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Indonesia finds two ‘large objects’ in search for AirAsia jet

JAKARTA, Jan. 3 (NsNewsWire) — Ships searching for the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet that crashed with 162 people on board have pinpointed two “big objects” on the sea floor, the head of Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said on Saturday. The Airbus (AIR.PA) A320-200 plunged into the Java Sea on Sunday while en […]

7 bodies recovered in AirAsia plane search operation

SURABAYA, East Java, Indonesia, Jan. 2 (NsNewsWire) — As many as seven corpses have been pulled out from the seas in search and rescue operation of AirAsia plane in Indonesia. Head of Search and Rescue Office in East Java province Moch. Hernanto said that two out of the seven bodies were already moved to the […]

Violent brawl likely between Bangladesh ruling, opposition parties over elections

DHAKA, Jan. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has tabled a seven-point proposal to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasian’s government for an immediate “inclusive general elections” under a non-party caretaker government. Khaleda Zia, also chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( BNP), at a press briefing in capital Dhaka on Wednesday night unveiled the […]

UN rejects Palestinian resolution to end Israel’s occupation

United Nations, Dec. 31 (NsNewsWire) — The Security Council rejected a Palestinian resolution demanding an end to Israeli occupation within three years late Tuesday, a blow to an Arab campaign to get the U.N.’s most powerful body to take action to achieve an independent state of Palestine. The United States, Israel’s closest ally, had made […]

Bodies and debris found in AirAsia plane search

SURABAYA, Indonesia, Dec. 31 (NsNewsWire) –Debris and bodies from the AirAsia flight were found Tuesday in Indonesian waters, three days after the jetliner with 162 people disappeared from radar in bad weather. The country’s National Search and Rescue Agency confirmed that debris from the aircraft was found in the Karimata Strait between Sumatra, Java and […]

Search for missing AirAsia plane expands with more aircraft, ships joining

JAKARTA/PANGKALPINANG, Indonesia, Dec. 30 (NsNewsWire) — More countries were sending planes and ships on Tuesday to join an expanding search operation in the Java Sea off Indonesia where an AirAsia plane disappeared as the sea and aerial hunt entered its third day. Around 30 ships, 15 fixed-wing aircraft and seven helicopters from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore […]

Beijing construction site accident kills 10, injures 4

BEIJING, Dec. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Beijing has set up a special team to investigate a construction site accident which killed ten workers and injured another four on Monday morning, local authorities said. The incident occurred at a construction site at Tsinghua High School campus’ south side at around 8:20 a.m, reports Xinhua. The findings of […]

Train-covered van collision leaves 6 dead in Bangladesh capital

DHAKA, Dec. 29 (NsNewsWire) — At least 3 people were killed and over a dozen others injured after a train derailed after being hit by a covered van near Kamalapur railway station area in Dhaka. Abdul Majid, officer-in-charge of Government Railway Police (GRP) at Kamalapur, told journalists that collision left two persons dead on the […]

Search for missing AirAsia Flight 8501 expands off Indonesian coast

Jakarta, Dec. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Naval ships, small boats, helicopters and surveillance aircraft from four nations expanded the search Monday for a missing AirAsia jetliner in the waters off of Indonesia. Bambang Soelistyo, the head of Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency, which was leading the effort, said investigators believed the plane carrying 162 mostly […]