KUCHING: A powerful explosion rocked Serian town, about 60km from here on Friday afternoon. The explosion shattered glass panels of many business premises including a petrol kiosk some 500 metres away. It also toppled electric poles and damaged some vehicles. Hundreds of people were sent running for cover in all directions. Unconfirmed
Penang has been told to be on alert and to set up bases to assist in the search and rescue operations of the missing Malaysia Airline MH370 airplane that vanished seven days ago en route to Beijing, China, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said today. He said these were instructions from
PUTRAJAYA: Police have mobilised a six-member team including three forensic personnel from the Putrajaya District Police Headquarters (IPD) to investigate the disappearance of the bag belonging to the journalist from Hong Kong. The team, which arrived at about 8.30pm, carried out a check for about 30 minutes at the lobby of the
Two U.S. officials tell ABC News the U.S. believes that the shutdown of two communication systems happened separately on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. One source said this indicates the plane did not come out of the sky because of a catastrophic failure. The data reporting system, they believe, was shut
KUALA LUMPUR: An official from the United States (US) revealed “indications” that Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 which went missing since March 8, may have crashed into an area where the Indian Ocean and the Andaman Sea merge and are sending the USS Kidd to the area to begin searching,
NEW YORK: A major explosion caused by a gas leak flattened two Manhattan apartment buildings in a fireball Wednesday, killing three people and injuring 63 others. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called the incident “a tragedy of the worst kind” and his office said nine residents from the two collapsed
KUALA LUMPUR: The ceiling of Concorde Hotel caved in on Thursday, causing a portion of the hotel’s lobby to be severely damaged. However, it was reported that no one was injured in the incident that happened around 5.30pm Thursday. According to reports, a security officer had informed that the hotel was under
Yet another conflicting storyline has emerged in the perplexing disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 nearly six days ago. After search crews failed to find any trace of debris suggested by Chinese satellite photographs, Malaysian officials on Thursday said there was no evidence to back a newspaper report suggesting the plane may
SEPANG, March 13 — Unconfirmed information on the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 has impeded the search and rescue operation (SAR), thus affecting the family members emotionally. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said Malaysia did not have reason to hide information because the main focus was to find
More than four days since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared over Southeast Asia, Malaysian officials not only don’t know what happened to the plane, they don’t seem sure where to look. On Wednesday, officials announced they had once again expanded the search area. It now covers 27,000 square miles, more than double
New York: A six-story building at 116th Street and Park Avenue reportedly “exploded” and collapsed at around 9:30 a.m. Firefighters have responded to a three-alarm fire at the scene, which is visible all the way from midtown. PIX 11 says that there are reports of people trapped in the building, as
New York police and fire officials were responding to reports of a massive explosion in Manhattan’s East Harlem, authorities said Wednesday. There were at least 11 minor injuries as clouds of dark smoke rose over the residential neighborhood of red-brick tenements, fire officials said. Metro North commuter rail service, which runs along
SEPANG, March 12 – A shaman, claiming to be able to locate the missing MH370 jetliner, offered his expertise to help the authorities in their search. Datuk Mahaguru Ibrahim Mat Zin, known as Raja Bomoh Sedunia Nujum VIP and 1Malaysia Corporate Bomoh said he suspects the missing aircraft was hijacked by
BEIJING, March 12 – The last radio transmission from the cockpit of missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 was “Alright, good night”, Kuala Lumpur’s ambassador to Beijing reportedly said today during a meeting with Chinese relatives. Datuk Iskandar Sarudin was speaking to passengers’ relatives and friends at a Beijing hotel. A
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 – Tempers flared in Beijing today after Malaysia’s ambassador to China Datuk Iskandar Sarudin declined to share information given authorities concerning the lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 carrying 138 Chinese passengers. After five days of silence, relatives of the passengers aboard the missing jumbo jet finally
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 – Four Malaysians and one student from China onboard the missing MH370 aircraft had insurance coverage from Allianz Malaysia Bhd, said Chief Executive Officer Jens Reisch. He said four of the passengers had taken out life insurance policies while the other passenger had personal accident insurance. “At the moment,
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 – China said on Wednesday the cooperation in the search and rescue operation of the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 has further strengthened the bilateral relations with Malaysia. China’s Ambassador to Malaysia, Dr Huang Huikang said the long standing friendship between both countries could never be
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has called for another briefing today with the search and rescue (SAR) team mounted to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) aircraft. “I have called for another briefing today with the SAR team. We will work relentlessly, on multinational basis to find
PORT LOUIS, March 11 – Mauritius has stated support for the nomination of Malaysia as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for 2015-2016. This was stated by Mauritius Prime Minister Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam to Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed who visited his office here
If a full-fledged war erupts, Ukraine’s military would be dwarfed by its neighbor to the north. As of last month, Russian armed forces numbered 774,500 versus 139,000 for Ukraine, according to Jane’s Information Group. And Russia’s defense budget — $78 billion in 2012 — dwarfs that of Ukraine — $1.6 billion in 2012, according
