Australia says planes checking new search area
Friday, 28 March 2014, 05:59
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Planes are searching a new area of the Indian Ocean for possible signs of the Malaysian airliner after a new analysis of radar data suggests the plane flew faster than thought and used up more fuel,...
West to help Ukraine with $18 billion bailout
Thursday, 27 March 2014, 18:32
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Western nations rushed to help Ukraine on Thursday, with the International Monetary Fund pledging up to $18 billion in loans, the U.N. condemning the vote that drove Crimea into Russian hands and the...
Ukraine's Tymoshenko to run for president
Thursday, 27 March 2014, 13:47
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has announced she will run for presidential elections set for May 25. Tymoshenko, who was released from jail last month following the...
Thai satellite spots 300 objects in Indian Ocean
Thursday, 27 March 2014, 11:20
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A Thai satellite has detected about 300 objects floating in the Indian Ocean near the search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner, officials said Thursday. Anond Snidvongs,...
Search for plane suspended due to bad weather
Thursday, 27 March 2014, 06:28
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Search operations for possible debris from the downed Malaysia Airlines plane were suspended Thursday due to bad weather, Australian officials said, after the latest satellite images revealed...
US mudslide searchers press on with dogs, hands
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 18:44
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Rescuers using small bulldozers and their bare hands pushed through sludge strewn with splintered homes and twisted cars to find 10 more bodies in the debris of a Washington state mudslide,...
Pope replaces German 'bling bishop' after inquiry
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 13:46
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Pope Francis on Wednesday permanently removed a German bishop from his Limburg diocese after his 31 million-euro ($43-million) new residence complex caused an uproar among the...
Satellite spots 122 possible objects in search for missing aircraft
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 12:34
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A satellite scanning the Indian Ocean for remnants of a missing jetliner found a possible plane debris field containing 122 objects, a top Malaysian official said Wednesday, calling it "the most...
Russia: Ukraine bars crews from leaving aircraft
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 11:38
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Russia accused Ukrainian officials on Wednesday of barring Russian commercial airline crews from going outside their planes in Ukrainian airports. Ukraine denied the...
Hunt for Flight 370 resumes in calmer seas
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 06:34
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
As frustration was setting in, calmer seas returned Wednesday and the search for the remains of Flight 370 began anew in remote waters of the Indian Ocean off western Australia. Gale-force...