French Alps

germanwings

Families of crash victims sue suicide pilot's US school

Relatives whose loved ones died last year when a Germanwings pilot deliberately crashed a plane in the French Alps filed a wrongful death suit on Wednesday against the US flight school that trained him.

barcelona

As it happened: Plane crashes in French Alps

An airbus A320 travelling from Barcelona to Dusseldorf has crashed in the southern French Alps, a security source has said. The plane reportedly had 150 people on board.

mountaineering

Spanish climber found dead in French Alps

A Spanish climber who went missing on Sunday in the southeast of France was found dead on Wednesday, rescue workers have said.

mountain

Spanish climber dies in French Alps fall

A Spanish mountain climber fell to his death on Sunday while tackling a difficult descent in the French Alps, mountain rescue workers said.