AirAsia Plane 'Likely At Bottom Of The Sea'

Search For Missing Plane Suspended

The initial investigation into the disappearance of Flight QZ8501 suggests the plane landed in the sea following bad weather.The missing AirAsia passenger plane "is likely at the bottom of the sea", the chief of Indonesia's search effort has said.

Idris Elba reacts to reports he's the new James Bond

British actor Idris Elba took to twitter a few days ago to react to reports he will be playing the new James Bond after leaked Sony emails revealed that some of the movie studio’s execs think it will be pretty cool if he's the first black 007. But Idris doesn't think he's handsome enough to play James Bond and tweeted the pic above that showed him looking a little unkempt

Anger As City Link Workers Told Jobs Are To Go

City Link Staff Face Redundancy

Demonstrations are staged as administrators for the collapsed parcel delivery firm tell staff most of them will lose their jobs.

A Virgin Atlantic plane appears to have landed safely after a "non standard landing" at Gatwick Airport.

The Boeing 747 jumbo had a "technical issue with one of the landing gears", said a Virgin statement.
The plane was in a holding pattern near Newhaven but is now back at the airport.

Photos appear to show landing gear not fully delpoyed. Pic: Sam Pilcher

What Happened To Flight QZ8501? Five Theories

Aviation experts give their views on how QZ8501 disappeared from radar screens over the Java Sea on a routine short-haul flight. As rescuers prepare to resume the hunt for QZ8501 with first light, aviation experts look at what might have happened to the AirAsia flight.

Hackers Call Ceasefire After Gaming Attack

Hackers Call Truce After Games Hit

Cyber gangs call a ceasefire after the group known as Lizard Squad attacked Xbox and PlayStation services on Christmas Day.

Great White Blamed For Teen Fisherman's Death

Boy Killed By Great White Shark

The 17-year-old was spear fishing when he was bitten in the leg - experts believe a great white may have been responsible.

Fire Destroyed My Bachelor, Master’s Degree Certificates – Sambo tells INEC

Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo has told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that his Bachelors and Masters degrees certificates in Architecture from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, were consumed by fire. The incumbent deputy to President Goodluck Jonathan and well as vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2015 general election

At least nine people killed in violence following killing of at least 62 villagers by Bodo fighters in Assam state.

A massacre of tribal settlers that left at least 62 people dead in Assam has triggered a wave of violence in the northeastern Indian state, resulting in nine more deaths. At least five people were killed by police gunfire after plantation workers angered by Tuesday's killings defied a curfew and surrounded police stations in Sonitpur district, private television channel NDTV said.

City life in 2030: Here's what to expect

Roombas with a personality
The robotic revolution has already started, but the ultimate dream of robot makers worldwide is to fill the planet with anthropomorphic robots -- the stuff of science fiction movies.

Exclusive: U.S. minimum wage hikes to affect 1,400-plus Walmart stores

The Walmart logo is pictured at its store in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles November 26, 2013. …

By Nathan Layne. CHICAGO (Reuters) - Minimum wage increases across the United States will prompt Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N> to adjust base salaries at 1,434 stores, impacting about a third of its U.S. locations, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters.

Do Santa’s elves a favor: Support their labor rights

Holiday shoppers can help ensure their gifts are produced under fair conditions

Yuletide lore tells us that the clothing and toys that appear under the Christmas tree are made by cheerful elves in Santa’s workshop. While they are likely to be made far away, of course we know that the gifts don’t come from the North Pole.

Amir Khan in Pakistan to honor Peshawar pledge

 

A soldier walks outside the Pakistani school that was attacked by members of the Pakistani Taliban on Tuesday, December 16. CNN cameraman Javed Iqbal took these photos in the aftermath of the attack, which killed more than 140 people.

Girl Arrested Near Kano's Kantin-Kwari Market Wearing Explosive Vest

 

The girl, Zahra'u Babban Gida, claims she was abducted from Bauchi State. The girl, whose age has not been disclosed, alleges that she was unconscious until today, when she was released by her kidnappers and strapped to an explosive vest.

Long-standing dispute over Christian use of the word 'Allah' raises concerns about a very un-Merry Christmas.

On Christmas Eve, concerns have been voiced over a Muslim-Christian divide with the word 'Allah' [AP]

Malaysian Christians, who account for less than 10 percent of the population, have always celebrated Christmas with great joy and enthusiasm.

Seizing solar power in Argentina for the comfort of mankind

But the arid region has a huge untapped resource, solar radiation, and one woman is on a mission to harness the power of the sun. In arid northern Argentina, many people have only one source of fuel: wood and often scrawny bushes that are increasingly hard to find. But the region also has a huge untapped resource - solar radiation - and one woman's mission is to harness its potential and promote solar energy as the main power source for entire villages.

Grand jury clears Houston officer in shooting of unarmed black man

Jordan Baker was 26 when he was shot to death by an off-duty Houston Police officer.

Unionized police officers have never sat comfortably within the broader labor movement, according to historians as Police unions, organized labor have rarely seen eye to eye

Police unions and the broader labor movement are marching in opposite directions. While many of America's biggest labor organizations support the recent protests against policing practices, unions representing law enforcement officers have largely closed ranks, lashing out against voices calling for reform.

Watch And Pray, Watch And Prey By Wole Soyinka Nobel Laurette genius

  

Professor Wole Soyinka

I had fully attuned myself to the fact that our Owu retiree soldier and prolific author is an infliction that those of us who share the same era and nation space must learn to endure. However, it does appear that there is no end to this individual’s capacity for infantile mischief, and for needless, mind-boggling provocations, such as his recent ‘literary’ intrusion on my peace.

CCTV footage shows masked men on a motorcycle throwing acid in the face of woman in a busy New Delhi market.

The grainy CCTV footage shows two men with their faces covered attacking the woman [NDTV]

Two men on a motorcycle have thrown acid on a woman in a busy market in India's capital, the latest in a series of acid attacks targeting women in the country.