According to a family member's statement, the plane, a Mitsubishi MU-2B headed to Columbia County Airport near Hudson, was carrying the three couples for a 25th birthday celebration and Passover Seder.
A Russian missile strike on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy has resulted in the deadliest attack of the year, leaving at least 21 people dead, CNN reported, citing local authorities.
Of the total casualties, 21 people died as a result of the thunderstorm, while one person succumbed to injuries caused by lightning, the DM said, adding that significant damage has also been reported to homes, livestock, and agricultural crops.
The protesters demanded release of Rabindra Mishra and Dhawal Shamsher Rana, two amongst dozens arrested after March 28 violence that left two people dead with dozens injured.
A terrorist attack on a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy in Balochistan's Noshki district on Sunday left five people dead, including three FC personnel and two civilians, Dawn reported.
The United States Coast Guard in Alaska told Al Jazeera on Friday (local time) that it had found the wreckage of the aircraft near Nome, about 885km northwest of Anchorage.
The death toll from a devastating earthquake that struck Dingri County in Xigaze City, located in the Tibet Autonomous Region left at least 53 people dead and 62 injured, Taipei Times reported, citing state media.
The South Korean authorities on Sunday confirmed that 179 people were killed and two people were rescued out of 181 aboard following a plane crash in South Korea's Muan region, Yonhap News Agency reported.