The Embraer 190 aircraft was supposed to fly northwest from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the city of Grozny in Chechnya in southern Russia, but instead diverted far off course across the Caspian Sea. It crashed Wednesday near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.

A plane crash near Aktau, Kazakhstan, has killed 38 people and left 29 survivors.

The tragedy, which struck at the Kostenko coal mine in the Karaganda region Saturday, came after a series of deadly incidents at ArcelorMittal mines and has prompted the nationalisation of the company's local affiliate.

Airplane tickets leaving Russia have skyrocketed after Vladimir Putin's partial military mobilization announcement, with prices up to US$5,000 for a one-way ticket out of the country.

A mother from Kazakhstan was killed on Sunday after a rope-jumping incident gone wrong, causing her to crash into the street below.

A man in Kazakhstan has been arrested for the brutal murder of a 19-year-old girl. He is also believed to have more victims as body parts of another unknown victim were found at the scene.