AirAsia jet missing on way to Singapore; flight started in Indonesia
The plane took off with 155 passengers and crew on board, the news agency Reuters reported, citing Indonesian transport officials.The flight, an Airbus A320-200, was on its way from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore, according to the airline's website.The plane left Juanda International Airport at 5:27 a.m. Sunday (5:27 p.m. Saturday ET) and was due to arrive in Singapore at 8:37 a.m. Sunday (7:37 p.m. ET), according to the website.
North Korea lambasts U.S. over 'The Interview,' says Obama is the 'culprit'
The North Korean government is fuming over the release of the "The Interview," claiming President Barack Obama forced the film into theaters and onto streaming video services."U.S. President Obama is the chief culprit who forced the Sony Pictures Entertainment to 'indiscriminately distribute' the movie and took the lead in appeasing and blackmailing cinema houses and theatres in the U.S. mainland to distribute the movie," North Korea's National Defense Commission said Saturday, according to state-run media.
From Russia with no love: Party-pooping Putin cancels holiday vacation
Vladimir Putin delivered a lump of coal in the Kremlin's stocking this year when he announced Thursday that he has canceled holiday vacations for members of the government.
North Korea partially back online after internet collapse
Some internet services have been restored in North Korea after an almost unprecedented internet outage, amid a cyber security row with the US.
Sony hack: North Korea threatens US as row deepens
North Korea has threatened unspecified attacks on the US in an escalation of a war of words following the Sony Pictures cyber-attacks.
Cairns deaths: Eight children found in Australian home
Eight children have been found dead at a house in Cairns in northern Queensland, say Australian police.
The Taliban’s Massacre of Innocents in Pakistan
Like those earlier incidents, this was another security breach for the army and intelligence services. The terrorists knew that attacking the children, many of them from military families, would create greater fear and anguish. “We selected the army’s school for the attack because the government is targeting our families and females,” said Taliban spokesman Muhammad Khurasani, according to Reuters. “We want them to feel the pain.”
Pakistan school attack: PM Sharif vows to end 'terrorism'
Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif has vowed to rid his country of terrorism after a Taliban attack at a school in Peshawar killed 141 people, mostly children.
Hostages held in Sydney cafe
A major police operation was under way Monday in Sydney, where hostages are being held in a cafe.CNN affiliate Seven Network said that at least 13 people are being held at the Lindt Chocolate Cafe.
Washington march: Civil rights protest over US police killings
Thousands of people have marched through the US capital, Washington DC, to protest against the recent killings of unarmed black people by police.
