Reports indicate that an Osprey aircraft of the US Army crashed today during a military exercise in Australia. This military plane, which crashed on the coast of Darwin in Australia during military exercises, was carrying at least 20 US Marines, and now search and rescue operations are underway.

An American C-130 transport plane has crashed in Afghanistan, killing at least 11 people, a US defense official has said. Among the dead are several US troop members and contracted civilians whose nationalities have not been disclosed.