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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...

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...

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