Students in Zhuji, China, pray for the flight. (ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)
Malaysian military says missing plane turned around
Military officials say the Boeing 777 inexplicably turned around and was believed to be flying low before its signal faded, reports say.
West pledges sanctions before Crimea independence vote
Billboards endorsing a union with Russia are popping up across the Black Sea peninsula.
Lost: Still-missing jetliner becomes the mystery of 2014
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Friend: Pistorius shot gun out of car and at cafe
Pistorius became furious with a police officer who pulled over the car he was in and handled his gun, the friend said.
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Ukraine is discovering its identity, and Kiev and Sevastopol starkly illustrate the nation’s crisis of divided loyalties.
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Nils Horner was shot in a Kabul area populated by Western NGOs, embassies and correspondents.
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Malaysia Airlines flight changed course before vanishing
Malaysian officials say they have evidence that the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 changed directions prior to its disappearance. Crews have now expanded their search area to include the Malacca Strait.
Ukraine's Crimea seeks to become independent
A legal maneuver in the Crimean parliament could offer a way of de-escalating the standoff between Russia and the West.
Friend gives details of Pistorius's gun use
A friend of Oscar Pistorius recalls the athlete using guns on multiple occassions before the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Malaysia Airlines passenger with stolen passport was asylum seeker
An Iranian teenager traveling with a stolen passport on a missing Malaysia Airlines flight was identified as Pouria Nour Mohammad Mehrdad, who was trying to migrate to Germany and is not believed to have any terrorist links.
Space station crew returns to Earth
An crew of two Russian and one American astronauts was all smiles when they landed Tuesday, after 166 days on the International Space Station.
Pistorius vomits during court testimony
A pathologist described in graphic detail the injuries the Olympian’s girlfriend endured when he shot her multiple times.
Aviation experts say missing jet will be found
Following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, investigators are confident they will find the missing plane carrying more than 200 people, including three Americans.
Russia warns Ukraine as tensions grow in Crimea
Russia's foreign ministry denounced alleged lawlessness by far-right activists in eastern Ukraine, a statement likely to trigger alarms about possible further Russian intervention there.
Investigators ‘puzzled’ over missing jet's fate
Malaysia's civil aviation chief says the search operation is pursuing "every angle" in hopes of locating the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, but acknowledged that after two days of searching, no trace of the place has been found.
Family of Texas man on Malaysia flight has hope
The brother of a North Texas man who was aboard the Malaysia Airlines flight that went missing over the South China Sea said Sunday his family is leaning on their faith as they wait for news about the man they last saw about a week ago.
Malaysia plane crash investigation looks at passports
Intelligence agencies are investigating how up to four passengers with suspect identities were able to board the Malaysia Airlines flight.
Thousands of Russians rally to absorb Crimea
Russians rallied support Friday for a Crimean bid to secede from Ukraine, with a leader of Russia's parliament assuring Crimea that it would be an “equal subject” of Russia.
Lost backpacker survives outback eating flies
Australian police say a German backpacker who'd been missing for 18 days in the Queensland outback survived by eating flies. Twenty-six year-old Daniel Dudzisz was found by a motorist on Thursday.
Ex-girlfriend of Pistorius describes gunplay at trial
A former girlfriend of Oscar Pistorius testified at the double-amputee runner's murder trial that he always carried a firearm. She said their relationship ended when he cheated on her with Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he fatally shot last year.
Afghan interpreters seek sanctuary in Germany
Former employees hope to immigrate after receiving death threats for working with the western military.
Pistorius covers head during testimony
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Protests continue in Ukraine
Demonstrators kept up protests in Ukraine as Russia and Crimea moved to solidify ties.
Malaysia Airlines flight vanishes
An international hunt for clues in the disappearance of the jet intensified, though authorities admitted to being stymied.
Russia cements grip on Ukraine’s Crimea region
Pro-Russian forces surrounded a border post and cut Ukrainian TV broadcasts in the region.
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Children of Fukushima battle an invisible enemy
Fear of radiation has kept children living near Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant indoors for much of their short lives.
Afghan female boxers fighting their way to the Olympics
The Afghanistan National Olympic Committee boxing club has fewer than a dozen women and little money for them.
Venezuela simmers
Protests against President Nicolas Maduro continue around anniversary of Hugo Chavez’s death.
Israel displays rockets seized in Red Sea raid
Israel’s prime minister on Monday toured a display of dozens of rockets that navy commandos intercepted last week.
Suicide bombing in Iraq kills 21 civilians
A suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle attacked a security checkpoint Sunday in southern Iraq.
Exiled Tibetans, Nepalese police clash
Tibetans and supporters protested on the anniversary of a failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet.
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Malaysian Airlines plane search, Pakistan bodybuilding competition, pole-dancing robots and more.
Youths’ suicides rattle Indian country
There is growing alarm at the sheer numbers of young Native Americans taking their own lives.
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