Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

People crowd a street as fire fighting trucks remain on standby outside a school where an Air Force training jet crashed in Dhaka on July 21, 2025. At least 20 people, mostly students, were killed on July 21, when a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a school campus in the capital Dhaka, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

People crowd a street as fire fighting trucks remain on standby outside a school where an Air Force training jet crashed in Dhaka on July 21, 2025. At least 20 people, mostly students, were killed on July 21, when a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a school campus in the capital Dhaka, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

People crowd a street as fire fighting trucks remain on standby outside a school where an Air Force training jet crashed in Dhaka on July 21, 2025. At least 20 people, mostly students, were killed on July 21, when a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a school campus in the capital Dhaka, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

People crowd a street as fire fighting trucks remain on standby outside a school where an Air Force training jet crashed in Dhaka on July 21, 2025. At least 20 people, mostly students, were killed on July 21, when a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a school campus in the capital Dhaka, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

People crowd a street as fire fighting trucks remain on standby outside a school where an Air Force training jet crashed in Dhaka on July 21, 2025. At least 20 people, mostly students, were killed on July 21, when a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a school campus in the capital Dhaka, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

People crowd a street as fire fighting trucks remain on standby outside a school where an Air Force training jet crashed in Dhaka on July 21, 2025. At least 20 people, mostly students, were killed on July 21, when a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a school campus in the capital Dhaka, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

People crowd a street as fire fighting trucks remain on standby outside a school where an Air Force training jet crashed in Dhaka on July 21, 2025. At least 20 people, mostly students, were killed on July 21, when a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a school campus in the capital Dhaka, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

People crowd a street as fire fighting trucks remain on standby outside a school where an Air Force training jet crashed in Dhaka on July 21, 2025. At least 20 people, mostly students, were killed on July 21, when a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a school campus in the capital Dhaka, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

People crowd a street as fire fighting trucks remain on standby outside a school where an Air Force training jet crashed in Dhaka on July 21, 2025. At least 20 people, mostly students, were killed on July 21, when a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a school campus in the capital Dhaka, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

People crowd a street as fire fighting trucks remain on standby outside a school where an Air Force training jet crashed in Dhaka on July 21, 2025. At least 20 people, mostly students, were killed on July 21, when a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a school campus in the capital Dhaka, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

People crowd a street as fire fighting trucks remain on standby outside a school where an Air Force training jet crashed in Dhaka on July 21, 2025. At least 20 people, mostly students, were killed on July 21, when a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a school campus in the capital Dhaka, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

People crowd a street as fire fighting trucks remain on standby outside a school where an Air Force training jet crashed in Dhaka on July 21, 2025. At least 20 people, mostly students, were killed on July 21, when a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a school campus in the capital Dhaka, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

People crowd a street as fire fighting trucks remain on standby outside a school where an Air Force training jet crashed in Dhaka on July 21, 2025. At least 20 people, mostly students, were killed on July 21, when a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a school campus in the capital Dhaka, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

People crowd a street as fire fighting trucks remain on standby outside a school where an Air Force training jet crashed in Dhaka on July 21, 2025. At least 20 people, mostly students, were killed on July 21, when a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a school campus in the capital Dhaka, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

People crowd a street as fire fighting trucks remain on standby outside a school where an Air Force training jet crashed in Dhaka on July 21, 2025. At least 20 people, mostly students, were killed on July 21, when a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a school campus in the capital Dhaka, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

EC175 Rescue Helicopters

EC175 Rescue Helicopters

Two EC175 rescue helicopters are on duty and on standby at the First Rescue Flight Team of Beihai Rescue Bureau in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on July 12, 2025.

EC175 Rescue Helicopters

EC175 Rescue Helicopters

Two EC175 rescue helicopters are on duty and on standby at the First Rescue Flight Team of Beihai Rescue Bureau in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on July 12, 2025.

China Established Salvage System

China Established Salvage System

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2025 - A variety of salvage vessels and rescue helicopters are on standby at the Yantai Rescue Base of the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on May 27, 2025.

China Established Salvage System

China Established Salvage System

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2025 - Two rescue helicopters are on standby at the Yantai Rescue Base of the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on May 27, 2025.

