French climate envoy sees hope in low oil prices
By LORI HINNANT Low oil prices could paradoxically help the world reach an international agreement to fight global warming, according to the French ambassador charged with organizing a key climate…
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Bad weather hobbles Indonesia jet recovery; 7 bodies found
By EILEEN NG and ROBIN McDOWELL Bad weather hindered efforts to recover victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 on Wednesday and sent wreckage drifting far from the crash site, as grieving…
Italian prosecutors order ferry back to Italy
By LLAZAR SEMINI, COLLEEN BARRY Italian prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the crippled Greek ferry Norman Atlantic back to Italy as part of a criminal investigation, saying they feared more bodies…
AirAsia plane carrying 162 lost; 3rd Malaysia airline shock
By ALI KOTARUMALOS and MARGIE MASON An astonishingly tragic year for air travel in Southeast Asia turned worse Sunday when an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people disappeared over stormy Indonesian…
Jesus’ birthplace grapples with modern traffic challenges
By TIA GOLDENBERG It’s Christmas season and the little town of Bethlehem is jammed with a big-city problem: Traffic snarling streets everywhere, including around the church marking the spot where…
FAA, industry launch drone safety campaign
By JOAN LOWY Alarmed by increasing encounters between small drones and manned aircraft, drone industry officials said Monday they are teaming up with the government and model aircraft hobbyists to…
Spain: Princess Cristina to be tried for fraud
By ALAN CLENDENNING A Spanish judge on Monday ordered the king’s sister, Princess Cristina, to be tried along with her husband on tax fraud charges — making her the first…
Russia bails out bank following ruble slide
By NATALIYA VASILYEVA Russia has bailed out a mid-sized bank for about $500 million to save it from bankruptcy— a clear sign that the slide in the value of the…