Family members of those onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cry at a hotel in Putrajaya. (Zulfadhli Zaki/Reuters)
 

Official: Malaysian jet may have disintegrated

A source involved in the investigation says the missing airliner could have broken up at around 35,000 feet.  Authorities widen search »

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