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Another Malaysia-linked plane disappearance spooks air travelers
KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE: What appears to be a third air disaster involving a Malaysian carrier in less than a year has further dented confidence in the country’s aviation industry and spooked air travelers across the region. A plane belonging to Indonesia AirAsia, 49 percent owned by Malaysia-based budget carrier AirAsia, vanished on Sunday...
Russia's Lavrov sees chance to solve Ukraine crisis in 2015 – Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sees a real opportunity to solve the Ukraine crisis in 2015, Interfax news agency quoted him as saying on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Tennis: WTA Tour singles standings
REUTERS – Standings from the WTA Tour singlesPoints:1 (1) Serena Williams(U.S.) 84852 (2) Maria Sharapova(Russia) 70503 (3) Simona Halep(Romania) 62924 (4) Petra Kvitova(Czech Republic) 59665 (5) Ana Ivanovic(Serbia) 48206 (6) Agnieszka Radwanska(Poland) 48107 (7) Eugenie Bouchard(Canada) 47158 (8) Caroline Wozniacki(Denmark) 46259 (9)...
Australia PM: Missing AirAsia plane no MH370 mystery
SYDNEY: The plight of a missing AirAsia jet lost over the Java Sea cannot be equated with Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 which vanished without a trace in March, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (pix) said Monday. Australia is leading the search for MH370 which was on a routine flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing when it disappeared off...
Tennis – WTA Tour singles standings
REUTERS – Standings from the WTA Tour singlesPoints:1 (1) Serena Williams(U.S.) 84852 (2) Maria Sharapova(Russia) 70503 (3) Simona Halep(Romania) 62924 (4) Petra Kvitova(Czech Republic) 59665 (5) Ana Ivanovic(Serbia) 48206 (6) Agnieszka Radwanska(Poland) 48107 (7) Eugenie Bouchard(Canada) 47158 (8) Caroline Wozniacki(Denmark) 46259 (9)...
Aviation’s Deadly 2014, Yet Safety Record Improving
London. The loss of Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 would cap one of the deadliest years in civil aviation for almost a decade — yet experts say the industry’s underlying safety record is improving. The statistics underscore a year of tragic contrasts dominated by two Malaysian catastrophes and a handful of weather-related incidents, yet a...
Sanctions may be benefiting Putin’s circle
ABINSK, Russia – When Russia recently banned imports of some foreign fruit and other foods, it was seen as retaliation against Western sanctions. The move will also benefit a venture by one of the president’s long-standing supportersAs US and European sanctions piled pressure on Russia earlier this year, the Kremlin hit back with an...
Russia must influence separatists to end Ukraine crisis, says Merkel
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed to the Russian government on Sunday to use its influence on separatists in eastern Ukraine to implement a ceasefire plan agreed in Minsk in September aimed at ending the conflict.Planned talks involving Russia, Ukraine and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe to further...
AirAsia shares lose 8% in Malaysia after jet disappears
KUALA LUMPUR, (AFP) – Shares in AirAsia, Southeast Asias biggest budget airline, lost almost eight percent in Kuala Lumpur on Monday after one of its jets disappeared with 162 people on board.The firm slumped 12 percent to 2.60 ringgit at the open but recovered slightly to sit at 2.71 ringgit, still down 7.82 percent, at 0600 GMT.The Airbus...
What might have happened to missing AirAsia flight QZ8501
A military personnel points to a map of Indonesia at the crisis center set up by local authorities in search of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. (Source: AP) Rescue crews are searching Indonesian waters for AirAsia Indonesia Flight 8501, which disappeared...
