NEW Chinese family members gathered outside the Malaysian embassy in Beijing to express their fury at what they see as the bungled investigation into the flight's whereabouts since it went missing more than two weeks ago. The chief executive of Malaysian Airlines today refused to say whether or not he would resign in the wake of the failure to find the plane, one day after a text was sent to the passengers' families informing them that the plane was almost certainly lost.

Police in Florida had declared Alex Hollinghurst, 17, and Brandon Goode (top right), 18, as 'missing endangered' after suicide notes were discovered by their families. But the warning came too late to save police patrolman Robert German (bottom right), who was shot in the head after confronting the pair in the wealthy Orlando suburb of Windermere in the early hours of Saturday. The straight-A student is pictured (centre) aged ten in Manchester. Pictured (inset) is the former family home of the Hollinghursts in Glossop, Derbyshire, before they moved to Florida five years ago and (left) her mother and father Jane and Tom.

Slowly and solemnly those closest to L'Wren Scott have started arriving in Los Angeles ahead of her funeral, lead by the female assistant the late fashion designer texted to 'come by' just moments before tragically taking her own life last week. Brittany Penebre (left), Scott's long-time assistant who found the 49-year-old's body in her Manhattan apartment on March 17, was captured getting of a flight from New York on Monday. Also jetting in was Scott's brother, Randall Bambrough (center), who made the call to move the funeral from New York to California on the request of Scott's grief-stricken partner, Mick Jagger. Amba Jackson (right), daughter of Jade Jagger, was also seen flying in for the funeral, which is expected to take place Tuesday.

Caroline, her husband Edwin Schlossberg, their children Rose, Tatiana and Jack were pictured relaxing with another couple on the white sandy St Barts beach along with some less inhibited revelers who opted to go nude. They were seen on the beach on Friday, which coincides with spring break for their son Jack, who is a junior at Yale University. Though she's opted for a bikini in the past, the 56-year-old ambassador chose a full piece bathing suit for this year's trip.

An Army soldier confessed that he killed his pregnant wife by persuading her to wear handcuffs during sex and then suffocating her with a plastic bag over her head, according to the testimony of his former Army buddy. Prosecutors at Fort Stewart today used testimony alleging the confession to open their case against 22-year-old Pvt. Isaac Aguigui (left), who is charged with murder as well as killing an unborn child. He faces an automatic life sentence if a military judge convicts him of murder in the July 17, 2011, death of Sgt. Deirdre Aguigui (right).

When 14-year-old Annie James, of Baytown, Texas, saw a police car illegally parked in a fire zone ouside her apartment complex (bottom right), she decided to teach the officer a lesson and penned a $10 parking ticket (inset). When officer Tommy King found the 'citation', he laughed and though it was 'neat'. A lawful man, King paid his debt, but also went out and bought Annie a $40 gift card to Toys R Us, which she had never been to before. 'The lesson would be not to be shy or afraid of law enforcement,' King said. 'We're here to help.'

Colorado firefighters burning off brush at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge caught on film the unbelievable spectacle of a dust devil combining with a huge fire to form a swirling tornado of fire. The breathtaking firenado rapidly picked up speed as tumble and other blazing brush got swept up in its path to creating a swirling ring of sooty black satellites. The brave firefighters had to run away from the funnel of fire, which they originally set themselves as part of a prescribed burn, as is came barreling toward them.

Making a dramatic entrance, The U.S. President touched down in Amsterdam in a military helicopter, flanked by a squadron of battle-green gunships (left), to press Europe's leaders to further punish Russia for annexing the peninsular, including the possible exclusion of Moscow from the G8 club of rich nations. U.S. president Barack Obama will chair the G7 summit in the Netherlands to tell Europe's leaders that more needs to be done to prevent the region from descending into all-out war. The move comes as heavily-armed Russian forces used stun grenades and machine guns to storm the last military base to fly the Ukrainian flag last night, taking more than 80 marines prisoner and bringing their haul of captured garrisons on the peninsular to 189.

Los Angeles grandmother Mary Virginia Jones was granted on Monday afternoon after UCLA law students fought to overturn her 1982 murder conviction. The active church member and mother was forced at gunpoint to help her abuser Mose Willis while he robbed and killed a drug dealer. Jones sat through four trials before she was finally handed the life sentence with no possibility of parole, which has now been tossed.

