12 reported on Sunday. Citing sources familiar with the investigation, the channel reported that investigators believe the co-pilot acted as a "lone wolf." The investigation, launched by Israeli security agencies immediately after the incident, is ongoing. The report follows U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion on Thursday that Iran may have been involved. He offered no evidence and threatened military retaliation if a link was established. "Oh, they'll be hit, very hard, don't worry," he told reporters. Separately, an investigation by Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera said on Sunday th...

Lula campaign asks Brazil’s top electoral court to probe U.S. consular service suspension-Xinhua

SAO PAULO, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's campaign has asked the country's top electoral court to investigate whether the U.S. decision to suspend consular services ahead of Sunday's presidential election was related to security concerns or constituted election interference, local media reported Saturday. The petition, filed by Lula's Brasil Pronto Pra Mais coalition with the Superior Electoral Court, argued that the suspension could have portrayed Brazil as unstable on the eve of the vote and benefited opposition candidate Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party. The U.S. Embassy announced Thursday that consular services at the embassy and its consulates in Brazil would be suspended starting Friday, citing "security concerns" without elaborating. U.S....