KUALA LUMPUR – Some 25 countries are now involved in a vast search operation for the missing airliner that disappeared over a week ago, Malaysian officials say. The search area – from central Asia to the southern Indian Ocean – takes in vast tracts of land and sea. An already complex search operation has become…
NEW YORK – At least six people have died and several are missing after a gas leak sparked an explosion which levelled two buildings in New York City. Scores of others were injured in the incident, which sent smoke billowing into the city sky. Rescue crews began searching the debris on Wednesday evening for victims…
KUALA LUMPUR – Chinese satellite images that were said to show debris from a missing Malaysian airliner were released by mistake, Malaysia’s transport minister says. Hishammuddin Hussein also denied a US report that the plane might have flown for hours after contact was lost with the Boeing 777. Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing…
KUALA LUMPUR – The last communication received from a Malaysia Airlines plane suggests everything was normal on board minutes before it went missing over the South China Sea, Malaysian authorities say. Flight MH370 replied “All right, roger that” to a radio message from Malaysian air control, authorities said. The search has been widened to waters…
KUALA LUMPUR – The disappearance of a Malaysian jetliner is an “unprecedented aviation mystery”, a senior official said yesterday, with a massive air and sea search now in its fourth day failing to find any confirmed trace of the plane or the 239 people aboard. The head of Malaysia’s Civil Aviation Authority, Azharuddin Abdul Rahman,…
WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State John Kerry has rejected an offer of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin until Moscow engages with US proposals to tackle the crisis in Ukraine. Mr Kerry told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that Moscow’s military intervention in Crimea had made any negotiations extremely difficult. US officials say there…
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian authorities have announced that they are now investigating the possibility a missing Malaysian Airlines plane had turned back before disappearing, and are widening the search area accordingly. As the search of the Malaysia Airlines flight continued into a second day yesterday, Malaysian aviation authorities said it was “fearing the worst” and that…
MOSCOW – MPs in Crimea have asked Moscow to allow the southern Ukrainian region to become part of the Russian Federation. Parliament said if its request was granted, Crimean citizens could give their view in a referendum on 16 March. A government minister in Kiev said it would be unconstitutional for Crimea to join Russia….
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin says there is no need yet to send Russian troops into Ukraine. But Russia reserves the right to use “all means” to protect citizens in eastern Ukraine, Mr Putin said. He denied Russian troops had besieged Ukrainians based in Crimea – they were pro-Russian “self-defence” forces. Mr Putin called…
WASHINGTON — The surging price of Microsoft shares has returned US tech tycoon Bill Gates back to the top of Forbes magazine’s world billionaires list, with his $76bn beating out Mexico’s Carlos Slim’s $72bn. The annual list, released on Monday, counted 1,645 men and women as billionaires, with an average wealth of $4.5bn and a…
