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Malaysia plane search teams relocate signals in Indian Ocean
Australian officials said Thursday that they are confident they are searching in the right area for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet after more signals were detected in a 17-mile area in the south Indian Ocean.Angus Houston, the head of a joint agency coordinating the…
Malaysia plane search teams relocate signals in Indian Ocean
Crews searching for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have relocated signals that were detected over the weekend and are consistent with those emitted by cockpit voice and flight data recorders -- so-called "black boxes." Angus Houston, the head of a joint agency coordinating the search in…
Malaysian official won't rule out survivor 'miracle' as missing-jet search may be nearing black box
The Malaysian defense minister said Monday that searchers have not ruled out the possibility of survivors among the 239 people missing after a Malaysia Airlines jet mysteriously vanished after taking off from Kuala Lumpur 30 days ago. There is new hope of finding the plane…
North, South Korea exchange fire across disputed western sea border, Seoul says
South Korean Marines fired artillery shells across a disputed sea border Monday after North Korean shells from a live fire drill conducted by Pyongyang fell into the water south of the frontier, Seoul officials told the Associated Press. No shells from either side were fired…
Investigators conclude missing jet hijacked, steered off course, official says
Investigators trying to solve the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner have concluded that one of the pilots or someone else with flying experience hijacked the missing Boeing 777 and steered it off course, according to a Malaysian government official.The official, who is involved…
Mystery deepens as Malaysia says last direction of missing jet unknown
The mystery over the missing Malaysian jetliner deepened on Wednesday as Malaysia's air force chief denied earlier remarks that the plane had reversed course and reached the Strait of Malacca before disappearing more than four days ago. The missing Boeing 777 may have turned back…
Imminent release of Colombia far-right militia leaders draws concern
One veteran of Colombia's disbanded far-right militias admitted to ordering or taking part in at least 3,000 killings, mostly targeting leftists, and incinerating many of the corpses to destroy evidence.Another ordered a hit on a prominent intellectual who had been unjustly accused of backing…
Officials: Gunmen attack court complex in Pakistani capital, killing 11 people
Pakistani officials say gunmen have attacked a court complex in the capital of Islamabad, killing 11 people and wounding 20.Police official Nabi Awan says an unknown number of gunmen stormed the area in the capital where judges' chambers and lawyers' offices are located.He…
Ukraine official: Russia has launched 'armed invasion' in Crimea
Russian troops moved into Crimea Friday, U.S. officials told Fox News, prompting Ukraine to accuse Russia of an "armed invasion."At the White House, President Obama said the U.S. government is "deeply concerned" by reports of Russian "military movements" and warned any violation of Ukraine's…
French automakers Renault, Peugeot step up China efforts but face mounting competition
French automakers Renault and Peugeot are looking belatedly to China to revive their flagging fortunes but picked a tough time to try to expand.Three decades after Volkswagen became the first global automaker to produce cars in China in 1984, Renault SA announced plans in…