US fighters intercepted six Russian military aircraft in international airspace west of Alaska, and shadowed them until they exited the area, the North American Air Defence Command said Tuesday.

Six Russian bombers, fighters intercepted off Alaska coast: US military

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A powerful earthquake shook southern Alaska on Friday morning, buckling roads, disrupting traffic and knocking television stations off the air in Anchorage, the state`s largest city, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.

Powerful quake causes damage in Alaska; no injuries reported

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLC MVVC Murthy has died in a car accident in Alaska, United States. Murthy was director of GITAM University also. Murthy's family members learnt about his death around 3 am on Wednesday.

TDP senior leader MVVC Murthy dies in car accident in US

Two Alaska-based NORAD F-22 fighter jets intercepted and visually identified the Russian bombers until they left the identification zone and the Russian aircraft never entered U.S. airspace

US fighter jets intercept Russian bombers in international airspace off Alaska

The earthquake occurred southeast of Chiniak in Alaska

Watch: 8.2-magnitude earthquake off Alaska, tsunami warning issued

"Flying that low over Afghanistan has left a very deep impression on me, the beautiful Hindu Kush mountains that are so remote and barely seen by people from the air", says Pilot Heijst.

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The cause of the crash was not immediately known

Five dead after two planes collide mid-air in Alaska

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