A representative of the Malaysian government met with the angry relatives of the Chinese passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.
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Malaysians anxious over missing flight
Families have demanded for explanation but Malaysians are now anxious due to the continued lack of progress of the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight.
Two-week search for Malaysian jet finds only frustration and suspicion
BY Michael Martina and A. Ananthalakshmi (Reuters) – Two weeks after a Malaysia Airlines airliner went missing with 239 people on board, officials are bracing for the “long haul” as searches by more than two dozen countries turn up little but frustration and fresh questions. The international team hunting Flight MH370 in the remote southern Indian Ocean yielded no results on Friday, and Australia’s deputy prime minister said suspected debris there may have sunk. Aircraft and ships have renewed […]
Thailand in limbo after election annulled; economy suffering
(Reuters) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday annulled last month’s general election, leaving the country in political limbo without a full government and further undermining a prime minister faced with impeachment over a failed rice subsidy scheme. Weakened by five months of unrest, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is expected to defend herself before an anti-corruption commission by March 31, and a decision to seek her impeachment could come soon after that, with the Senate expected […]
Australia says suspected plane debris may have sunk
(Reuters) – The international team hunting Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the remote southern Indian Ocean failed to turn up anything on Friday, and Australia’s deputy prime minister said the suspected debris may have sunk. Aircraft and ships have also renewed a search in the Andaman Sea between India and Thailand, going over areas that have already been exhaustively swept to find some clue to unlock one of the biggest mysteries in modern aviation. The Boeing 777 […]
European Union expands Russia sanctions over Ukraine by 12 names
The European Union leaders has expanded sanctions against Russia by adding 12 names and warned that further economic sanctions against Russia could be taken if the situation in Ukraine worsens.
Federal Bureau of Investigation examining simulators of pilots
Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the hard drives of the computers belonging to the pilot and co-pilot of Malaysia Airline Filght MH 370. Malaysian officials declared that some data have been erased and forensic investigators are trying to reconstruct the lost data.
Australia says satellites spot objects possibly from Malaysian plane
Australian Prime Minister Thomas Abbot made a statement saying that satellite imagery showing two objects possibly connected to the missing Malaysia Airline MH 370 was found.
Australia spots 2 floating objects that could be debris from missing plane
(Reuters) – Search aircraft are investigating two objects spotted by satellite floating in the southern Indian Ocean off Australia that could be debris from a Malaysian jetliner missing for 12 days with 239 people on board. Australian officials said the objects, the largest of which measured up to 24 meters (78 ft), were around 2,500 km (1,500 miles) southwest of Perth, and appeared to be awash over water several thousand meters deep. “I can confirm […]
FBI helping solve mystery of missing Malaysian plane
(Reuters) – The FBI is helping Malaysian authorities to analyze data from a flight simulator belonging to the captain of a missing Malaysian airliner, a U.S. official said on Wednesday as investigators grasped for clues 12 days after the plane vanished. Malaysia’s police chief, Khalid Abu Bakar, said an examination of the simulator, taken from the home of pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah, 53, showed its data log had been cleared on February 3, more than […]
Investigations into missing Malaysian jet appear deadlocked
(Reuters) – Investigations into the mystery of a missing Malaysian jet appeared to be at a deadlock on Wednesday, with no conclusive evidence of foul play and doubts whether nations would share military tracking data that could show where the plane may have headed. Eleven days have passed since Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 went missing, and 26 nations are struggling to search for the airliner over an area more than two-thirds the size of the continental United […]
Malaysians Puzzled Over Unsuccessful Missing Plane Search
It has been over ten days since Malaysia Airline Flight 370 disappeared but the police and intelligence agencies are still mystified with its disappearance.
