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Search for missing airliner enters ninth day Martin Farrer ...

Flight MH370 was deliberately disabled, says Malaysian prime minister The hunt for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 has taken a dramatic turn after the country's prime minister confirmed that communications on board had been deliberately disabled and that the jet had flown off course for more than six hours after it lost contact with air traffic control. The revelation came as police raided the home...

The Boeing 777 continued to send signals to satellites for more than six hours after its last message: 'All right, good night.' As 14 countries continue the hunt, new questions are being asked After a week of false leads, U-turns, wild speculation and outright contradictions, it was hard to believe there could be any more surprises in the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight. But when Malaysia's...

As the mystery of the missing flight deepens, the families of those on board have little cause for hope, but cannot yet grieve When he first heard the disturbing news that a Malaysia Airlines plane had vanished, Wang Wei wondered why the airline had waited so long before announcing it had lost contact. It seemed as if crucial time in the search could have been lost, he thought. That was a week ago,...

Malaysia Airlines' missing plane prompts the niggling thought that maybe we have no business taking to the skies The satirical website the Onion said it best on Thursday. The investigation into the fate of flight MH370 had been widened, it declared, "to encompass not only the possibilities of mechanical failure, pilot error, terrorist activity or a botched hijacking, but also the overarching scope...

Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak delivers a statement on Saturday, revealing new information in the search for missing flight MH370 ...

Last message to Malaysian air traffic control from MH370's flight deck was 'all right, good night' Authorities across the world are asking who aboard the doomed Malaysian jetliner would want to hijack a Boeing 777 – and why. American authorities have confirmed that they went through the passengers and crew members on the manifest and none had any known links to extremist groups. Now attention is shifting...

Police search Zaharie Ahmad Shah's home as it is confirmed that missing plane's communications were 'deliberately disabled' Follow the latest developments on our live blog China's state news agency has made its harshest attack yet on Malaysia's handling of the investigation into missing flight MH370, while Malaysian police searched the home of the plane's pilot. Xinhua said on Saturday that "massive...

People with extensive flight experience switched off controls and diverted plane, anonymous official says, as hunt goes on Tania Branigan Kate Hodal Gwyn Topham ...

Malaysian PM says search will be extended across vast area from central Asia to southern ocean after new satellite data became available Kate Hodal ...

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Relatives endure seven days of false hopes, unsubstantiated rumours and shocks as they wait for news of loved ones When he first heard the disturbing news that a Malaysia Airlines plane had vanished, he wondered why the company had waited so long before announcing it had lost contact. It seemed like crucial time in the search could have been lost, he mused. That was a week ago, before he discovered...

Search for MH370 will be extended to cover central Asia and southern Indian ocean after Malaysian prime minister says diversion of missing airliner was a ‘deliberate act’ Lewis Williamson ...

Air force reconnaissance planes to use heat-seeking devices over hundreds of islands in hunt for flight MH370 Indian officials have begun searching hundreds of uninhabited islands in the Andaman Sea using heat-seeking devices in the search for the Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared six days ago. Two Indian air force reconnaissance planes began flying over the islands on Friday as a precaution,...

Some 2.3 million people are taking part in a crowdsourcing appeal to find missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. Carmen Fishwick speaks to the people giving up their time for free to hunt for evidence of the missing plane Carmen Fishwick ...

Military radar-trafficking evidence now suggests flight MH370 may have been hijacked or sabotaged Missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 may have been deliberately flown west towards the Andaman Islands after it last made contact with air traffic control nearly one week ago, military radar-trafficking evidence now suggests, in a twist that Malay officials have said supports theories the plane might...

Reports and theories have circulated since the Malaysia Airlines flight vanished on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing When Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared on a clear Saturday night from radar screens, no one could explain how the Boeing 777 had seemingly vanished into thin air. Seven days later, there is far more confusion and misinformation circulating than solid evidence, and the aircraft...

China and US among nations are involved in the search for the missing aircraft but old rivalries have clouded progress Live updates on MH370 search operation In a region often fraught with tensions over territory and shifting power, the sight of 13 countries co-operating for a common goal is rare and welcome. Yet questions over the use and sharing of information during the hunt for MH370 have revealed...

US official says pattern of transmissions sent from jet after it dropped off radar implied human intervention or 'act of piracy' • Follow the latest updates here Almost a week after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished, it emerged that the aircraft could have flown on for a further five hours with its communications systems deliberately switched off. With no trace of the plane or wreckage despite...

Malaysia's acting transport minister on the latest developments in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 ...