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- Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Timing points to meticulous planning, say pilots
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Two minutes after the last voice communication with the copilot of Flight 370, the transponder was shut off. The Malaysia Airlines flight apparently flew west on standard flight routes. Was that to avoid suspicion?
Hellfire missiles delivered to Iraq. Why now?Hellfire missiles: The US delivered 100 Hellfire missiles to help Iraqi forces fight against an Al Qaeda splinter group. The Iraqi warplanes frequently fire Hellfire missiles at militant positions in the embattled western Anbar province.
Oscar Pistorius trial: Firearms expert testifies to his love of gunsThe manager of a local shooting range said that, on one other occasion, Pistorius pulled a gun when he thought an intruder had entered his home.
Syrian government forces capture key rebel town near Lebanon borderIn a blow to Syria's armed opposition, forces loyal to President Bashir Assad, including Hezbollah fighters, have seized Yabroud near Lebanon's border on a strategic cross-country highway.
Missing Malaysian flight: Air traffic control heard from pilot after systems shut downThe pilot told air traffic controllers that everything was all right, even though one of the plane's communication systems had already been disabled. Now, authorities are investigating the pilot to see if there are any clues to the plane's disappearance in his past.
- North Korea launches 18 rockets into the sea
The rockets, believed to be short-range, were fired as part of a test that experts believe is meant to protest military drills by the US and South Korea.
Russian and Ukrainian troops in natural-gas pumping station standoffUkraine's military scrambled aircraft and paratroops to confront 120 Russian troops and six Russian helicopters landing near the Ukraine border.
- Rwanda genocide: Why France finally held a trial for 1994 genocide
Rwanda genocide: A former Rwandan soldier was sentenced to 25 years in jail on Friday for his role in Rwanda's 1994 genocide.
- Pakistan reduces sentence of doctor accused of helping US find Bin Laden
Shakil Afridi was vilified because of his alleged role in collecting DNA that confirmed Osama Bin Laden's hiding place in Abottabad, Pakistan.
Indian navy finds no sign of missing Malaysian airlinerThey have been searching for three days and have yet to find any clues of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight.
- Missing Malaysia flight: Piracy would require luck, skill
As officials increasingly believe that the missing flight was turned deliberately off-course, experts conclude that hijacking would be difficult but not impossible.
- Crisis in Ukraine: Propaganda war heats up in Russia
The Russian media has portrayed Ukraine's leadership as part of a fascist conspiracy ultimately driven by Western powers in a return to Cold War-era suspicion.
Bermuda Triangle theories, elaborate plots, and false leads fuel online speculation about lost airlinerBermuda Triangle theories? A hijacking? A dearth of concrete evidence and official information has prompted widespread online speculation about the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which mysteriously disappeared Saturday.
Oscar Pistorius trial: Olympian pictured with blood stainsThe jury in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial was shown a pair of photos showing the sprinter in the hours after police arrived at the scene of the crime.
Guessing game over: Jakarta governor to run for presidentJoko Widodo runs Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, and has long kept admirers wondering if he'd stand in July. His appeal to ordinary voters may have swayed the political gatekeepers.
Malaysia Airlines flight: missing plane may have been diverted to Andaman IslandsMalaysia Airlines flight: Senior Malaysian officials tell Reuters that the missing Malaysian aircraft could have flown west, not north, as a result of 'sabotage, with hijack still on the cards.'
Japan earthquake: Overnight quake shakes western JapanJapan earthquake: The 2:06 a.m. quake had a magnitude of 6.3, reported the US Geological Survey. It struck offshore, near the northern coast of Kyushu.
- Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Satellite pings point toward Indian Ocean
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Communication satellites heard electronic pings from the flight for four hours after the plane went missing. The US Navy guided-missile destroyer, USS Kidd, is now en route to Strait of Malacca, west of the Malaysian peninsula, to continue the search for the missing jet.
Ready or not, Crimea's clock ticks down to a union with MoscowThe Crimean peninsula looks certain to vote for joining Russia on Sunday. But its pro-Ukrainian minority is fearful of what may follow.
- Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: China deploys largest rescue fleet ever
China's military build-up in the South and East China Seas is on full display in the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
