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Australia offers help to find missing AirAsia flight

Adelaide, Dec 28 (IANS) Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop offered to help Indonesia in the search and rescue mission for the Malaysian plane missing since early morning. Bishop said she made "personal contact" with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi since the AirAsia flight QZ 8501 vanished between Indonesia and its destination Singapore, the Canberra Times reported. "I have expressed our deep concerns for the passengers and crew on board that flight and our thoughts and prayers are with their families," she told reporters here

Italian ferry with 466 onboard catches fire

Athens, Dec 28 (IANS) A ferry with 466 on board caught fire while sailing from Greece to Italy Sunday. According to coast guard officials, the Norman Atlantic was sailing from the port of Patras in western Greece to Ancona in Italy with 411 passengers and 55 crew members on board, Xinhua reported.

AirAsia plane crash reports not true: Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 28 (IANS) Malaysia's Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai dismissed claims that wreckage of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 was found, media reported Sunday.

Novel DNA test could identify risk of frailty

Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) New research from the Johns Hopkins University suggests that the quantity of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) found in peoples' blood directly relates to how frail they are. This DNA may prove to be a useful predictor of overall risk of frailty and death from any cause 10 to 15 years before symptoms appear, the researchers said.

Malaysia's AirAsia flight with 162 onboard goes missing

Jakarta, Dec 28 (IANS) A Singapore-bound AirAsia flight carrying, with 162 people onboard, from Indonesia lost contact with air traffic control (ATC) Sunday. The AirAsia flight QZ8501 took off at 5.20 a.m.

AirAsia plane goes missing with 162 people (Evening Lead)

Jakarta/Singapore, Dec 28 (IANS) An AirAsia Airbus with 162 people on board disappeared Sunday amid thunderstorms while flying from Indonesia to Singapore, prompting a major search by the two countries' military.

Malaysia pledges help to find missing AirAsia flight

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 28 (IANS) The Malaysian government will assist AirAsia to help find the flight QZ8501 that went missing with 162 people on board Sunday, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. "We are still waiting for more details on the incident," The Star quoted him as saying

Male groups seek review of marriage law bill

Bangalore/New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Male rights groups working for "gender-neutral" family laws will lobby with the government to review the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill of 2010 as it claims that in its present form it is discriminatory to men. "We are going to meet members of parliament, starting with Law Minister (D.V.) Sadananda Gowda next week, to convince them that the government should reintroduce the bill in the new format as suggested by the male rights groups," Kumar V.

Middle-aged Britons curb drinking for health

London, Dec 28 (IANS) Health-related fears have pushed most middle-aged drinkers in Britain to lower their alcohol consumption to a great extent, finds a survey. The decade-long research into the drinking habits of 4,500 people over the age of 45 also revealed that older women reduced their drinking after the loss of their partners. People in their 40s who had stopped drinking completely at the start of the study were more likely to experience an improvement in health compared to drinkers

Facebook sorry after app stirred up sad memories

New York, Dec 28 (IANS) Facebook has apologised for the grief its "Year in Review" app caused some of its users while dishing out good memories along with the bad ones.