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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Australia leads search of Indian Ocean for missing plane

PERTH, Australia, March 20 (UPI) -- An Australian-led search using planes and ships combed an area of the Indian Ocean for traces of a missing Malaysian Airlines plane. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority agency said the search was suspended for the night without finding anything conclusive,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Data deleted from pilot's flight simulator on missing Malaysia flight

March. 19 (UPI) -- Malaysian authorities announced Wednesday that an investigation into the flight simulator used by Malaysia Airlines flight 370 pilot Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah showed that some data had been erased from it. Acting Malaysian Transportation Minister Hishammuddin Hussein shared the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

News helicopter crashes in Seattle

March. 18 (UPI) -- A news helicopter crashed Tuesday morning near the Space Needle in downtown Seattle, striking several cars and killing two people. KOMO News confirmed the helicopter was theirs, and was used in a joint partnership between KOMO and KING 5. Emergency crews rushed to the crash scene... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 17, 2014

Malaysia Flight 370: Pilot spoke to ground control after systems shutdown

March. 16 (UPI) -- With 25 countries now on the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, combing land and sea for any sign of the missing plane, Malaysian officials have started to turn their attention to MH 370's pilots. A senior Malaysian official said Sunday that one of the plane's pilots -- either... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 16, 2014

U.N. monitors to investigate human rights abuses in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine, March 15 (UPI) -- The United Nations will be carrying out an investigation into possible human rights violations in Ukraine, officials said. Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic announced Friday the deployment of U.N. monitors to Ukraine to investigate all... Sign in to see full entry.

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