1. MISSING PLANE Sea of questions: Australia says it wants to get answers for the families of those aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner. And it’s scouring the southern Indian Ocean for objects it says may be related to the search for the jetliner. While this is the best lead yet on where plane might be, confirming […]
1. MISSING PLANE Objects spotted in water: Could this be the big break for the loved ones of those aboard the Malaysia Airlines flight?Australian authorities say they’ve spotted two objects in the southern Indian Ocean that may be debris from the missing jetliner. The objects are indistinct but of “reasonable size” – the largest about 24 meters […]
1. MISSING PLANE The clock ticks. The search widens: The box containing the missing Malaysia Airlines’ flight-data and cockpit-voice recorders has batteries designed to keep it sending out pings for 30 days. The clock is ticking. The search is now in its 12th day and covers an area roughly the size of the continental United States. That […]
1. MISSING PLANE New day, old questions: Another day breaks with no answers on vanished Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. As sometimes conflicting theories rage about where the plane might be, crews from 26 nations are scouring vast swaths of ocean and land for traces. Authorities say every one of the 239 people on board is both […]
1. MISSING PLANE Mystery deepens: If you were a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner, where would you be? Nine days after Flight 370 disappeared with 239 people on board, authorities are still scratching their heads. Twenty-four nations are involved in a search that spans thousands of miles, extends over 11 countries and stretches as far north as Kazakhstan […]
1. MISSING PLANE From a chess board to a football field: That’s how one expert described the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane after clues emerged that it may have gone down in the Indian Ocean. That’s the opposite direction of the flight path. We’re on Day 6 now – and every lead […]
1. MISSING PLANE More clues, few answers: The puzzle over the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 grew even more complex today when a report emerged suggesting the missing plane may have flown on for about four hours after its last reported contact. The report from the Wall Street Journal said U.S. aviation investigators and […]
1. MISSING PLANE The search continues: It’s been more than four days since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared over Southeast Asia. And Malaysian officials not only don’t know what happened to the plane, they aren’t even clear where to look. The lack of direction prompted Vietnam to say Wednesday that it’s pulling back from the search efforts […]
1. MISSING MALAYSIA AIRLINES PLANE Still looking: Four days after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went off the grid, there are still far more questions than answers. Authorities expanded the search area today, with nine aircraft and 24 vessels specifically deployed to find the missing Boeing 777 or at least some clue of where it went down. The plane […]
1. MISSING MALAYSIA AIRLINES PLANE Scouring the seas: Lots of folks are looking, but so far there’s no trace of a Malaysia Airlines flight that went missing over the weekend. None of the potential clues has panned out as dozens of planes and ships from eight nations comb the South China Sea. “For the aircraft to go missing […]
1. UKRAINE CRISIS If you don’t mind we’ll be leaving: Actually, Crimea, the rest of Ukraine wants you to stay. So be careful about any plans to switch over to Russia. There was a storm of, well, harsh words, after lawmakers in Crimea voted to go with their big neighbor to the east. Not so fast, Ukraine’s […]
1. UKRAINE Diplomacy in high gear: It’s another day of high-stakes diplomacy in a confrontation reminiscent of the Cold War. The question of the day: How to resolve the controversy over Russia’s decision to send troops into the Crimea region of eastern Ukraine, home to many ethnic Russians. Look for news of more consultations and […]
