NEW YORK, Dec 27 — Severe winter storms have disrupted holiday travel across the US, with 1,500 flights cancelled Friday and thousands more delayed.

JAKARTA, Dec 27 — A Spanish family of four is missing after a tourist boat sank near Padar Island in the Labuan Bajo area, Indonesian news agency Antara reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 — National men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik are prioritising fitness as they prepare for the new BWF World Tour season, starting with the Malaysia Open on January 6.

BHUBANESWAR (India), Dec 26 — Indian security forces killed senior Maoist commander Ganesh Uike, who had a US$120,000 bounty, along with three other fighters, including two women, in a raid in Odisha, police said.

MOSCOW, Dec 26 — New South Wales police have banned public gatherings in Sydney for 14 days following the Bondi Beach attack and recent tightening of gun and protest laws, Sputnik/RIA Novosti reported.

MOSCOW, Dec 26 — Ocean Infinity, a US-based research firm, has confirmed it is restarting the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared in 2014, Sputnik/RIA Novosti reported.