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That much-noted turn to the west that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 took from its planned flight path was was carried out through a computer system that was most likely programmed by someone in the plane’s cockpit who was knowledgeable about airplane systems.

Russian president Vladimir Putin later today is expected to address a joint session of parliament about the Ukraine crisis, and the economic sanctions they’ve brought upon Moscow.  On Monday, Putin signed a decree recognizing the Crimea region as a sovereign state, a day after Crimea passed a referendum to break away from Kiev to join the Russian Federation.

Iran and the six major world powers will return to the table in Vienna on Tuesday for talks aimed at resolving their dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program.  But this uphill battle is likely to be made even more difficult by the Ukraine crisis.

Venezuela’s National Guard has taken complete control of Plaza Altamira in the capital Caracas’ upscale eastern Chacao borough, which anti-government protesters had been using as a base for weeks of demonstrations that have left at least 29 people dead.

The British clothing retailer Primark will pay out another A$11 Million to victims of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh.  The news comes just before the anniversary of the sweatshop disaster in which more than 1,100 Bangladeshi garment workers were killed.

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Venezuelan soldiers have moved in on a protest site in the capital Caracas to evict demonstrators who had turned it into their stronghold against democratically-elected President Nicolas Maduro.  It comes a day after Maduro said police might have to “liberate” middle-class districts from makeshift barricades.

The political views of the pilot of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370 are now coming under scrutiny as the search now involves 25 countries looking along two arcs stretching from the Aral Sea to the Indian Ocean.

An overwhelming majority of Crimean voters chose to secede from Ukraine and petition to join the Russian Federation.  The US and EU have already declared the referendum illegal and vowed to retaliate against Russia with economic sanctions.

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There are three major advances in the investigation into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.  All three revelations put together seem to support the view that this was no accident – someone took control of the flight, perhaps for the purposes of terrorism.

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At least three people have been killed in a knife attack in Changsha City in China before police opened fire and killed a suspect.  Reports say it was an attack by a group of people with similarities to the train station attack earlier this month in which at least 29 people were killed.

There’s fresh doubt getting heaped upon Egypt’s upcoming Presidential elections.  The original target of mid April might be pushed back for a few months, and once the ballot is held at least one politician is referring to it as a “farce” and a “comedy show” rigged to ensure Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s election.

Authorities in New Zealand are telling boat owners on the north coast to check the moorings on their boats right now, because the middle of a Cyclone is no time to trying to secure a boat.  Three deaths are attributed to the tropical storm in Vanuatu.

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Ukraine’s interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk told the United Nations Security Council that that a peaceful resolution that ends with Kiev and Moscow becoming “real partners” is still possible.  Russia's ambassador replied Moscow “does not want war”.  So why does it still feel like this thing is far from under control?

The murkiness surrounding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 may have become more sinister.  Two US officials told an American news network that that the shutdown of two communication systems happened separately on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is getting stranger.  There are now indications that it ‘may have’ flew for several hours after its transponders stopped transmitting flight data early in the morning last Saturday, and the US Navy is taking a more proactive role.

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