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Strong, Safe and Resilient: NEMA and the World Bank host Disaster Risk Management Workshop

Ulaanbaatar. June 27, 2014 -- How can the citizens of Mongolia be protected from disasters?

100 days later, flight MH370 remains an aviation mystery

Where is the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER?

MH370 book and films 'are heartless'

The wife of a Kiwi man on board Flight MH370 says the release of a book about the missing plane is "heartless" and too soon.

Flight MH370 relatives meet again in Beijing to get search update from airline

More than 100 relatives of the 154 missing Chinese passengers on board Malaysia Airlines flight 370 met in Beijing last week seeking news of the hunt for the airliner.

Put MH370 back on the flight board – Lokman Mustafa

The atmosphere at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) belies the fact that the aviation industry has yet to answer several pertinent questions surrounding the disappearance of Malaysia Airline flight MH370 bound for Beijing.

Mongolian sunken ship likely from Pyongyang

The Mongolia-flagged vessel that sank earlier this month in waters off South Korea while sailing from the North to China was owned by a company in Hong Kong, Seoul officials said, raising suspicion that the ship could be part of the regime’s attempt to evade UN sanctions banning any illicit trade of weapons, luxury goods or other related material.

Missing man set to get medal

Paul Weeks will be honoured with a military service medal at a memorial service in Christchurch, his family has been told.

Mongolian Freighter With North Korean Crew Sinks Off South Korea

A Mongolian-flagged freighter with a crew of 16 North Koreans sank off the coast of South Korea, killing at least two, the South’s coast guard said.

ROK returns 3 DPRK sailors, 2 bodies

SEOUL - Republic of Korea(ROK) returned three sailors of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) rescued two days ago in its waters along with two bodies, Seoul's Unification Ministry said Sunday.

11 North Koreans missing after ship sinks

SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) - Two North Korean sailors are dead and 11 missing after a Mongolia-flagged cargo ship sank off the southeastern coast of South Korea.

Sailors, bodies from sunken ship handed over to north korea

Seoul, April 6 (IANS) South Korea handed over to North Korea three sailors and two bodies, rescued two days ago from its waters, after a Mongolia-flagged cargo ship sank in open waters off South Korea's southern coastal city of Yeosu Friday, Xinhua reported.

11 North Koreans missing after cargo ship sinks

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- Two North Korean sailors are dead and 11 missing after a Mongolia-flagged cargo ship sank off the southeastern coast of South Korea.

Flight MH370: Memories of the stories left from the last day

Kuala Lumpur: One morning, many stories.

Looking back: Before Flight 370 became a big story, it was a collection of individual ones

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — One morning, many stories.

Flight MH370: 'We are all dreadfully sad'

Family and friends are comforting Danica Weeks after it was confirmed today the Malaysian Airlines flight carrying her Kiwi husband Paul has been lost in the Indian Ocean.

Gone too soon: Adorable two-year-old Wang Moheng was the youngest passenger on MH370 when it crashed in remote seas

After more than two weeks of uncertainty, pain and fear, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday confirmed what everyone already knew in their hearts: the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 had crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, killing all 239 people on board.

Pesek on Asia: Media Sins on MH370

Good morning. Here's my take on some of the stories driving the debate in politics, finance and social issues across Asia today.

Missing Perth man's wife being comforted

Family and friends are comforting Danica Weeks hours after she heard the news that the Malaysia Airlines flight carrying her husband Paul has been confirmed lost in the Indian Ocean west of Perth.

The Top 9 Flight 370 Landing Theories

The mystery of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 continues to baffle authorities, stymie experts, and generate countless theories about the plane’s whereabouts.

India Expands Its Efforts in Search for Missing Jet

NEW DELHI — Six days after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared from radar screens, Indian military forces intensified their efforts Friday to find traces of the plane in the Andaman Sea.