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MH370 search at 'critical juncture': Malaysia
Apr 19, 2014 (AFP)
The effort to find missing flight MH370 is at a "very critical juncture", Malaysia's transport minister said Saturday as authorities mull whether to reassess a ...
Everest avalanche death toll reaches 13
Apr 19, 2014 (AFP)
Rescuers on Mount Everest found the body of a 13th Nepalese guide on Saturday as authorities ruled out hope of finding any more survivors from the deadliest acc...
MH370 search to be most costly ever at $100 mln: analysts
Apr 18, 2014 (AFP)
The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is set to be the most expensive in aviation history, analysts say, as efforts to find the aircraft deep un...
12 Nepalese guides killed in worst-ever Everest accident
Apr 18, 2014 (AFP)
At least 12 Nepalese guides preparing routes up Mount Everest for commercial climbers were killed Friday by an avalanche in the most deadly mountaineering accid...
US housing effort in Haiti falls short: official
Apr 16, 2014 (AFP)
A US project to provide badly-needed housing for hundreds of thousands of Haitians left homeless by a 2010 earthquake has failed to live up to its promise and w...
Two dead, 293 missing in S. Korea ferry capsize
Apr 16, 2014 (AFP)
South Korean rescue teams, including elite navy SEAL divers, raced Wednesday to find up to 293 people missing from a capsized ferry carrying 459 passengers and ...
Malaysia vows to be transparent with 'black box' data
Apr 15, 2014 (AFP)
Any data that is eventually recovered from the "black box" of missing flight MH370 will be publicly released, Malaysia's transport minister pledged Tuesday, as ...
Mini-sub dives again after aborting first MH370 search
Apr 15, 2014 (AFP)
A mini-sub hunting for Malaysian jet MH370 was Tuesday set for a second sweep of the remote Indian Ocean seabed, after aborting its first search when it encount...
Mini-sub to dive again after aborting first MH370 search
Apr 15, 2014 (AFP)
A mini-sub hunting missing Flight MH370 was set to sweep the Indian Ocean seabed again Tuesday after cutting short its first mission, as Malaysia vowed to revea...
Solomons flood victims 'terrified' after quakes
Apr 14, 2014 (AFP)
A series of powerful earthquakes off the Solomon Islands sparked panic in evacuation centres filled with victims of an earlier flood but apparently caused no se...
Survey finds majority of Malaysians distrust govt on MH370
Apr 14, 2014 (AFP)
More than half of Malaysians believe their government is hiding information about missing flight MH370, according to survey results released by a news portal Mo...
Italian navy says nearly 900 migrants rescued
Apr 11, 2014 (AFP)
Italy has rescued 896 migrants crossing the Mediterranean by boat in the past 24 hours, the navy said on Friday, after the government warned of an "emergency" c...
New towns going up in developing nations pose major risk to the poor
Apr 11, 2014 (SPX)
Satellite city projects across the developing world are putting an increasing number of poor people at risk to natural hazards and climate change, according to ...
Hunt for MH370 closes in on 'final resting place'
Apr 10, 2014 (AFP)
The hunt for more black box "pings" from missing Malaysian airliner MH370 narrowed Thursday to a specific patch of remote ocean after the logging of fresh signa...
New signal detected in search for MH370 black boxes
Apr 10, 2014 (AFP)
Searchers engaged in a race against time to pinpoint "pings" from the missing Malaysian airliner's black boxes on Thursday detected a possible fifth signal, fue...
Italy sounds alarm as 4,000 immigrants land
Apr 09, 2014 (AFP)
Italy said Wednesday that 4,000 immigrants have reached its shores by boat in the past two days -- the highest number since it launched a naval operation to res...
New risk factors for avalanche trigger revealed
Apr 08, 2014 (SPX)
The amount of snow needed to trigger an avalanche in the Himalayans can be up to four times smaller than in the Alps, according to a new model from a materials ...
Obama to visit US landslide site as death toll rises
Apr 08, 2014 (AFP)
The official death toll from a huge US landslide rose to 34 on Tuesday as the White House announced that President Barack Obama will visit the scene later this ...
MH370 searchers detect promising acoustic lead
Apr 07, 2014 (AFP)
An Australian navy ship has detected new underwater signals consistent with aircraft black boxes, the search chief said Monday, describing it as the "most promi...
Malaysia PM 'will not rest' until MH370 answers found
Apr 03, 2014 (AFP)
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak vowed Thursday "we will not rest" until the fate of flight MH370 is known, as Australia called it "the most difficult searc...
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