Finnish skier Marcus Sandell has kidney removed after bad training crash in Austria

September 24th, 2009 2 French military jets crash during exercisePARIS — Officials say two French military fighter jets have crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during a training mission and that one pilot is missing. The French Defense Ministry says that one pilot was pulled from the water, but that helicopters and patrol planes are searching for the second pilot.

September 23rd, 2009 Skier Jitloff participates in Race for the CureTim Jitloff was scheduled to jet over to Europe in the next few days for some training ahead of the World Cup ski season. However, the technical specialist will arrive a little later in Soelden, Austria, than his teammates.

September 15th, 2009 Plane crash plotter to appear in Indiana courtNOBLESVILLE, Ind. — A money manager who tried to fake his own death in a Florida plane crash will make a video appearance in court to face Indiana felony charges stemming from his financial dealings.

August 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 32-year-old man was arrested here for allegedly duping people by promising to arrange kidney donors for them, police said Saturday. Vinod Kumar, a resident of Uttam Nagar, was arrested Friday near Safdurjung Hospital following a tip-off, a police officer said.

August 5th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pilot was killed Wednesday when his aircraft crashed near Attock city on a training flight, the air force said in a statement. The PAF said that the FT-7 aircraft went down because of technical problems near Attock city in the eastern Punjab province Wednesday.

July 5th, 2009 Vanhoenacker, Bayliss win Ironman AustriaKLAGENFURT, Austria — Marino Vanhoenacker of Belgium has set a course record in winning his fourth straight Ironman Austria triathlon, while Bella Bayliss of Britain has won the women's event. Vanhoenacker finished in 8 hours, 1 minute, 38 seconds on Sunday, beating last year's winning time by 4:29.

June 23rd, 2009 Military: Pilot dies in F-16 crash in Utah desertTOOELE, Utah — Military officials say a pilot has died in an F-16 crash at the Utah Test and Training Range in the state's west desert. Rhonda Elmore, of the 75th Air Base Wing public affairs office at Hill Air Force Base, says she had no information about where the pilot's body was found Tuesday.

June 23rd, 2009 F-16 crashes in Utah; pilot's status unknownTOOELE, Utah — Military officials say rescue crews are still trying to locate the pilot of an F-16 that crashed at the Utah Test and Training Range in the state's west desert. Rhonda Elmore, of the 75th Air Base Wing public affairs office at Hill Air Force Base, says it's unknown whether the pilot was able to eject from the aircraft.

June 13th, 2009 Finnish millionaire's daughter freed by kidnapperHELSINKI — Police say they have captured a kidnapper who won a large ransom by taking the daughter of a millionaire hostage. Until the police announcement late Saturday, the public had not been told that 26-year-old Minna Nurminen had been missing since May 27 and kidnapped.

June 12th, 2009 Finnish railway unions plan 1-day strikeHELSINKI — Finnish railway workers say they will halt all passenger and cargo traffic on Monday to protest the state-owned railway company's personnel policies and layoffs. Finnish rail VR says the one-day strike will affect some 200,000 passengers, including those traveling by rail to Russia and commuters in the capital region.

May 13th, 2009 Ex-KKK head Duke in Austria after Czech expulsionVIENNA — Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke has come to Austria after being ordered to leave the Czech Republic. Duke's Klan past and suspicions that he questioned the existence of the Holocaust caused Czech authorities to cancel his lectures in Prague and Brno.

May 12th, 2009 Houston's Berry released, cancerous kidney removedHOUSTON — Astros hitting coach Sean Berry has been released from a Houston hospital following surgery to remove a cancerous kidney. The Astros announced Berry was released Monday.

May 9th, 2009 Astros' coach Berry to have surgery for tumorHOUSTON — Astros hitting coach Sean Berry has what doctors believe is a cancerous tumor on his kidney and plans to have it removed in the next few days. Berry had experienced bleeding for the past few days while Houston was on a road trip and figured he was simply passing kidney stones.

April 23rd, 2009 Tigers put Marcus Thames on DL, recall Ryan RaburnANAHEIM, Calif. — Detroit Tigers outfielder-designated hitter Marcus Thames is expected to be sidelined for more than a month because of a strained ribcage muscle.

February 26th, 2009 BREGENZ - A skier trapped under collapsed snow in far western Austria was saved when he was able to call for help on his mobile phone. The 44-year-old Austrian man defied warnings of unstable snow Wednesday and went skiing at Golm near Tschagguns.