Hishammuddin Hussein

Malaysia and Australia will share intelligence on terrorists in Southeast Asia, a senior Malaysian minister said on Tuesday, as the two allies brace for the possible return of ISIS terrorists from Iraq.

Malaysia's embattled premier will preside over a tense ruling party assembly this week amid calls for his removal over a funding scandal that has left the party facing one of the biggest crises in its half-century rule.

US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter flew to a US aircraft carrier transiting the disputed South China Sea today and blamed China for rising tension in the region on a visit sure to infuriate Beijing.

Beijing sought to soothe tensions over its South China Sea claims today, saying it will avoid the use of force in the region as the US ponders sending war ships close to territory claimed by the Asian giant.

Military intelligence and debris from the crashed MH17 flight indicate that it was a surface-to-air missile that was used to shoot down the plane, Malaysia's Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said today.

Malaysia's premier on Wednesday appointed a new transport minister to replace Hishammuddin Hussein, who took the lead during the search for missing flight MH370.

Malaysia today vowed to hunt Flight MH370 missing for the past 100 days with "renewed vigour", even as two authors of a yet to be released book on the plane sensationally claimed that its disappearance was "deliberate" and "calculated".

Malaysia has so far spent about RM27.6 million (over $9 million) on search operations for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, an official said on Monday.

The first funerals for passengers on board a missing Malaysia Airlines jet will be held this weekend, relatives said on Friday.

Malaysia will release a preliminary report on Thursday on the disappearance of flight MH370 nearly two months after it went missing, according to a transport ministry official.

Malaysia's cabinet approved on Wednesday the appointment of an international team to investigate the disappearance of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, the country's acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said.

The effort to find missing flight MH370 is at a "very critical juncture", Malaysia's transport minister said on Saturday as authorities mull whether to reassess a challenging search of the Indian Ocean seabed that has so far found nothing.

It's not a question most governments involved in the hunt for the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 care to answer: How much has the far-flung, month-long search cost?

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he expected to discuss lessons learned from the search for a missing Malaysian jetliner at talks with southeast Asian defense chiefs.

The protracted search for missing Flight MH370 was boosted on Wednesday by the arrival of a British submarine in the Indian Ocean ahead of a visit to Australia by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Malaysia and Australia will share intelligence on terrorists in Southeast Asia, a senior Malaysian minister said on Tuesday, as the two allies brace for the possible return of ISIS terrorists from Iraq.

Malaysia's embattled premier will preside over a tense ruling party assembly this week amid calls for his removal over a funding scandal that has left the party facing one of the biggest crises in its half-century rule.

US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter flew to a US aircraft carrier transiting the disputed South China Sea today and blamed China for rising tension in the region on a visit sure to infuriate Beijing.

Beijing sought to soothe tensions over its South China Sea claims today, saying it will avoid the use of force in the region as the US ponders sending war ships close to territory claimed by the Asian giant.

Military intelligence and debris from the crashed MH17 flight indicate that it was a surface-to-air missile that was used to shoot down the plane, Malaysia's Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said today.

Malaysia's premier on Wednesday appointed a new transport minister to replace Hishammuddin Hussein, who took the lead during the search for missing flight MH370.

Malaysia today vowed to hunt Flight MH370 missing for the past 100 days with "renewed vigour", even as two authors of a yet to be released book on the plane sensationally claimed that its disappearance was "deliberate" and "calculated".

Malaysia has so far spent about RM27.6 million (over $9 million) on search operations for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, an official said on Monday.

The first funerals for passengers on board a missing Malaysia Airlines jet will be held this weekend, relatives said on Friday.

Malaysia will release a preliminary report on Thursday on the disappearance of flight MH370 nearly two months after it went missing, according to a transport ministry official.

Malaysia's cabinet approved on Wednesday the appointment of an international team to investigate the disappearance of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, the country's acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said.

The effort to find missing flight MH370 is at a "very critical juncture", Malaysia's transport minister said on Saturday as authorities mull whether to reassess a challenging search of the Indian Ocean seabed that has so far found nothing.

It's not a question most governments involved in the hunt for the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 care to answer: How much has the far-flung, month-long search cost?

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he expected to discuss lessons learned from the search for a missing Malaysian jetliner at talks with southeast Asian defense chiefs.

The protracted search for missing Flight MH370 was boosted on Wednesday by the arrival of a British submarine in the Indian Ocean ahead of a visit to Australia by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.