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Indonesia halts search for missing AirAsia plane as night falls

Indonesia halts search for missing AirAsia plane as night falls

Indonesia called off until first light a search for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people from Indonesia's Surabaya to Singapore,…
U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan ends combat role; thousands of foreign troops remain

U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan ends combat role; thousands of foreign troops remain

The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan formally ended its combat mission on Sunday, more than 13 years after an international alliance ousted the…
Yemen general escapes deadly ‘Qaeda’ blast

Yemen general escapes deadly ‘Qaeda’ blast

A Yemeni general escaped unscathed on Sunday in a bombing that killed his driver in the southern city of Aden,…
Anti-Arab group poses legal, political dilemma for Israel

Anti-Arab group poses legal, political dilemma for Israel

A far-right Israeli group that agitates against Arabs in the name of religion and national security is forcing the Jewish…
Hong Kong raises bird flu alert level as woman critical

Hong Kong raises bird flu alert level as woman critical

Hong Kong hospitals raised alert levels Sunday as a woman diagnosed with the deadly H7N9 avian flu virus was in…
Analysts: Sweden can’t avoid immigration debate

Analysts: Sweden can’t avoid immigration debate

Sweden may have narrowly avoided snap elections that would have been dominated by a debate on immigration, but with asylum…
Officials: AirAsia flight carrying 162 people from Indonesia to Singapore missing

Officials: AirAsia flight carrying 162 people from Indonesia to Singapore missing

An AirAsia flight with 162 people on board lost contact with air traffic control on Sunday after the pilots asked…
Rescuers struggle to reach Malaysia flood victims as anger mounts

Rescuers struggle to reach Malaysia flood victims as anger mounts

Rescue teams struggled Saturday to reach inundated areas of northeast Malaysia as victims accused the government of being slow to…
Thousands protest in Mexico City over missing students

Thousands protest in Mexico City over missing students

Some three thousand people took to the streets of downtown Mexico City on Friday, three months after the disappearance and…
Yangon votes for first time in 60 years

Yangon votes for first time in 60 years

Residents of Myanmar's commercial hub Yangon went to the polls Saturday for the first municipal elections in six decades, with…
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