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Shinzo Abe visits Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam
Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe has visited Amsterdam's Anne Frank House museum, weeks after 300 copies of her famous diary were vandalized in Tokyo. Shinzo Abe...
Flight MH370: French satellite data shows possible debris in Indian Ocean
A French satellite spotted potential debris from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean, France's foreign ministry says. Radar echoes had picked...
Michelle Obama hosts education roundtable in China
First Lady Michelle Obama hosted an education roundtable in China telling professors, students and parents on Sunday that she wouldn't have risen to where...
Flight MH370: Hunt widens after missing plane debris clues
The international search of the south Indian Ocean for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been increased with more planes. Eight planes were sent out...
North Korea test fires dozens of rockets in 24h
South Korea military officials say North Korea has tested dozens of short-range rockets in the past 24 hours in an apparent show of anger...
Flight MH370: China investigates new debris images
According to Malaysian officials, China is investigating new satellite images of debris in the southern Indian Ocean, potentially from missing flight MH370. Malaysia's Acting Transport...
Skydivers killed in Australia plane crash
Five skydivers have been killed after their light plane crashed at an airfield in Queensland, eastern Australia. The Cessna 206 hit the ground and burst...
Xi Jinping begins European tour as China’s president
Xi Jinping will arrive in the Netherlands later today for his first trip to Europe as China’s president. President Xi Jinping’s tour will include France,...
Flight MH370: No debris found in Indian Ocean on second day of search
No debris of missing Malaysia Airlines jet have been found in the southern Indian Ocean as the second day of an international search ended. The...
Thailand elections results: February 2 vote unconstitutional
Thailand's February 2 general election has been declared invalid by the country’s Constitutional Court. The snap poll was called by PM Yingluck Shinawatra amid major...
Flight MH370: Search for missing Malaysia Airlines jet halts overnight
The international air search in the Indian Ocean for possible debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has ended for the day, officials...
Michelle Obama visits China with mother and daughters
First Lady Michelle Obama is visiting China for a week, with stops in Beijing and Chengdu. Michelle Obama is accompanied by her mother and two...
Flight MH370: Australia spots possible plane debris
Australia has announced it is investigating two objects seen on satellite images that could potentially be linked to the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. Planes and...
Flight MH370: FBI aids search for missing Malaysia Airlines plane
The FBI is now helping the Malaysian government’s search for the missing flight MH370. The agency is believed to be helping the Malaysian investigators examine...
Flight MH370: Maldives islanders saw low flying plane
Police in the Maldives have said they are looking into local reports that a low-flying plane was sighted above Kudahuvadhoo, south-west of the capital...
Missing jet relatives dragged from news conference in Malaysia
Chinese relatives of the missing flight MH370 passengers were dragged away from journalists during a news conference in Malaysia as frustration with the plane...
Taiwan’s parliament occupied by protesters
Taiwan's parliament has been occupied by hundreds of students and activists protesting against a trade deal with China and defying police efforts to evict...
Flight MH370: Chinese families threaten hunger strike over calls for better information
Families of the Chinese passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have threatened a hunger strike if the Malaysian authorities fail to provide...
Flight MH370: China starts land search for missing plane
China has started searching its territory for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, while Australia has narrowed its search area in the south. Efforts to find...
Flight MH370: Co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid spoke last words to ground controllers
According to Malaysian officials, the co-pilot of missing flight MH370 spoke the last words to ground controllers before it vanished. Investigators are looking into the...
Flight MH370: Australia takes control of southern vector search
Australia is taking control of the "southern vector" search for the missing Malaysian Airlines jet, Australian PM Tony Abbott says. According to Malaysian officials, flight...
Flight MH370: 25 countries helping Malaysia in complex search
Twenty five countries are now involved in a vast search operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that disappeared over a week ago,...
Missing flight MH370 pilots Zaharie Ahmad Shah and Fariq Abdul Hamid investigated
The Kuala Lumpur homes of the two pilots of missing Malaysia Airlines plane that vanished on March 8 with 239 people on board are...
Hijacked MH370 was last seen flying towards Pakistan or Indian Ocean
According to officials, the missing Malaysia Airlines jet was hijacked, steered off-course and could have reached Pakistan. It appears that people with significant flying experience...
Missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was hijacked
Malaysia's PM Najib Razak has said the communications systems of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 were deliberately disabled. According to satellite and radar evidence, the...
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