Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine approves austerity laws needed for draft budget
The government says the more than $1 billion that the higher import duties will generate is essential for next year’s draft budget …read more Source: World...
Indonesia says missing AirAsia plane could be at ‘bottom of sea’
A missing AirAsia jet carrying 162 people could be at the bottom of the sea after it was presumed to have crashed off the Indonesian coast, an official said on Monday, as countries around Asia sent ships and planes to help in the search effort.The Indonesia AirAsia plane, an Airbus A320-200, disappeared after its pilot failed to get permission to...
‘Plane could be at bottom of the sea’
A missing AirAsia plane carrying 162 people is presumed to have crashed off the Indonesian coast, an official said. ||| Jakarta – A missing AirAsia plane carrying 162 people is presumed to have crashed off the Indonesian coast, an official said on Monday, as countries in the region offered to help Jakarta in the search and recovery effort....
Indonesia says presumes missing AirAsia plane crashed in Java Sea
By Fergus Jensen and Siva Govindasamy A missing AirAsia plane carrying 162 people is presumed to have crashed off the Indonesian coast, an official said on Monday, as countries in the region offered to help Jakarta in the search and recovery effort. The Indonesia AirAsia plane, an Airbus A320-200, disappeared after its pilot failed to get...
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, which went missing on Sunday just after pilots requested a change in course to avoid bad weather.There was no distress call issued by Flight QZ8501, operated by Indonesian AirAsia, 49 percent owned by...
Nearly 900 Dead, Missing in 2014 Air Disasters
Nearly 900 people are dead or missing following air disasters around the world this year, with Southeast Asia taking a particularly heavy hit. Three major events involved weather, two planes were shot down in eastern Ukraine, and one crash was attributed to mechanical problems. Hundreds of passengers and crew remain unaccounted for in the…...
Looking to create a Jewish defense force in eastern Ukraine
Latvian-Israeli activist Tzvi Arieli seeks to protect Jews of Mariupol. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Russia must influence rebels to end Ukraine crisis, says Merkel
Merkel, who has been closely involved in diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis, also welcomed the exchange of prisoners between the Ukrainian government and separatists. …read more Source: World...
AirAsia flight carrying 162 people goes missing in Southeast Asia: officials
An Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320-200 passenger prepares to land at Sukarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang on the outskirts of Jakarta in this January 30, 2013 file picture. (Reuters/Enny Nuraheni/files) Jakarta, Reuters—Indonesia’s air force was searching for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people that went missing on Sunday after the pilots...
AirAsia flight carrying 162 people missing
Jakarta – An AirAsia flight with 162 people on board lost contact with air traffic control today after the pilots asked to change course to avoid bad weather during a flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore. Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ 8501, an Airbus 320-200, lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic control tower at 6:17 am...
