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Iran signs contract to buy 80 Boeing planes
AFP, Published on 11/12/2016
» TEHRAN - Iran Air said Sunday it had finalised a contract to buy 80 planes from US firm Boeing, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Only one ship still searching ocean for MH370
AFP, Published on 07/12/2016
» SYDNEY - The official search for MH370 in the Indian Ocean has been reduced to one ship, Australian authorities said Wednesday, as relatives of the missing passengers launch their own hunt for crash debris in Madagascar.
MH370 relatives in Madagascar to hunt for clues
AFP, Published on 05/12/2016
» ANTANANARIVO - Relatives of missing MH370 passengers launched their own campaign to search for crash debris in Madagascar on Monday, hoping to solve the mystery of how the plane disappeared in 2014.
Fed-up MH370 relatives head to Madagascar
AFP, Published on 03/12/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - Relatives of missing MH370 passengers were headed to Madagascar Saturday, harbouring hopes of finding seaborne debris, 1,001 days since the mysterious disappearance of the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines jet.
Unhappy MH370 families to hunt for debris in Madagascar
AFP, Published on 21/11/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - Relatives of MH370 passengers will travel to Madagascar next month in hopes of re-kindling efforts to find and recover seaborne debris from the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines jet, next-of-kin association Voice370 said Monday.
Voter turnout 'explodes' among blacks, Hispanics in US
AFP, Published on 07/11/2016
» MIAMI - Voter turnout among African American and Hispanic voters in the United States is surging, and this swell of minority participation could spell trouble for Donald Trump's White House hopes.
Asian markets on edge on US election uncertainty
AFP, Published on 03/11/2016
» HONG KONG - Asian stocks struggled again Thursday, with uncertainty over next week's US presidential election sending investors rushing for the sidelines, pushing safe havens such as the yen and gold higher.
KLM, unions head for hard landing over cabin crew cuts
AFP, Published on 03/11/2016
» THE HAGUE - Dutch national airline KLM is heading for a showdown with labour unions after the carrier said Wednesday it will file an urgent court order to force unions to the negotiating table.
MH370 plunged rapidly, not ready for landing: new report
AFP, Published on 02/11/2016
» SYDNEY - Flight MH370 was likely out of control when it plunged into the ocean with its wing flaps not prepared for landing, a new report said Wednesday, casting doubt on theories a pilot was still in charge.
Mauritius wing debris confirmed from missing MH370
AFP, Published on 07/10/2016
» SYDNEY - A piece of wing debris found in Mauritius is from MH370, Australia said Friday, the latest fragment discovered along western Indian Ocean shorelines that has been linked to the missing passenger jet.