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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: 25 countries now involved in search [VIDEO]
The countries involved in the search include Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, China, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and Australia.
"We are asking countries that have satellite assets, including the U.S., China and France, amongst others, to provide further satellite data, and we are contacting additional countries who may be able to contribute specific assets relevant to the search and rescue operation," Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, who is also Malaysia's minister of defense, said Sunday.
Pakistani and Indian officials announced Sunday that the jetliner never showed up on their radars.
The Boeing 777-200 disappeared March 8 on a flight from Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, to Beijing with 239 people on aboard.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced Saturday officials believe the disconnection of communication equipment upon the plane was deliberate.
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Ghirardelli Chocolate Mix Review
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Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover looks to 'jump' sand dune
The Curiosity Mars rover is to try to drive over a one metre-high dune.
The sand bank is currently blocking the robot's path into a small valley and a route with fewer of the sharp rocks that lately have been making big dents in the vehicle's aluminium wheels.
US space agency engineers will take no risks, however. The rover will be commanded initially to climb only part way up the dune to see how it behaves.
The team is mindful that Nasa's Spirit rover was lost in a sand trap in 2009.
And the Opportunity rover, which has just celebrated 10 working years on the planet, very nearly went the same way in 2005 when it became stuck for several weeks in a deep dirt pile later dubbed "Purgatory Dune".
Curiosity has already pressed a wheel into the base of the dune
Curiosity has already had one scuff at the base of the barrier, using a wheel to test the sand's consistency.
The robot would have no problem managing the incline but mission planners will be concerned about the potential for any rocks hidden inside the dune to damage or snare Curiosity.
Engineers believe the path ahead between two scarps referred to as "Dingo Gap" will be kinder on the rover's 50cm-diameter wheels.
These have been taking a hammering during the one-tonne vehicle's traverse across the base of Mars' equatorial Gale Crater.
The wheels on Curiosity have taken some punishment in nearly 5km of driving
Recent close-up pictures reveal multiple punctures, rips and dimples in Curiosity's metal "tyres".
Getting through Dingo Gap would allow the rover to access smoother ground as it heads towards future science targets.
The next of these is a location called KMS-9 where scientists hope to drill into freshly exposed bedrock and look for traces of any complex carbon chemistry that might be present. Such signatures would add to the picture being built of Gale as a place where microbial life could have flourished billions of years ago.
Curiosity's ultimate goal is to get to the foothills of the big mountain that dominates the crater floor. This is still several kilometres to the south and west of its present location.
Since landing in August 2012, the robot has clocked almost 5km on its odometer.
Pakistan: Taliban criticise peace talks delay
The Taliban are blaming the government for the delay, according to the BBC's Aleem Maqbool
Pakistani Taliban negotiators have condemned the failure of government representatives to meet them in Islamabad, as preliminary peace efforts got off to a chaotic start.
The government side had asked for clarification about the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) team.
The militants have been waging an insurgency inside Pakistan since 2007.
Later, a bomb outside a hotel in a Shia neighbourhood of the north-western city of Peshawar left at least eight dead.
Twenty-six people were injured in the blast which Shafqat Malik, leader of the police Bomb Disposal Unit, said was a suicide attack.
The government and Taliban representatives had been due to start charting a "roadmap" for talks.
Many observers were puzzled by the government side's approach. The Taliban swiftly made clear there were to be no additions to their team, and urged the government side to begin talks and see for themselves whether the team had a mandate.
Lead Taliban negotiator Sami ul-Haq told AFP news agency: "Today it has been exposed how serious the government is about talks.
"They are making a joke of talks and joking with the nation. On one side they are saying they are talking to the Taliban and on the other side they are making (a) joke of these talks."
He and his colleagues left Islamabad later in the day.
The government's lead negotiator, Irfan Siddiqui, made clear he still expected talks to go ahead, but sought more information on the make-up of the Taliban team and how much authority it had to negotiate.
"We want the talks to be meaningful... We can start as soon as we know this," he told reporters.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced the talks initiative last week, following a spate of attacks.
In January more than 100 people, including many soldiers, died in Taliban attacks across the country. Thousands have been killed in recent years.
As a result, many analysts had been expecting a large-scale military offensive against TTP strongholds in Pakistan's tribal areas.
The BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Islamabad says some in Pakistan worry that the talks will only allow the militants time to gain strength. Previous peace deals with the Pakistani Taliban have all failed.
As well as Mr Siddiqui, Mr Sharif's team comprises another veteran journalist Rahimullah Yusufzai, former ambassador Rustam Shah Mohmand and a retired major from the ISI intelligence service, Amir Shah.
Maulana Sami ul-Haq, known as the "Father of the Taliban", was joined by the chief cleric of Islamabad's Red Mosque, Maulana Abdul Aziz, and religious party leader Prof Ibrahim Khan.
