Also: Key Afghan NATO base attacked; oil seeps into Gulf wetlands.
People mourn as they wait for the bodies of relatives who died in the plane crash of Air India Express today in Mangalore, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Grieving relatives collected the victims' remains from the crashed plane and investigators sifted through the rubble today for the cockpit voice and the flight data recorder after India's worst air disaster in more than a decade.
» Indian man reportedly loses 16 relatives in Air India crash [Fox News]
» Hunt for clues after India crash kills 158; 8 live [The Associated Press]
In other news:
» Militants attack key Afghan NATO base [Bangkok Post]
» Frustration mounts as oil seeps into Gulf wetlands [ABC News]
» GOP wins House seat in Obama's home district [The Associated Press]