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Search Resumes For Missing AirAsia Flight With 162 Aboard
Flight QZ8501, traveling from Indonesia to Singapore, lost contact with air traffic control Sunday morning. The search for the plane was suspended for the night, but resumed at dawn.
As Palm Oil Farms Expand, It's A Race To Save Indonesia's Orangutans
Demand for palm oil is destroying the habitat of endangered Sumatran orangutans. One group is working to rescue, rehabilitate and reintroduce these often-orphaned primates back into the wild.
Indonesia's President: Fan Of Megadeth, Defender Of Death Penalty
Indonesia's recently elected President Joko Widodo is a heavy metal fan seen as an advocate for human rights and political change. But his strong stance on the death penalty has dismayed many.
First Attempt To Lift AirAsia Fuselage Fails
Ropes supporting the core piece of wreckage as it was lifted from the sea floor snapped just as the fuselage neared the surface, officials say.
AirAsia Search: Singapore Ship Finds Aircraft's Fuselage
A Singapore official said images taken by a remote-controlled vehicle showed parts of the wing and words on the fuselage. Singapore has informed the Indonesian team that is trying to find the plane.
AirAsia Search: Divers Recover 2nd Black Box
The cockpit voice recorder was removed from the Java Sea. The aircraft's flight data recorder was recovered Monday. Flight 8501 disappeared Dec. 28, killing all 162 people on board.
Divers Retrieve Flight Data Recorder From AirAsia Flight
Divers went down Monday to the bottom of the Java Sea and retrieved part of the so-called "black box" from the wreckage of the Airbus A320.
AirAsia Flight's Tail Spotted In The Java Sea, Official Says
It might offer clues to why the flight crashed on Dec. 28 with more than 162 people on board. An aircraft's black boxes — the flight data and cockpit voice recorders — are located in its tail.
More Bodies, Wreckage, Recovered From AirAsia Flight
Search-and-rescue teams have recovered another four bodies from the Java Sea, bringing the number to 34 from the crash of Flight QZ8501, which was carrying 162 passengers when it went down a week ago.