There was no trace of the Malaysian airliner even two weeks after it went missing but searchers said Friday weather conditions have improved in the search area in the southern Indian Ocean which is making human sighting possible now.
Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday signed into law legislation on the accession of Crimea after both houses of the Russian parliament unanimously approved it. Putin also said that Russia will refrain from imposing retaliatory sanctions against the US.
Australian maritime authorities said Friday that the search in the southern Indian Ocean for a missing Malaysian airliner may last several days due to bad weather
Over 70 Ukrainian military facilities on the Crimean peninsula have reportedly hoisted Russian flags as of midnight Thursday, including some navy ships of the Ukrainian Black Sea fleet.
Russia barred Thursday a number of US politicians from entering the country in a tit-for-tat move over Washington's sanctions.
The newly-proclaimed Republic of Crimea is scheduled to start using Russian rouble as its official currency from March 24, the republic's parliament speaker has revealed