By NEWS WIRES French authorities rescued 107 migrants in the English Channel on Christmas Day during 12 operations along the northern coast as crossings reached a record deadly year. Source: France 24 Category: Europe
By NEWS WIRES Tearful mourners gathered Thursday across Asia to commemorate the 220,000 lives lost in the 2004 tsunami. The disaster devastated coastlines from Indonesia to Somalia, and left lasting scars on affected communities. Source: France 24 Category: Asia / Pacific
By FRANCE24 A flight from Azerbaijan to Grozny, Chechnya, crashed in Kazakhstan on December 25. Miraculously, 32 of the 67 people on board survived the tragic accident, according to initial reports. Source: France 24