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Bad weather forecast as new images spur MH370 search

Thu Mar 27, 2014 08:06:35

Thunderstorms and gale-force winds threatened to impede a frantic international search Thursday for wreckage from Flight MH370 after satellite images of more than 100 floating objects sparked fresh hopes of a breakthrough.

Air pollution kills 7 million people worldwide every year

Tue Mar 25, 2014 08:37:05

Air pollution kills about 7 million people worldwide every year, with more than half of the fatalities due to fumes from indoor stoves, according to a new report from the World Health Organization.

Missing plane crashed in Indian Ocean: Malaysia PM

Mon Mar 24, 2014 19:56:38

A Malaysia plane that disappeared over two weeks ago has crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, Prime Minister Najib Razak says.

Australia, China spot several 'debris' from missing MH-370 jet

Mon Mar 24, 2014 16:49:14

Australian and Chinese planes have spotted several "suspicious objects" in their hunt for a Malaysian passenger jet that went missing since March 8, officials say.

Afghan women cuts another woman’s nose off her face

Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:24:40

A woman in Afghanistan’s central province of Daykundi has attacked and sliced her husband’s second wife’s nose off her face after beating her harshly.

MH370 search covers one of world's harshest places

Fri Mar 21, 2014 10:19:34

The search for flight MH370 is taking place over one of the most harsh and isolated points on the planet, in a patch of southern Indian Ocean from where Antarctica beckons.

Pakistanis want their gov’t to condemn Bahraini regime atrocities

Thu Mar 20, 2014 19:40:18

Pakistani protesters have poured into the streets in thousands to condemn an ongoing visit by Bahraini King Hamad Al Khalifa to their country. The protest was organized by the Majlis Wahdat ul-Muslimeen, which is the country’s largest Islamic organization.

Largest object sighted in MH370 search is 24 meters: AMSA

Thu Mar 20, 2014 08:55:27

The largest object sighted in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is 24 meters (79 feet) long, while a smaller one has also been spotted, Australian authorities said Thursday.

Maldives Islanders claim to have ‘spotted’ missing Malaysian plane

Wed Mar 19, 2014 11:13:41

The global hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight has shifted to a tiny island in the Maldives, where residents spotted a “low flying jumbo jet” hours after the aircraft disappeared.

Missing plane may land in Taliban territory: Malaysia

Mon Mar 17, 2014 19:08:01

Malaysia is reportedly investigating a theory that flight MH370 could have slipped under Pakistani radars and landed a Taliban base close to the Afghan border.

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