No sign yet of MH370 in first update of underwater search
Australian authorities released their first update on the latest underwater probe for missing flight MH370 Wednesday, saying more than 670 square kilometres (260 square miles) had been searched without success.
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Obama hits campaign trail in delicate balancing act
Less than three weeks before key mid-term elections, US President Barack Obama on Wednesday finally hits the campaign trail, an event signaling a delicate balancing act for his Democratic party.
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Himalayan snowstorm kills four in Nepal
A snowstorm in the Himalayan region of central Nepal has killed three foreign trekkers and a Nepali, while more than 100 other people remain out of contact, officials said on Wednesday.
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Centuries-old ‘Chinese’ fishing tradition fades on Indian shores
Tugging ropes and bellowing chants, five men hoist from the water a huge spidery frame gripping a web of fishing net — a centuries-old custom on the southern Indian coast.
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