Malaysia

Malaysia’s military chief says a radar detection in the Malacca Strait – off the west coast of Malaysia – could be that of the missing aircraft.

The head of Malaysia’s aviation authority called the disappearance of flight 370 an “unprecedented mystery” – on Tuesday the puzzle got even more perplexing.

As the hunt continues for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370, Channel 4 News looks at four plane crash mysteries which kept investigators scratching their heads for years.

Malaysia’s military believes a missing airliner flew hundreds of kilometres off course after its last contact with air traffic control, and rules out terrorism links to fake passports.

A press conference called in the wake of the Malaysian Airlines jet disappearance leaves journalists and onlookers perplexed over what exactly is known about the incident.

Two passengers travelling on stolen passports on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 looked like black Italian footballer Mario Balotelli, an investigator tells a Kuala Lumpur press conference.

Officials in Malaysia are focusing on ‘mid-air disintegration’ as the possible cause for the disappearance of the Malaysian Air jetliner on Saturday morning.

There wasn’t much that officials from Malaysian Airlines were able to say, other than the fact that flight MH 370, “had gone missing.”

Two men from Austria and Italy, listed among the passengers on a missing Malaysia Airlines flight, were not in fact on board, officials say – and at least one of them had had his passport stolen.

Plane crashes happen, but planes disappearing is extremely rare. How did one Malaysian Airlines plane and its 239 passengers just disappear?

Lena Hendry is charged with violating Malaysia’s laws after showing an award-winning Channel 4 documentary about Sri Lanka at a film night in Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysians vote in record numbers in an election that could weaken or even end the rule of the world’s longest-ruling coalition. Asia Correspondent John Sparks gives his view.