China Established Salvage System

China Established Salvage System

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2025 - A rescue helicopter flew over the Yantai Salvage Bureau's "defu 3600" crane engineering vessel, which was on standby at sea, in the waters of Yantai in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on May 27, 2025.

China Established Salvage System

China Established Salvage System

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2025 - A variety of salvage vessels and rescue helicopters are on standby at the Yantai Rescue Base of the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on May 27, 2025.

China Established Salvage System

China Established Salvage System

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2025 - A variety of salvage vessels and rescue helicopters are on standby at the Yantai Rescue Base of the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on May 27, 2025.

China Established Salvage System

China Established Salvage System

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2025 - A variety of salvage vessels and rescue helicopters are on standby at the Yantai Rescue Base of the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on May 27, 2025.

China Established Salvage System

China Established Salvage System

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2025 - A variety of salvage vessels and rescue helicopters are on standby at the Yantai Rescue Base of the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on May 27, 2025.

Stereoscopic Rescue Network in China

Stereoscopic Rescue Network in China

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 7, 2024 - The "Beihai Rescue 101" and "Beihai Rescue 119" rescue ships are on standby at the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai, Shandong province, Aug 7, 2024.

Stereoscopic Rescue Network in China

Stereoscopic Rescue Network in China

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 7, 2024 - The "Beihai Rescue 101" and "Beihai Rescue 119" rescue ships are on standby at the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai, Shandong province, Aug 7, 2024.

Stereoscopic Rescue Network in China

Stereoscopic Rescue Network in China

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 7, 2024 - The "Beihai Rescue 101" and "Beihai Rescue 119" rescue ships are on standby at the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai, Shandong province, Aug 7, 2024.

Stereoscopic Rescue Network in China

Stereoscopic Rescue Network in China

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 7, 2024 - The "Beihai Rescue 101" and "Beihai Rescue 119" rescue ships are on standby at the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai, Shandong province, Aug 7, 2024.

Stereoscopic Rescue Network in China

Stereoscopic Rescue Network in China

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 7, 2024 - The "Beihai Rescue 101" and "Beihai Rescue 119" rescue ships are on standby at the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai, Shandong province, Aug 7, 2024.

Stereoscopic Rescue Network in China

Stereoscopic Rescue Network in China

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 7, 2024 - The "Beihai Rescue 101" and "Beihai Rescue 119" rescue ships are on standby at the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai, Shandong province, Aug 7, 2024.

Chinese Coastal Waters Rescue Force

Chinese Coastal Waters Rescue Force

YANTAI, CHINA - MARCH 19, 2024 - Professional rescue vessels "Beihai Rescue 115" and "Beihai Rescue 101" of the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport are on standby at the dock in Yantai, Shandong province, China, March 19, 2024.

Chinese Coastal Waters Rescue Force

Chinese Coastal Waters Rescue Force

YANTAI, CHINA - MARCH 19, 2024 - Professional rescue vessels "Beihai Rescue 115" and "Beihai Rescue 101" of the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport are on standby at the dock in Yantai, Shandong province, China, March 19, 2024.

ECOWAS standby force ready to go to Niger: official

STORY: ECOWAS standby force ready to go to Niger: official DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:10 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of participants of ECOWAS defense chiefs' meeting 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ABDEL-FATAU MUSAH, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security 3. various of defense chiefs' meeting STORYLINE: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) standby force is ready to go to Niger any time the order is given, a senior ECOWAS official said here late Friday. Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, made the comment during a press briefing after a two-day meeting of the ECOWAS defense chiefs in Ghana's capital Accra. Musah said all the necessary preparations had concluded, and the defense chiefs would present their report to the leaders of the subregional bloc for further instruction. SOUNDBITE (English): ABDEL-FATAU MUSAH, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security "We ha

GHANA-ACCRA-ECOWAS-MEETING

GHANA-ACCRA-ECOWAS-MEETING

(230818) -- ACCRA, Aug. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Attendees of the extraordinary meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff pose for a group photo in Accra, capital of Ghana, Aug.17, 2023. The defense chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday gathered in Ghana's capital of Accra to discuss plans for the deployment of a standby force to Niger. TO GO WITH "ECOWAS defense chiefs meet to discuss plans for deployment of standby force to Niger" (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

