Section: Time (USA)
Everything We Know About the Missing AirAsia Flight QZ 5801
In the third Malaysian-linked aviation disaster this year, an AirAsia plane traveling from Indonesia to Singapore disappeared early Sunday over the Java Sea. Officials indicate that it probably crashed into the ocean, and although possible wreckage has already been spotted, nothing has yet been confirmed. What happened? AirAsia Flight QZ 5801...
The Missing AirAsia Jet Could be ‘At the Bottom of the Sea’ Searchers Say
The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501 has resumed, a day after the plane disappeared en route from Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board. But the official in charge of efforts has admitted it likely lies “at the bottom of the sea.” On Sunday, search vessels and aircraft were not able to spot any sign of the Airbus A320-200, which lost...
AirAsia Plane Missing With 162 Aboard
Search and rescue operations are currently underway for an AirAsia plane that vanished after departing Surabaya, Indonesia, for Singapore early Sunday. Flight QZ 8501 was due to land at Singapore’s Changi Airport at 8.30 a.m. local time but lost contact in Indonesian airspace at around 7.24 a.m. “We don’t dare to presume what has...
Ukraine, Pro-Russia Rebels Swap War Prisoners
DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russia rebels exchanged nearly 370 prisoners Friday, a major step toward easing hostilities in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine handed over 222 prisoners and the rebels released 145 people, according to Russia’s state RIA Novosti news agency — the biggest one-time prisoners swap since the pro-Russian...
Pope Francis Singles Out Iraq and Syria in Christmas Prayer for Peace
Pope Francis used his Christmas address at the Vatican to pray for peace for those suffering through conflicts in the Middle East, Ukraine and Africa. Speaking to thousands amassed below his perch on St. Peter’s Basilica, USA Today reports, he singled out residents and refugees of Iraq and Syria “who for too long now suffer the effects of...
Syrian Peace Talks Set for Moscow Next Month
(MOSCOW) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry says Syrian peace talks have tentatively been set to take place in Moscow next month. The ministry spokesman, Alexander Lukashevich, said Thursday the talks involving representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition are set to take place sometime after Jan. 20. Russia, which has staunchly...
High School Revisited: Kim Jong Un Gets an Invite from Russia
It’s possible to see North Korea’s alleged cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment as little more than high schoolers intercepting notes sent from desk to desk during class when the teacher wasn’t looking. But geo-strategically, the schoolhouse drama ratcheted up Monday, when the Russians confirmed that they have invited Kim...
Ukraine Inches Closer to NATO in Important Vote
Ukraine took a major step on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote to drop its “non-aligned” status, which made the country ineligible to participate in military alliances and war—a status more famously upheld by Switzerland. As a result, Ukraine’s government could now apply to join NATO. The move has angered the Russian government, which...
See Life in Eastern Ukraine’s Underground Shelters
When photographer Ross McDonnell went to cover the ongoing Ukrainian crisis as a freelancer, he felt his photographs didn’t stand apart from the hundreds being produced in the region at that time. “You are dealing with very intense circumstances and you come away from that feeling like you haven’t had [any] real connection to the...
The Quirky Ways 7 Other Countries Celebrate Christmas
If you’ve ever considered it odd that U.S. Christmas traditions revolve around indoor trees (real and plastic) and a plump, bearded man sliding down chimneys… you’re not wrong. In fact, our conception of Santa Claus can largely be attributed to a single 1828 poem, Clement Clarke Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” which...
