Flight 370: Authorities say the two men who boarded the missing Malaysian Airlines jet with stolen passports are unlikely to have links to terrorism. One was a 19-year-old Iranian flying to Germany to meet his mother, they said.   Searchers …

Lost Flight: Malaysian authorities say they have identified one of two men who boarded the missing Malaysia Airlines flight using false identification, but are not revealing who the man was. They said he is not Malaysian and not from the …

Mystery Plane: Vietnamese search aircraft spotted pieces of wreckage believed to be from the missing Malaysian Airlines 777 jetliner.  They reported no evidence of survivors.   Investigators say two passengers boarded with stolen passports. The passports belonged to an Austrian man …

Plane Down: Searchers found a 12-mile long oil slick between Vietnam and Malaysia today, indicating that a missing Malaysia Airlines jet went down yesterday in the Gulf of Thailand. The Boeing 777 carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing …

Ukraine Crisis: Russian parliament leaders are saying they welcome Crimea breaking away from Ukraine and joining the Russian Federation. They are unlikely to have said it without the approval of Russian President Vladimir Putin.   A Kiev court ruled that …

Ukraine Crisis: In a further political complication, The Crimean parliament today voted to join Russia and called for a public referendum within 10 days. The majority of Crimeans are ethnic Russians. The Ukraine government says Crimea cannot have a unilateral …

Ukraine Crisis: The European Union today is prepared to offer $15 billion in aid to shore up Ukraine. That’s in addition to the $1 billion offered by the US yesterday.   Stocks jumped yesterday as investors relaxed their fears about …

Ukraine Crisis: Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that he considers the toppling of Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich to be an “unconstitutional coup” and he reserves the right to use force if necessary to protect Russian speakers in Ukraine. “If I …

Ukraine Crisis: Russian troops have surrounded or taken control of all the Ukraine military bases in Crimea. They are ordering Ukrainian troops to leave. “This is a question of defending our citizens and compatriots, ensuring human rights, especially the right …

Ukraine Crisis: Russian troops yesterday took control of the Crimean peninsula, controlling the main highways and government buildings, and shutting down the primary airport.  In response, the Ukraine government in Kiev put its military forces on full combat alert. “This …