In the age of smartphones and social media, one question surrounding the disappearance of the Malaysian airliner is why none of the passengers tried to contact relatives, as they did during the 9/11 attacks. Even the absence of phone calls or emails…
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THE MISSING Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 could be a victim of the world’s first cyber-hijacking, a former member of the Home Office has claimed. Speaking to The Express, British anti-terrorist expert and former Home office scientific adviser Dr Sally…
Malaysia confirmed Friday that the search for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane had been expanded into the Indian Ocean, but declined to comment on US reports that the jet had flown for hours after going missing. “The aircraft is still missing, and…
An Indian guru declared dead has been in a deep freezer in his ashram for nearly six weeks with followers confident he will return to life to lead them, his spokesman said. Devotees placed Ashutosh Maharaj, whom authorities declared clinically dead…
Planes searching an area where Chinese satellites spotted possible debris from a missing Malaysian passenger jet have found no sign of wreckage, officials said Thursday, dimming hopes of a breakthrough in the mystery. China said late Wednesday its satellites…
11 March 2014 As more and more markets in Pacific Island countries fill their shelves with imported processed foods,…
10 March 2014 The United Nations today stressed that Governments in Asia and the Pacific – which has more…
10 March 2014 Noting the positive results of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) response programme in…
10 March 2014 United Nations Secretary-General today expressed concern about the situation in the Maldives following the decision of…
7 March 2014 The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed serious concern today…