More bodies recovered from AirAsia wreckage

Family members of passengers at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya.

Debris from the plane, which was carrying 162 people when it disappeared, was found in the Java Sea.

    In education-obsessed South Korea,
    teachers can become millionaires

    In education-obsessed South Korea, <br>teachers can become millionaires

    A nation devoted to its studies means that top tutors have large followings — and the pay to match.

    Investigators use hydrophone to search for AirAsia plane

    Investigators use hydrophone to search for AirAsia plane

    Singapore authorities demonstrated equipment that will be used in the search for an AirAsia plane that went missing with 162 people on board.

    In China, a rarity: Evidence exonerates a man on death row

    In China, a rarity: Evidence exonerates a man on death row

    The nation convicts 99.9 percent of suspects, often beating false confessions out of them.

    Missing jet probably at the bottom of the sea, officials say

    Missing jet probably at the bottom of the sea, officials say

    The announcement comes as authorities resumed their air search for the missing plane after suspending it overnight in the face of bad weather and darkness.

    NATO formally ends combat mission in Afghanistan

    NATO formally ends combat mission in Afghanistan

    Ceremony marks the end of the combat role in Afghanistan for the U.S.-led coalition.

    Photos from around the region

    A decade later, images of Indonesian tsunami continue to haunt

    An earthquake and tsunami in 2004 would claim thousands of lives in the region.

    Life in North Korea

    From rural villages to the bustling capital of Pyongyang, a rare peek into the highly isolated country.

    Inside North Korea

    Westerners have only glimpses of life in the closed-off country.

    Bank attack in Afghanistan

    Five insurgents stormed a bank in the southern city of Lashkar Gah, killing at least 10 people and wounding 15.

    Landslide causes deaths in Indonesia

    At least 30 dead, dozens missing after heavy rain causes mudslide.

    Dismantling a protest site in Hong Kong

    Authorities cleared barricades from a pro-democracy camp that spread across a busy highway.

    In Philippines, picking up pieces after typhoon

    Hagupit hit the island hard, but the death toll was much lower than a year ago when another storm left more than 6,000 dead.

    Residents return after typhoon Hagupit

    A widespread evacuation plan appeared to minimize fatalities in the Philippines.

    Gunmen attack in Grozny, Russia

    Authorities said that at least nine gunmen and 10 policemen were killed in a battle that destroyed an office and a school.

    Protesters mark 30 years since Bhopal gas tragedy

    On Dec. 3, 1984, toxic gas leaked from a pesticide factory in Bhopal, India, killing and sickening many thousands of people.

    In China, an appeal of last resort

    A petition system has been set up for the millions who flock to cities each year alleging abuse and seeking intervention.

    Hong Kong police move in to clear protesters

    A pro-democracy demonstration site is being dismantled and protest leaders surrender to police.

    Suicide attack in Kabul

    A British national was killed in an attack on an embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital.

    Strong quake rocks central Japan

    A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck in Hakuba town, Nagano prefecture.

    Mobile phone use

    Until recently, few people in once-isolated Burma had mobile telephones. That’s changing.

    World leaders arrive for Group of 20 summit

    Countries representing 90 percent of the world’s gross domestic product will discuss economic growth, trade and public health.