From terriers to toys and mountain dogs to sight hounds, a detailed chart on sale from a U.S. art company shows how 181 dog breeds are connected. For example, the chart shows that a chihuahua - the smallest breed of dog that heralds from Mexico - can be easily linked to rottweilers, which are popularly known to make good - and sometimes ferocious - guard dogs. According to the chart, Chihuahuas are part of the toy group and are closely related to toy pinchers, which are in turn linked to pinchers and then common guard dogs such as the rottweiler.

A new video shows an adorable pit bull make a miraculous recovery to full health (right) from the depths of abandonment and disease (top). Gideon, who is now available for adoption, was discovered by The Bill Foundation Dog Rescue's Annie Hart in a junk yard this past December.

The increasingly bitter split between Johnny Weir and his husband intensified when Victor Voronov accused the Olympic skater of cheating on him and holding their Japanese Chin dog, Tema hostage. Angry Voronov, 29, claims that Weir committed multiple acts of adultery - including an affair with an unidentified Chicago club owner and sexting a porn star.

The demonic-looking clown has been spotted for several days at train stations, banks and hiding behind trees in residential areas. Residents have posted pictures of the clown on social media along with reactions that run from fear and repulsion to outright anger. A similar clown had residents of the English town of Northampton calling police last year, but it turned out to be a jokester college student.

Amanda Loy, 22, from Scottsdale, Arizona, is four feet tall and weighs 72 pounds and was born with hypochondroplasia - a type of dwarfism that means her physique remains in proportion. Following her bodybuilding success at the weekend she hopes to make her hobby her full-time profession.

The simple 120-second story directed by award-winning director David F Sandberg starts with a girl turning off her light to go to bed - sparking a terrifying stand-off with a demon. It is a classic build-up to an ending that has sent Twitter users into some sort of frenzy. One user shared the video, exclaiming: 'OMG this is Freaky as hell!!!' Another said: 'I love being scared but I have to admit I watched most of this through my fingers!' While one simply tweeted: 'TRAUMATIZING!'

f you're the kind of person who likes to think of your home as a sanctuary where you go to escape the craziness of the world around you then this New York apartment most certainly isn't for you! Located in the city's bustling East Village neighborhood, the converted brownstone features many unusual features, but none more so than the retractable façade on the building's second floor which lifts like a garage door to expose you - or leave the owner feeling exposed - to the passing crowds on 14th street below. Recently put on the market for $2.1 million, the property not only requires prospective owners to have big bucks to spend but is also probably best suited to an exhibitionist who will have no qualms about all and sundry on the street below being able to see into their living space.

Nina Osegueda from Washington DC revealed to CNN that she was 19 when her college sweetheart exclaimed:'You know, you'd look better if you lost weight.' At the time, her 5ft frame weighed around 180lbs - putting her in the obese category. Mortified by his remarks she switched to a low-carb diet and took up belly dancing. In a year she lost 60lbs and with a newfound sense of confidence she started a fresh chapter in her life - which meant getting rid of her 'critical' beau.

NEW The one-bedroom, one-bathroom New York studio was the brainchild of tech entrepreneur Graham Hill - who could afford a much grander abode after becoming a millionaire at the age of 30. However, he wanted to find a way of living smartly and efficiently and went about transforming his pad into an ingenious space that can be shifted around - thanks to sliding panels and doors - to accommodate a ten-person dinner party, two overnight guests, a home theater, office and more.

The eVolo Magazine 2014 Skyscraper Competition shows off a range of unique designs, including a desert tower made from sand (bottom right), an eco-tower above the Amazon that can dispatch drones to fight fires (main image) and a giant tower that can 'shoot' planes into the air (top right).

The start of the American football season is five months away, but the Baltimore Ravens are wasting no time selecting the only co-ed cheerleading squad in the National Football League. The Ravens cheer squad also is the only NFL squad that does acrobatic stunts similar to those done by cheerleaders for high school and college teams. More than 200 men and women try out to make the team, but only about two dozen will be selected to represent the team at games during the upcoming season.

The multi-million pound ARCHER (Academic Research Computing High End Resource) supercomputer, right, will be unveiled at the University of Edinburgh today by Systems Engineer Felipe Popovics, left. The computer, owned by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, might look like something from sci-fi film Star Trek, inset, but it is actually the most powerful computer system in the UK.