sightings boost search for missing malaysia plane

Sightings boost search for missing Malaysia plane

A vast international hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 resumed at dawn in the southern Indian Ocean on Monday, buoyed by a cluster of weekend sightings that have fuelled hopes of a breakthrough.
french satellite detects debris in search area for mh370

French satellite detects debris in search area for MH370

Malaysia said on Sunday it had received new satellite data from France indicating floating objects in the search area for a missing Malaysian jet in the southern Indian Ocean.
pallet belts sighted in australia hunt for mh370

Pallet, belts sighted in Australia hunt for MH370

Australian officials said on Sunday that a wooden cargo pallet, along with belts or straps, has been spotted in the remote Indian Ocean by one of the aircraft deployed in the hunt for a missing Malaysian jet.
australia widens mh370 search area as hunt ramps up

Australia widens MH370 search area as hunt ramps up

Australian rescue officials broadened the search area for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on Saturday and boosted the number of spotter planes looking for it in the Indian Ocean, with weather conditions favourable.
australia switches to visual search for mh370

Australia switches to visual search for MH370

Australia on Friday said radars had failed to detect any sign of a missing Malaysian jetliner and it was switching to skilled observers to spot any debris in the remote southern Indian Ocean.
australia resumes indian ocean search for possible plane debris

Australia resumes Indian Ocean search for possible plane debris

Australia resumed the search Friday for possible wreckage from a missing Malaysian jetliner in a remote, storm-swept stretch of the Indian Ocean, hoping for better weather as spotters seek to identify the objects shown on grainy satellite images.
australia resumes ocean search for possible plane debris

Australia resumes ocean search for possible plane debris

Australia prepared to resume its search on Friday for possible plane wreckage floating in a remote and stormy section of the Indian Ocean, as the vast international hunt for a missing passenger jet entered its 13th day.
bad weather hampers search for possible mh370 plane debris

Bad weather hampers search for possible MH370 plane debris

Bad weather conditions hampered search efforts in the Indian Ocean on Thursday for a pair of floating objects that Australia and Malaysia guardedly called a "credible" lead in the 12-day-old hunt for a missing passenger jet.
australia investigates possible mh370 debris

Australia investigates "possible" MH370 debris

Australia said on Thursday that two objects -- one estimated at 24 metres (79 feet) long -- had been spotted in the Indian Ocean, the "best lead we have" in the search for a Malaysian passenger jet.
australian vessels head to southern indian ocean to check if mh370 has been found

Australian vessels head to southern Indian Ocean to check if MH370 has been found

Australian Maritime Safety Authority says that objects of different sizes, with the largest being 24 metres (79 feet), have been spotted in satellite imagery of an area off Perth.
two objects spotted possibly related to mh370 australia

Two objects spotted possibly related to MH370: Australia

Two objects possibly related to the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have been sighted by satellite in the remote southern Indian Ocean, Australian officials said Thursday, calling it the "best lead we have".
golf course land use sparks row

Golf course land use sparks row

The proposed shift to turn the premium golf course Ocean Dunes Golf Club in the south-central coastal city of Phan Thiet into a residential development has sparked controversy.
new us lead thrusts malaysia jet search into indian ocean

New US lead thrusts Malaysia jet search into Indian Ocean

The needle-in-a-haystack hunt for a missing Malaysian airliner spread to the vast Indian Ocean on Friday after the White House cited "new information" that it might have flown for hours after vanishing nearly seven days ago.
ocean dunes golf course to become urban area

Ocean Dunes golf course to become urban area

The Binh Thuan People’s Committee has just approved in principle to transform the existing Ocean Dunes Golf Club into an urban development area. Located in Phan Thiet city and operational since 1997, Ocean Dunes is operating at a heavy loss and can no longer bear the expense.
bomb blasts at zanzibar cathedral and tourist bar

Bomb blasts at Zanzibar cathedral and tourist bar

Two homemade bombs have exploded on the popular Indian Ocean tourist island of Zanzibar, but with no casualties, in the latest in a series of attacks.