Indonesian search and rescue teams finally retrieved on Tuesday the cockpit voice recorder (C.V.R.) of the Air Asia passenger jet that crashed of Java Sea more than two weeks ago.Read More
A region in China has approved a ban on its residents from wearing burqa in "an effort to curb growing extremism," Chinese state media announced this week.Read More
After Taylor Swift pulled out her music from Spotify two months ago, the music streaming service announced that it is ringing in the New Year with a total of 60 million users as of Monday.Read More
It was the first time that the leader of the Roman Catholic Church visited a predominantly Hindu nation after two decades. At the start of his week-long tour of Asia, Pope Francis told Catholic believers in Sri Lanka to pursue the truth if they want to end a quarter-century of injustice caused by a civil war.Read More
Storing massive amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) may offer a promising way to curb the effects of global warming, but a scientist says this practice in power plants and refineries could cause some serious effects underground.Read More
"Boyhood" emerged as one of the big winners during the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, bagging top honors of "Best Drama" as well as "Best Director" for writer and director Richard Linklater.Read More
Closing out the franchise in style, "Taken 3" topped the box office charts, earning a total of $40.4 million in its January debut in 3,594 cinemas across North America. This made the Liam Neeson-led action movie score the second-best January opening of all time, not accounting for inflation, according to the Hollywood Reporter.Read More
The governments of Iran and the United States both agreed to explore ways that can hasten the negotiation process over Tehran's nuclear program in a meeting that will begin in Geneva on Wednesday, an Iranian official disclosed.Read More
Search and rescue teams have yet to find crucial flight recorders even after successfully lifting the mangled tail of an Air Asia plane that crashed off Java Sea two weeks ago, Indonesian authorities said on Saturday.Read More
As more than 1,300 civilians have been killed in Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, evangelist Franklin Graham is urging Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to agree on a ceasefire during the 10 days of Easter observances.
Suspected Fulani herdsmen shot to death four people, including a pastor and two women in two separate attacks in Benue State on Tuesday, according to Nigerian media reports.