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Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Update: Boeing 777 Took 'Intentional' Sharp Turn, Dipped to 12000ft After Potential Cockpit Crisis Before Crashing in Southern Indian Ocean

In a press conference on March 24, Malaysian PM Najib Razak confirmed that the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 “ended in Southern Indian Ocean” west of Perth, Australia. The tragic incident took away the lives of all 239 passengers on board. The conclusive statement has raised questions on the altered flight path taken by Boeing 777 after it took off from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing on March 8, 2014. According to the Daily Mail report, the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 dipped to 12,000ft ...

Australia-Based Sea Shepherd Returns to Land, Captain Claims 750 Whales Saved from Japanese Ships

Australia-based environmental activist group Sea Shepherd has claimed it has saved 750 whales from the harpoons of the Japanese whaling ship. The group has returned to shore after their longest anti-whaling efforts in the Southern Ocean. Bob Barker and Steve Irwin, Sea Shepherd's anti-whaling ships, have docked in Wellington and Hobart on March 22 after being away from land for 94 days. Sea Shepherd's return has formally ended its annual anti-whaling campaign against the Japanese harpoon f...
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UFO Sigthing: Multi-Coloured UFO Over Queensland, Australia Captured in Video [WATCH]

Jack Purcell, a Chevron Island resident, noticed a multi-coloured UFO floating over the city of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia last Thursday night, March 13. The witness captured a video footage of the UFO sighting experience and shared it on YouTube for others to see the colourful UFO looking like an alien spacecraft moving across the sky.

The Cutest Things Ever: Twin Polar Bear Cubs Cuddle At Munich Zoo [PHOTOS AND VIDEOS]

Munich's Hellabrunn Zoo debuted twin polar bear cubs for public viewing on Wed., Mar. 19. The 14-week old sister and brother dup were spotted walking around with their seven-year-old mother named Giovanna, biting one another and sticking their tongues out! The zoo claims that the twins wee born at the end of 2013 and their birth was shot on color camera, which is a first in the world.

New Zealand Dairy Products 'Less Safe' Based on Chinese Consumer Survey

Chinese consumers consider New Zealand's dairy products less safe compared to other major competitors in the United States and Europe. According to a Massey University survey, the Chinese were still spooked by Fonterra's botulism scare in 2013. In a university survey of 531 people in China's Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, in October 2013, over 28 per cent of Chinese consumers think milk products from New Zealand were "not very safe."

Manus Island Inquiry: Asylum Seekers Given Worm-Infested Bread in Prison-Like Conditions

An asylum seeker revealed that the bread in the Manus Island detention centre is "full of worms." A court in Papua Guinea heard detailed accounts of asylum seekers eating worm-infested bread and enduring living in a "prison-like" environment. The asylum seeker detention facility in Manus Island is run by the Australian government. The 25-year-old asylum seeker from Iraq told the PNG court that he was compelled to pull apart the bread provided in the facility to get rid of worms. Spea...

UFO Sightings: Large Cigar-Shaped UFO Spotted Over Korosten, Ukraine

A large cigar-shaped UFO was spotted over the city of Korosten in Ukraine. The captured video on March 6 has surfaced on the Internet. The video got published on March 7, in the YouTube channel O7TV showing the UFO sighting of a large, elongated object gliding in the sky.

2014 Comet Jacques: SONEAR Team in Brazil Spots New Comet C/2014 E2, Closest Approach to the Sun to Occur on June 29

The Brazilian astronomers have announced their discovery of a new and very bright comet called C/2014 E2 (Jacques) with the use of the SONEAR (Southern Observatory for Near Earth Asteroids Research) close to Oliveira, Brazil. On Thursday, March 13, Cristovao Jacques, E. Pimentel and J. Barros detected their second comet through the CCD images captured with a a 0.45-meter (17.7-inch) wide-field reflector at the SONEAR observatory.
A tourist writes a message expressing hope for family members and those onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, in Kuala Lumpur

Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370: U.S. Official Says Plane Sent Signals to Satellite 4 Hours After It Went Missing

Four hours after the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 went missing, the plane has reportedly sent signals to a satellite. According to a U.S. official who asked not to be named, the signals could have meant the Malaysian Airlines plan was still in the air for hundreds of kilometres or more. It is now 6 days since the aircraft carrying 239 people went missing. Malaysian authorities have decided to expand their search to cover the Indian Ocean as the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 plane may have ...

Cyclone Lusi Prompts Severe Weather Warnings in New Zealand; Gale-Force Winds May Cut Power (VIDEO)

As Cyclone Luis is nearing New Zealand, warnings have been issued in Auckland's coastal communities. Residents in Omaha and Orewa are advised to prepare for power cuts and refrain from travelling when the cyclone moves over the country. The cyclone is expected to bring two-metre storm surges near the beaches north of Whangaparoa with possible erosion of sand and damage to beachfront properties.

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