U.S. still focused on diplomatic solution to attempted coup in Niger: Blinken

STORY: U.S. still focused on diplomatic solution to attempted coup in Niger: Blinken DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressing the press STORYLINE: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the United States is still "very focused on diplomacy" as the tool to solve the ongoing political crisis in Niger resulting from an attempted coup by a junta. "We remain very focused on diplomacy for achieving the results that we want, which is the return to the constitutional order," Blinken told reporters during a press briefing at the State Department, adding that he believed there continues to be space for diplomacy in achieving that result. Blinken's remarks came at a time when tensions continued to build up in and around the west African nation. A regional bloc announced on Thursday the activation and deployment of a "standby force to restore constitutional order" in Niger. The de

West African bloc activates regional standby force for possible intervention in Niger coup

STORY: West African bloc activates regional standby force for possible intervention in Niger coup DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:47 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of ECOWAS leaders arriving at the summit 2. various of ECOWAS leaders and officials 3. various of meetings 4. SOUNDBITE (English): OMAR ALIEU TOURAY, President of ECOWAS commission STORYLINE: The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday said it has resolved to activate its standby force in response to the recent coup in Niger while underscoring its continued commitment to restore constitutional order in the country through peaceful means. In a statement of an extraordinary summit in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, the regional bloc reiterates its strong condemnation of the coup in Niger, saying it upholds all measures and principles agreed upon by the urgent ECOWAS summit on July 30. The ECOWAS leaders "direct the (ECOWAS) committee of the Chiefs of Defense Staff to activate i

NIGERIA-ABUJA-ECOWAS-EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT

NIGERIA-ABUJA-ECOWAS-EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT

(230810) -- ABUJA, Aug. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- ECOWAS leaders attend an extraordinary summit in Abuja, Nigeria, on Aug. 10, 2023. The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday said it has resolved to activate its standby force in response to the recent coup in Niger while underscoring its continued commitment to restore constitutional order in the country through peaceful means. (Photo by Sodiq/Xinhua)

NIGERIA-ABUJA-ECOWAS-EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT

NIGERIA-ABUJA-ECOWAS-EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT

(230810) -- ABUJA, Aug. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- ECOWAS leaders pose for a photo at an extraordinary summit in Abuja, Nigeria, on Aug. 10, 2023. The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday said it has resolved to activate its standby force in response to the recent coup in Niger while underscoring its continued commitment to restore constitutional order in the country through peaceful means. (Photo by Sodiq/Xinhua)

ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-RECEPTION-ANNIVERSARY-FOUNDING-CHINESE PLA

ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-RECEPTION-ANNIVERSARY-FOUNDING-CHINESE PLA

(230724) -- ADDIS ABABA, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Antonio Lamas Xavier, Chief of Staff of the African Standby Force, speaks during a reception marking the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 21, 2023. TO GO WITH "China, Africa vow to strengthen military cooperation" (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua)

China Gaokao

China Gaokao

Students enter an intelligent security checkpoint at a college entrance examination point in Fuyang City, East China's Anhui Province, June 8, 2023. The number of applicants for the national college entrance examination in 2023 will reach 12.91 million, an increase of 980,000 over last year and another record high. Among them, there are 7,726 test centers, 345,000 general test rooms, 26,000 standby test rooms, and 1,013,000 invigilators.

China Gaokao

China Gaokao

Students enter an intelligent security checkpoint at a college entrance examination point in Fuyang City, East China's Anhui Province, June 8, 2023. The number of applicants for the national college entrance examination in 2023 will reach 12.91 million, an increase of 980,000 over last year and another record high. Among them, there are 7,726 test centers, 345,000 general test rooms, 26,000 standby test rooms, and 1,013,000 invigilators.

China Gaokao

China Gaokao

Students enter an intelligent security checkpoint at a college entrance examination point in Fuyang City, East China's Anhui Province, June 8, 2023. The number of applicants for the national college entrance examination in 2023 will reach 12.91 million, an increase of 980,000 over last year and another record high. Among them, there are 7,726 test centers, 345,000 general test rooms, 26,000 standby test rooms, and 1,013,000 invigilators.

