Egypt court orders retrial in Al-Jazeera case

An Egyptian appeals court ordered a retrial on Thursday in the case of three imprisoned Al-Jazeera English journalists.

Storm leaves 54 dead as it exits Philippines

Tropical storm Jiangmi exited the Philippines on Thursday, leaving at least 54 dead and 13 missing from floods and landslides as officials admitted that more extensive warnings could have saved more lives.

Professor among 4 staff fired in UNC academic fraud

North Carolina's flagship public university is trying to fire a senior professor, accepted the resignation of another faculty member and dismissed an academic counselor for athletes for their roles in the fraud scandal that rocked the school, campus officials said on Wednesday.

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UN Security Council rejects Palestinian statehood bid

The UN Security Council on Tuesday rejected a Palestinian resolution calling for an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem and the establishment of a Palestinian state by late 2017.

Ex-Korean Air 'nut rage' exec arrested

South Korean prosecutors have arrested a former Korean Air Lines Co executive for allegedly endangering flight safety by delaying a plane because her macadamia nuts were not served the way she wanted, officials said on Wednesday.

Floods kill 21 in Malaysia, waters recede

At least 21 people have been killed and eight others are missing after the worst flooding in decades across Malaysia's northeast, police said on Wednesday, with almost a quarter of a million people displaced.

Australia prohibits commercial sunbeds over cancer fears

Most Australian states and territories are set to ban commercial sunbeds from Thursday, in a crackdown on artificial tanning in a country that has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world.

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Relatives wait for flight updates

Some of the relatives and friends of affected passengers aboard the missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501 arrived at the designated relatives' area at Singapore's Changi Airport for updates on Sunday.

What they say

On my way to Surabaya where most of the passengers are from as with my Indonesian management. Providing information as we get it."

Colorful airline boss confronts major crisis

Malaysian mogul Tony Fernandes, who transformed a floundering carrier into Asia's biggest budget airline, faces his first major crisis after an AirAsia plane disappeared on Sunday with 162 people on board.