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China-bound Malaysian jet vanishes with 239 aboard
Search teams across Southeast Asia using ships and planes scoured the seas between Malaysia and Vietnam on Saturday looking for traces of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777.
Associated Press32 mins agoPro-Russia forces mount pressure on Ukrainians
SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow mounted pressure on Ukraine Saturday, with Russia's foreign minister denouncing the new Ukrainian authorities as puppets of armed radicals and pro-Russia forces in Crimea trying to flush Ukrainian soldiers out of the few military bases still under their control.
Associated PressMalaysia Airlines has one of Asia's best safety records
The carrier has established a record as one of the Asia-Pacific's best full-service carriers in terms of safety and service despite some recent financial problems.
ReutersRussia, Ukraine feud over sniper carnage
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — One of the biggest mysteries hanging over the protest mayhem that drove Ukraine's president from power: Who was behind the snipers who sowed death and terror in Kiev?
Associated Press4 nations urge US gas exports amid Ukraine crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Central European nations are urging the United States to boost natural gas exports to Europe as a hedge against the possibility that Russia could cut off its supply of gas to Ukraine.
Associated Press9 mins agoObama: It's time to give America a raise
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he's hearing from business owners across the country who are voluntarily paying their workers more than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
Associated PressFrustration in Afghan women's rights struggle
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In 2009, the United States gave Wazhma Frogh the International Woman of Courage award for her women's rights activism in Afghanistan. Prominently displayed in Frogh's office is a picture of then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton granting her the award as First Lady Michelle Obama smiles, clapping by her side.
Associated PressControversy marks Newsweek's comeback
NEW YORK (AP) — A mystery man. A splashy reveal. A media frenzy. Newsweek staked its return from the dead on a story it knew would get attention. A cover story claiming it had uncovered "the face behind bitcoin," the world's most popular digital currency.
Associated PressDaylight saving time: Move clocks ahead 1 hour
WASHINGTON (AP) — Winter has dragged on in much of the country, but here's a sign spring is close at hand: Daylight saving time arrives this weekend.
Associated PressIndependence plea by Ukrainian medalist in Sochi
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The first Ukrainian medalist of the Sochi Paralympics dedicated her achievement to "an independent Ukraine," appealing for peace as Russia intensifies its control of Crimea.
Associated Press42 mins agoTransgender woman sues CrossFit over competition
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A transgender woman in Northern California has sued the company behind the popular CrossFit workouts for refusing to let her compete in the female division of its annual fitness competitions.
Associated PressUS job gain despite freeze raises economic hopes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Job growth in the United States has proved surprisingly consistent.
Associated PressOfficer says US general sexually assaulted her
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Defense lawyers for an Amy general facing sexual assault charges say his accuser's testimony gave them plenty to challenge as they prepare to cross-examine her on Monday.
Associated PressRussia in patriotic fervor over Crimea
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia was swept up in patriotic fervor Friday in anticipation of bringing Crimea back into its territory, with tens of thousands of people thronging Red Square chanting "Crimea is Russia!" as a parliamentary leader declared the peninsula would be welcomed as an "equal subject" of Russia.
Associated PressPistorius trial hears damaging testimony
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — In a day of potentially damaging testimony, a former girlfriend of Oscar Pistorius said at his murder trial Friday that he once shot his gun out of a car sunroof and later cheated on her with the woman he killed last year. And a security guard recalled the athlete telling him everything was "fine" after neighbors reported gunshots coming from Pistorius' house on the night of her death.
Associated PressMalaysia minister warns against speculation on missing plane
Transport Minister Hishamuddin Hussein said there was no sign of any plane wreckage and denied Vietnamese state media reports that the plane had crashed south of an island off Vietnam.
ReutersBoeing 777: 1 of the most popular, safest jets
The Boeing 777 flown by Malaysia Airlines that disappeared Saturday morning over the South China Sea is one of the world's most popular — and safest — jets.
Associated PressState media: Malaysian plane crashed off Vietnam coast
A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew crashed in the South China Sea on Saturday, Vietnamese state media said, quoting a senior naval official.
ReutersMalaysia Airlines hunts for missing flight
Boeing 777 carrying 239 people to Beijing went missing about 2 hours after takeoff.
AFPState media: Malaysian plane crashed off Vietnam coast
A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew crashed into the sea 153 miles off the coast of Vietnam's Tho Chu island on Saturday, according to a Vietnamese navy officer.
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