Indonesian television channels showed pictures of suspected wreckage.

It was unclear how many passengers and crew were aboard the Boeing 737-500.

Weather expert explains the cold wave some areas have been seeing; and why it is still warm in the cities.

It last made contact at 2:40 pm (0740 GMT).

UAE has vaccinated nearly 1 million of the population.

Owners of the two biggest mobile app stores took action on Friday against the Parer social networking service because of posts inciting violence, with Alphabet Inc’s Google removing it and Apple Inc warning it may do the same. Google said the app favored by many supporters of US President Donald Trump must demonstrate “robust” content […]

Washington:  US President-elect Joe Biden said Americans need more economic relief from the coronavirus pandemic now and that he will deliver a plan costing “trillions” of dollars next week. Biden, introducing several members of his economic team, spoke on Friday after data showed the U.S. economy lost jobs for the first time in eight months in […]

Beijing: Zhong Shanshan is setting new wealth records. The chairman of Nongfu Spring Co., a bottled-water company that’s ubiquitous in China, is now richer than Warren Buffett as his fortune surged $13.5 billion to $91.7 billion since the start of the year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Zhong, 66, is now the sixth-wealthiest person on […]

Dubai’s vaccination plan will see the addition of more centres to meet the expected demand.

11.6km of dedicated bus and taxi lanes in Dubai serve seven key streets.