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Pope Francis loses papal hat at Manila airport

Pope Francis has lost his papal hat as he arrived in windy Manila, the Philippines, on January 15. The Pope…

10 years ago

Pope Francis arrives in Philippines for three-day visit

Hundreds of thousands of cheering people who waited several hours in steaming heat have greeted Pope Francis at his arrival…

10 years ago

AirAsia Flight QZ8501: Plane’s fuselage located in Java Sea

The fuselage of the crashed AirAsia plane has been located and photographed in the Java Sea, say officials. Singapore's Defense…

10 years ago

Sri Lanka: Pope Francis canonized Joseph Vaz as country’s first saint

Hundreds of thousands of people have turned out in Sri Lankan capital Colombo to see Pope Francis celebrate a Mass…

10 years ago

North Korea offers direct talks with US on proposed nuclear test halt

North Korea has offered to hold direct talks with the United States on its proposal to suspend nuclear tests, and…

10 years ago

Hong Kong: Scuffles at CY Leung’s first annual policy address

Hong Kong's Chief Executive CY Leung has said the need for economic growth outweighs calls for greater democracy, in his…

10 years ago

Pope Francis arrives in Sri Lanka

Pope Francis has arrived in Sri Lanka to begin a six-day Asian tour. The pontiff, who will later travel to…

10 years ago

AirAsia cockpit voice recorder retrieved from Java Sea

Indonesian divers have retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from the crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501, say officials. The retrieval comes a…

10 years ago

Park Geun-hye prepared to hold talks with Kim Jong-un

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has announced she is prepared to hold talks with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un without…

10 years ago

AirAsia Flight QZ8501 black box recovered

The black box flight recorder of crashed AirAsia Flight QZ8501, say Indonesian officials. They believe they have also located the…

10 years ago