browser Russian plane in belly landing, no one hurt Moscow: A Russian plane carrying 100 people crashlanded on its belly in the north of the country after experiencing problems with landing gear on Sunday, the company and officials said, adding no one was seriously hurt. The Utair Boeing was buffeted by a sudden change in wind direction as it was landing at Usinsk airport in the northern Komi region, the airline said, and it was already on the tarmac when it suffered a malfunction.

Downpours to end Oz bushfires within days Sydney: Australiau2019s monthslong bushfires crisis will likely be over within days, officials said on Monday as heavy rainfall extinguished several massive blazes and was forecast to douse dozens more as downpours swept south. Days of torrential rains have caused flash flooding in New South Wales and Queensland, dampening once- raging fires that volunteers had battled in vain for months.