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Saturday, March 8, 2014

New possible sighting of debris at sea as CHINA sends warships to join search for missing MALAYSIAN Airlines flight

Photographs purporting to show debris in the sea in the area where the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 lost contact have been posted on Chinese social media.



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MALAYSIA: Anwar Ibrahim decision a "bleak day for justice"

The conviction of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on charges of ‘sodomy’ should be quashed, Amnesty International said.

A court in Malaysia today overturned the acquittal of Anwar Ibrahim on politically motivated ‘sodomy’ charges. The court upheld a government appeal against a 2012 High Court decision that cleared Ibrahim of all charges, citing a lack of evidence.

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JAPAN: JR East to offer bullet train with footbath

Japan's high-speed bullet train is to offer passengers a chance to soothe their tired feet as they zip through the countryside, in a carriage equipped with footbaths. JR East will launch the service in July, with one carriage on the "shinkansen" bullet train having two 2.4-meter-long tubs facing windows. Bathing…

Why Malaysia Airlines jet might have disappeared

The most dangerous parts of a flight are takeoff and landing. Rarely do incidents happen when a plane is cruising seven miles above the earth.

Chinese radar expert has doubts that Malaysian airliner simply 'vanished'

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 could not just "disappear", a Chinese military radar expert said yesterday, and asked whether Vietnamese authorities were withholding crucial information or if staff had "neglected their duty".