China Gaokao

China Gaokao

Students enter an intelligent security checkpoint at a college entrance examination point in Fuyang City, East China's Anhui Province, June 8, 2023. The number of applicants for the national college entrance examination in 2023 will reach 12.91 million, an increase of 980,000 over last year and another record high. Among them, there are 7,726 test centers, 345,000 general test rooms, 26,000 standby test rooms, and 1,013,000 invigilators.

China Gaokao

China Gaokao

Students enter an intelligent security checkpoint at a college entrance examination point in Fuyang City, East China's Anhui Province, June 8, 2023. The number of applicants for the national college entrance examination in 2023 will reach 12.91 million, an increase of 980,000 over last year and another record high. Among them, there are 7,726 test centers, 345,000 general test rooms, 26,000 standby test rooms, and 1,013,000 invigilators.

China Gaokao

China Gaokao

Students enter an intelligent security checkpoint at a college entrance examination point in Fuyang City, East China's Anhui Province, June 8, 2023. The number of applicants for the national college entrance examination in 2023 will reach 12.91 million, an increase of 980,000 over last year and another record high. Among them, there are 7,726 test centers, 345,000 general test rooms, 26,000 standby test rooms, and 1,013,000 invigilators.

Tsunami advisory center starts operation in Hong Kong

STORY: Tsunami advisory center starts operation in Hong Kong DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the Backup South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Center (Hong Kong) (BSCSTAC) 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WONG SHUK-HAN, Under secretary for Environment and Ecology of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government STORYLINE: The Backup South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Center (Hong Kong) (BSCSTAC) started official operation Wednesday in support of the South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Center (SCSTAC) in Beijing. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, all operating systems of the BSCSTAC are on hot standby mode on normal days and are ready to take up tasks to support the SCSTAC in providing tsunami alert services for the South China Sea region when necessary. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese): WONG SHUK-HAN, Under secretary for Environment and Ecology of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government "Hong Kong wi

Japanese entrepreneur to join Russia space agency's training program

Japanese entrepreneur to join Russia space agency's training program

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Takamatsu (R), 51, president of Space Travel, a Japanese startup firm providing space travel services, shakes hands with Toyohiro Akiyama, a journalist known as the first Japanese to have flown in space, during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2015, held to announce that Takamatsu will join a space flight training program provided by the Russian Federal Space Agency after being accepted as a standby for a visit to the International Space Station.

Japanese entrepreneur to join Russia space agency's training program

Japanese entrepreneur to join Russia space agency's training program

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Takamatsu, 51, president of Space Travel, a Japanese startup firm providing space travel services, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2015, after Space Adventures Ltd., a Virginia-based operator of human space missions, announced that Takamatsu will join a space flight training program provided by the Russian Federal Space Agency after being accepted as a standby for a visit to the International Space Station.

AUM trial

AUM trial

TOKYO, Japan - Two buses, each believed to be carrying a former senior member of the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult, enter the Tokyo District Court on Jan. 21, 2014. Heavy security was provided to transport Tomomasa Nakagawa, a death-row inmate, and Makoto Hirata, who turned himself in to police after nearly 17 years on the run, with riot police on standby along the streets and traffic lights changed to green to ensure a smooth procession during the convoy's nearly hour-long journey from the Tokyo Detention House. Nakagawa attended the trial of Hirata, charged with involvement in the abduction and confinement of a Tokyo notary public, as a witness.

AUM trial

AUM trial

TOKYO, Japan - Two buses, each believed to be carrying a former senior member of the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult, enter the Tokyo District Court on Jan. 21, 2014. Heavy security was provided to transport Tomomasa Nakagawa, a death-row inmate, and Makoto Hirata, who turned himself in to police after nearly 17 years on the run, with riot police on standby along the streets and traffic lights changed to green to ensure a smooth procession during the convoy's nearly hour-long journey from the Tokyo Detention House. Nakagawa attended the trial of Hirata, charged with involvement in the abduction and confinement of a Tokyo notary public, as a witness.