World rings in 2015 with pyrotechnics, prayer
AirAsia airline disaster mutes celebrations in Indonesia while Sydney greets new year in trademark glittery fashion
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98 still unaccounted for after deadly ferry fire
Bad weather hampers efforts to tow ship to Italy, so authorities can investigate the blaze that killed at least 11 people
Putin sends Obama message in New Year's speech
Russian President Vladimir Putin Putin reminded Obama of the upcoming 70th anniversary of the allied victory in World War II
New Year's around the world
Cities around the globe celebrate the New Year
More than 900 migrants rescued from freighter off Italy
Migrants, many from Syria, were packed onto a freighter set on autopilot
Crew left migrant-packed ship on collision course
Italian Coast Guard rescues almost 1,000 migrants who were crammed onto freighter abandoned by crew and set on a potentially deadly course
Jailed Al Jazeera journalists' nightmare ending?
Team of 3 have been jailed for a year in Egypt on charges viewed largely as political retribution, but the winds are changing
First snowfall in Britain
Scenes of the winter landscape in Great Britain after the first snowfall of the year
Saudi Arabia's 90-year-old monarch in hospital
Government provides sparse detail as King Abudllah is admitted for medical tests
AirAsia pilots may have attempted steep climb
As 1st victims' remains repatriated in Indonesia, bad weather hinders search for more than 150 still missing
5 more Gitmo detainees transferred
Move cuts number still there to 127; almost 30 have been moved out this year, the fastest pace since 2009; all 5 were sent to Russian ally Kazakhstan
Sonar finds location of downed AirAsia Flight 8501
Indonesian officials say wreckage on Java Sea floor seems to be upside-down; no word on whether it's intact
Mass murder in Canada claims 9 victims
Edmonton police chief: Apparent murder-suicide is worst mass killing in city's history; bodies of 7 adults, 2 kids found in 3 places
Australia's koalas are giving each other chlamydia
The situation has become so dire that researchers are working on a vaccine that would protect the koalas from contracting the STD
What the black box will tell of AirAsia crash
With debris from the aircraft being discovered, searchers are turning their focus on finding the all-important black box
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Trump asking advisers if Hegseth should go, sources say
The 2026 blue wave, in charts
2 women advanced further in Navy SEAL tryouts than any in history
Democrats' election rout is poised to reorder federal health policy
Huge space telescope plunges back to Earth after 22 years in orbit
Mamdani says Democrats must keep their "foot on the gas"
Trump touts White House ballroom after GOP midterm losses
House Republican who voted to impeach Trump loses reelection
