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Hong Kong selects new leader; China accused of meddling
Associated Press, Published on 27/03/2017
» HONG KONG - The candidate favoured by China's Communist leadership was chosen as Hong Kong's new leader on Sunday, in the first such vote since huge pro-democracy protests erupted over the semi-autonomous Chinese city's election system in 2014.
Beijing's pick Lam chosen as Hong Kong leader
Published on 26/03/2017
» HONG KONG - A Hong Kong committee has chosen the government's former No. 2 official Carrie Lam to be the semiautonomous Chinese city's next leader.
Trump orders Marines into Raqqa siege
Reuters, Published on 10/03/2017
» BEIRUT - The US-led coalition against Islamic State said on Thursday additional US forces had been deployed to Syria to accelerate the defeat of Islamic State in its Syrian base of operations at Raqqa city.
Qatar Airways launches longest flight with Auckland route
Published on 06/02/2017
» DUBAI - Qatar Airways has launched the world's longest scheduled commercial airline route with the arrival of its flight from Doha to Auckland, New Zealand.
Families of MH370 victims to lobby Malaysian minister in Australia
Published on 22/01/2017
» SYDNEY - Relatives of victims onboard missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 said on Sunday they plan to deliver personal letters to Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai while he visits Australia, urging him to resume the search for the missing jet.
MH370 search ends with no plane, few answers
Published on 17/01/2017
» SYDNEY - After nearly three years, the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has ended in futility. Crews have finally completed their deep-sea search of a desolate stretch of the Indian Ocean without finding a single trace of the plane.
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.