The militants want Sharia (Islamic law) to be imposed throughout Pakistan and prisoners to be freed.
Government negotiator Rahimullah Yusufzai had questioned whether those picked to negotiate for the Taliban would really represent them.
He added: "We don't have any illusions, we know it's going to be very challenging."
Former cricketer Imran Khan, a strong supporter of negotiating with the insurgents, was also asked to be part of the TTP team but declined the offer. His Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said he was not needed at the talks as another party figure, Rustam Shah Mohmand, was already on the government team.
The JUI party also turned down a fifth seat on the Taliban team.
Prime Minister Sharif, who was elected last May, has been under mounting pressure to bring the violence under control, with many accusing his government in recent months of lacking a strategy to deal with the militants.
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Microsoft names Satya Nadella to replace Steve Ballmer
Indian-born Satya Nadella has risen through the ranks of Microsoft since joining the company in 1992
Technology giant Microsoft has announced that Satya Nadella will be its next chief executive.
Indian-born Mr Nadella is currently Microsoft's head of Cloud and Enterprise, which builds and runs the firm's computing platforms and developer tools.
He takes over from Steve Ballmer who announced plans to step down last year.
Company founder Bill Gates said there was "no better person to lead Microsoft".
Mr Gates is stepping down as chairman, it was also announced, but will take up a new role as a technology adviser and will also retain a seat on Microsoft's board.
Microsoft's lead independent director John Thompson will take over as chairman.
'Proven leader'
"Microsoft is one of those rare companies to have truly revolutionised the world through technology, and I couldn't be more honoured to have been chosen to lead the company," said Mr Nadella.Bill Gates: 'Satya has the right background'
"The opportunity ahead for Microsoft is vast, but to seize it, we must focus clearly, move faster and continue to transform. A big part of my job is to accelerate our ability to bring innovative products to our customers more quickly."
Mr Nadella, 46, is Microsoft's third chief executive. The Hyderabad-born executive joined the company in 1992 and has degrees in electronics, computer science and business administration.
He previously led its server and tools business before being put in charge of the unit that built Microsoft's Cloud OS service, which powers products such as Bing, Skype and Xbox Live.
"During this time of transformation, there is no better person to lead Microsoft than Satya Nadella," said Mr Gates.
"Satya is a proven leader with hard-core engineering skills, business vision and the ability to bring people together. His vision for how technology will be used and experienced around the world is exactly what Microsoft needs as the company enters its next chapter of expanded product innovation and growth."
Mr Gates' appointment as a technology adviser is seen as significant, suggesting he may again take a more hands-on role in the company he founded nearly 40 years ago.
In a video statement, he said the job would mean "substantially increasing the time that I spend at the company", working with product development teams.
Experience concerns
Mr Nadella's appointment ends months of speculation over who would succeed Mr Ballmer, who announced his intention to stand down in August last year.
At one stage incoming chairman John Thompson said more than 100 possible candidates had been identified.
Rumoured to be among them were the boss of car giant Ford, Alan Mulally, and Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop.How the new chief executive deals with Nokia will be closely watched
Investors have been calling for new leadership at the Microsoft, saying it needs a significant shakeup in order to become more innovative and profitable.
Some analysts suggest Mr Nadella's background in cloud computing - a growth area for Microsoft - will be advantageous.
"Satya was really one of the people who helped build up the commercial muscle,'' said Kirk Materne, an analyst with Evercore Partners.
"He has a great understanding of what's going on in the cloud and the importance of delivering more technology as a service."
But some critics have questioned whether Mr Nadella is the right man for the job.
He has no experience of running a company, let alone one as big as Microsoft. There are also concerns that Mr Gates and Mr Ballmer will continue to exert influence over the direction of the company.
"We do not want to see a continuation of the existing direction for the business, so it will be important that Mr Nadella be free to make changes,'' said Nomura analyst Rick Sherlund.
Microsoft shares rose following the announcement. They were up 0.7% after an hour of trading.
Cancer: A global threat
Anti-smoking campaigns are key to efforts to tackle growing cancer rates in poor countries
The World Health Organization is warning of a global "tidal wave" of cancer and says that by 2035, around 24 million people will have the disease.
Globally, one in five men and one in six women will develop cancer before the age of 75.
And one in eight men, and one in twelve women, will die from the disease.
Cancer is the leading cause of economic loss through premature death and disability worldwide - because of the vast sums spent on treatment, but also in lost economic and social activity.
In 2010, WHO says the total annual economic cost of cancer was $1.16 trillion (£700bn).
Despite treatment advances and screening programmes to detect the disease earlier, the cancer burden will increase.
The world's population is growing and lifespan is increasing. This means there will be more and more people who can develop cancer.
Currently, 14 million people a year are diagnosed with cancer. WHO says that will increase to 19 million by 2025, 22 million by 2030 and 24 million by 2035.
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