French Alps

US state secretary in Swiss hospital after bicycle crash

US Secretary of State John Kerry has been taken to hospital in Switzerland after a biking accident in the nearby French Alps.

Alps crash: Lubitz 'had treatment for suicidal tendencies'

The co-pilot of the crashed Germanwings plane, Andreas Lubitz, had received treatment for suicidal tendencies before getting his pilot license

Germanwings crash: 78 DNA strands isolated

Five days after Germanwings flight 4U 9525 crashed in the French Alps killing all 150 on board, investigators say they have isolated 78 DNA strands.

Briton’s father in plea to airlines

The father of a British man,Paul Bramley, killed in the Alps air crash urges airlines to look after their pilots "properly".

Germanwings co-pilot knew French Alps

The co-pilot suspected of crashing a German airliner into the French Alps, killing himself and 149 others, knew the region from gliding holidays

Co-pilot ‘wanted to destroy the plane’

The co-pilot of the Germanwings plane that crashed into the French Alps on Tuesday appears to want to "destroy the plane"

Germanwings plane crash: Victims' families to visit site

Relatives and friends of the 150 passengers and crew on Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 are due to go to the crash site high in the French Alps.

148 feared dead as Germanwings airliner crashes in French Alps

Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline crashes in a remote area of the French Alps. All 148 passengers and crew members are feared dead.

March 26, 2015
March 26, 2015

Germanwings plane crash: Victims' families to visit site

Relatives and friends of the 150 passengers and crew on Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 are due to go to the crash site high in the French Alps.

March 24, 2015
March 24, 2015

148 feared dead as Germanwings airliner crashes in French Alps

Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline crashes in a remote area of the French Alps. All 148 passengers and crew members are feared dead.