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BREAKING: AirAsia flight between Indonesia and Singapore 'missing' - Pilot asked for 'unusual' route Watch

Image of AirAsia QZ 8501 is missing as of this hour.

An AirAsia flight from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore has been reported missing after it lost contact with air traffic control officers ... continue reading

DECLARATION OF WAR: Russia sees release of 'The Interview' by the U.S. as tantamount to declaring war Watch

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Russia is stepping into the Christmas cyberwar between North Korea and the United States offering sympathy and support to Pyongyang. LOS ... continue reading

Are we prepared? 10 year anniversary of Indonesia's tsunami reawakens the fear of a repeat occurrence Watch

Image of On December 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake sparked a massive tsunami in the Indian Ocean and wiped out large portions of Indonesia.

Ten years ago, one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded spiked a massive tsunami, wiping out shorelines around the Indian Ocean.  ... continue reading

North Korea is back online, but likely to retaliate, escalating war Watch

Image of North Korea is back online after a nine-hour outage. What happens next remains to be seen.

North Korea is back online following a nine-hour disruption that literally removed the country from the internet. The disruption was so ... continue reading

Cyber War erupts - North Korea knocked offline by possible American cyber attack Watch

Image of North Korea is prepared for total war with the West, mobilizing even women and children for battle.

North Korea is offline today, and it could be the result of a retaliatory attack by the United States. Although neither side is ... continue reading

She was just five years old -- Taliban kill their youngest victim without batting an eye during school attack Watch

Image of A Pakistani man expresses his outrage over the attacks. The Taliban have gained no sympathy from their brutality.

They were told not to kill the littlest children, but they did it anyway, firm in their belief they would see heaven that day. Khola Altaf ... continue reading

This is the new face of terrorism! Two dead after gun battle in Sydney Australia Watch

Image of Australian police stand outside a cafe in Sydney, in a 17 hour standoff with an Iranian immigrant that left two dead.

In Australia, security forces stormed a cafe where a gunman was holding several hostages, ending a 16 hour siege. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic ... continue reading

For girls in rural Uttar Pradesh, internet access and computer skills can be the difference between life and death Watch

Image of While many government-run schools in India do teach children how to use the internet and computers, rural regions of the country often have no such luck.

India is one of the world's fastest growing developing nations, and internet use in the country is also growing despite low-but ... continue reading

In Nepal, largest mass religious slaughter takes place in reverence to Hindu goddess Watch

Image of About 5 million Hindus from Nepal and neighboring India took part in a religious festival dedicated to the goddess Gadhimai where 10,000 Buffalo calves and 150,000 goats were slaughtered.

The world's largest religious mass slaughter occurred in Nepal on November 29, a religious festival in the Hindu tradition dedicated to ... continue reading

Abortion as a contraceptive? The ugly truth of abortion in Vietnam Watch

Image of In Vietnam, estimates vary, but between 500,000 and 1 million abortions are carried out every year.

A report from Vietnam's Hanoi Central Obstetrics Hospital has revealed that 40% of all pregnancies in Vietnam end in abortion, a figure ... continue reading

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