Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin listens during a UN Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York July 18, 2014. (file photo)

UN Security Council mulls resolution on Ukraine crash site access

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, UNITED NATION - The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution to condemn the "shooting down" of a Malaysian passenger plane in Ukraine, demand armed groups allow access to the crash site, and call on states in the region to cooperate with an international investigation. Australia -which lost 28 citizens- circulated a draft text, seen by Reuters, to...

Crew aboard the Australian Navy ship HMAS Success watch as a helicopter participates during the continuing search for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.

Australia: New 'pings' best lead yet in Malaysia jet search

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SYDNEY/PERTH - An Australian ship searching for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner has picked up signals consistent with the beacons from aircraft black box recorders, in what search officials said on Monday was the most promising lead yet in the month-long hunt. The US Navy "towed pinger locator" connected to the Australian ship Ocean Shield picked up the signals...