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Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane en route to Beijing with 239 aboard
Malaysia Airlines says it has lost contact with a plane travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 239 people on board.Standoff reported at Ukrainian military base
A stand-off involving pro-Russian soldiers at a Ukrainian military base outside the Crimean city of Sevastopol has reportedly ended without incident.US economy adds 175,000 jobs in February
U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in February, picking up the pace of hiring after two months of sluggish job growth.2014 Winter Paralympics open in Sochi
The Paralympic Games have opened in Sochi, Russia, despite the Russia-Ukraine tension centered on the Crimean peninsula.Asian states search for missing Malaysia Airlines jet
An international search has so far found no trace of a missing Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing that disappeared ...Climate change could mean more malaria in Africa, South America
British and American researchers predict that global warming could mean the spread of the deadly disease malaria to places where it is ...Crimean parliament votes to join Russia, moves referendum date to March 16
The Crimean parliament voted to join Russia on Thursday and moved a referendum on whether the Autonomous Republic of Crimea should stay ...US imposes visa restrictions over Russian intervention in Ukraine
The U.S. is imposing visa restrictions on Russians and Crimeans who it says are threatening Ukraine.Possible breakthroughs in HIV/AIDS treatments
Scientists in the U.S. are calling attention to a pair of promising treatments that could lead to a cure for AIDS.NATO airstrike kills at least 5 Afghan soldiers
Five Afghan soldiers were killed in an air strike by the NATO-led force in Afghanistan on. Thursday in eastern Logar province, a ...