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Members of an Indonesian search and rescue team carry a coffin containing a victim of AirAsia flight 8501 at Iskandar AirbasePicture: Oscar Siagian/Getty Images Indonesian Navy personnel line up recovered bodies of passengers from AirAsia flight QZ8501 on the the deck of the Indonesian Navy...

Indonesian Air Force crew members taking part in the search for AirAsia QZ8501 wait out a rain storm under the tail of a cargo planePicture: Darren Whiteside/Reuters Members of Indonesian search and rescue team carry a part of the Airbus A320-200 at Iskandar Airbase in Surabaya, Indonesia...

Divers travel toward the KRI Banda Aceh ship during the search operations in the Java SeaPicture: Beawiharta/Reuters The front side of debris resembling an aircraft window panel recovered by the Republic of Singapore NavyPicture: Singapore Ministry of Defence/Reuters

Recovery teams have found two big parts of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the sea last weekend with 162 people on board, Indonesia's top search official said. Bambang Soelistyo, Search and rescue agency chief, told reporters that the huge relief operation discovered the objects in the...

Fireworks go off behind Hong Kong's new big wheel on Victoria Harbour. Photo: Felix Wong Fireworks over Victoria Harbour to mark the start of 2015 in Hong Kong. Photo: Nora Tam

Festivities in Zurich, Switzerland. Photo: EPA Actors perform during the "Millennium Man" show in Barcelona. Over a hundred 'castellers' (castle makers) clambered onto the 15-metre-high statue, accompanied by music, fireworks and water works. Photo: AFP Manila marks the start to 2015...

The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben in London. Photo: Reuters Singapore celebrates the New Year and its 50th anniversary of independence in 2015. Photo: Xinhua View of the 'Midnight Fireworks' above the Comercio Square on river Tejo in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo: EPA

Amsterdam puts on a fiery show at the Bloemgracht. Photo: AP A razzle dazzle of firecrackers are set off by people across Munich, in southern Germany. Photo: EPA Colour lights up the sky behind the quadriga of Germany's iconic Brandenburg Gate. Photo: Xinhua

Fireworks explode above Scanderbeg Square in Tirana, Poland. Photo: AP Sarajevo glitters at night, more so in the glow of fireworks. Photo: Reuters Thousands of Cambodian people turned up in the streets of Phnom Penh to usher in the New Year. Photo: Xinhua

People watch New Year's fireworks on a rock at Barra beach in Salvador, Brazil. Photo: AFP Vietnam mixed things up with a lights performance near the Bitexco Financial Tower in Ho Chi Minh city. Photo: Xinhua People watch the fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe on Champs Elysees avenue in...

People watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) Colorful bursts of fireworks explode along the 605-foot height of the Space Needle

North Koreans gather at the Kim Il Sung Square to watch a fireworks display as they usher in the new year, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon) Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbor as celebrating the 2015 new year in Hong Kong, Thursday, Jan. 1...

In this picture taken with a long time exposure, fireworks light the sky above the medieval Mariendom (Cathedral of Mary), left, and the St. Severi's Church, right, shortly after midnight during New Year's celebrations in Erfurt, central Germany, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)...

A man holds a heart-shaped hot-air balloon during the New Year's celebrations in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) Crowds cheer as the countdown hits zero and fireworks begin during a New Year's Day celebration at the Quezon Memorial Circle in...

A woman prays during New Year celebrations at Jogye Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Acrobatic performers, dressed in Santa Claus costumes, celebrate the New Year at Firdous Square in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014. (AP...

Revellers photograph fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe as they celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Fireworks explode over the clock known as 'Big Ben' housed in Elizabeth Tower, to celebrate the New Year...

By The Associated Press Jan. 1, 2015 6:46 AM EST A wave crashes on two girls hugging as they usher in the new year, while fireworks explode over Copacabana beach, during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) Fireworks...

Korean Air Lines faces sanctions over 'nut rage' incident by Cho Hyun-ah South Korea to punish firm for pressuring staff to lie about an outburst by chairman's daughter PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 16 December, 2014, 8:32pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 16 December, 2014, 10:36pm Associated Press in Seoul...

Police officer in hospital after collapsing during Occupy clearance PUBLISHED : Friday, 12 December, 2014, 2:51am UPDATED : Friday, 12 December, 2014, 2:51am Amy Nip and Danny Mok Commissioner of Police Andy Tsang Wai-hung said the sergeant's heart had briefly stopped. Photo: K. Y. Cheng A...

List of who's who taken into custody Barristers and lawmakers stay put until the end to face arrests lasting for almost five hours PUBLISHED : Friday, 12 December, 2014, 2:51am UPDATED : Friday, 12 December, 2014, 2:51am Clifford Lo, Joyce Ng, Ng Kang-chung, Kathy Gao and Phila Siu Police...