Happy New year

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The fall from grace of a Korean heiress

As daughter of Korean Air's CEO gets arrested, many are not convinced the case will change behaviour of elite families.

Cho Hyun-ah forced a plane to return to a gate and kicked off the chief flight attendant [AP]

It's hard to overstate the extent of Cho Hyun-ah's fall. Her grandfather founded one of the huge conglomerates, the Chaebols, that spurred South Korea's incredible economic growth. Her father is his main heir, chairman of Hanjin Group, which includes Korean Air, where Cho herself was a Vice President. Cho is third-generation Chaebol, occupying the very highest rung of this ultra-competitive, hierarchical society.

Two Germans killed in Nigeria

Two German Nationals have been shot dead in Nigeria. According to German newspaper, Ostsee Zeitung, the two nationals, both male aged 34 and 20 were working as engineers at Julius Berger and were shot dead last Saturday December 27th while riding on a motorbike in Abuja.

Confirming the incident to AFP, a foreign affairs official said “Unfortunately we can confirm that two German nationals were killed in Nigeria last weekend".

Davido, his dad and siblings storm Dubai to welcome the new year

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Court in China issues record pollution fine

A high court in China's eastern Jiangsu province has fined six companies 160m yuan (£16.6m; $26m) for polluting rivers, state media report.

The Xinhua news agency said the fine was the highest ever in China as a result of public interest litigation against polluters.

Korea 'nut rage' executive arrested

Prosecutors have yet to press criminal charges against ex-Korean Air executive who threw tantrums over flight service.

Cho Hyun-ah, who forced crew member off the plane over improper serving of nuts, apologised after public outcry [AP]

South Korean prosecutors have arrested a former executive of the country's top airline, who came under heavy criticism over a controversial 'nut rage' incident early this month.

Bodies recovered from AirAsia crash site

First two bodies returned to Surabaya airport, but storms continue to delay search efforts in Java Sea.

Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and the US have been involved in the search [AP]

The bodies of two victims of the AirAsia plane crash have been returned to Indonesia's Surabya airport from where the ill-fated jet took off three days ago before plunging into the Java Sea.
The two coffins were taken from an air force plane on Wednesday to a military ambulance to be transported to a hospital for examination and identification.