Missing Malaysia Plane Search Area Shifted Due To New 'Credible Lead' - Australia

The search area for the missing Malaysian airliner has shifted because of a "new credible lead."  Say Australian authorities. AMSA said it shifted the search 1,100 kilometers (680 miles) to the north after receiving a lead based on updated advice provided by an international investigation team in Malaysia.

Missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 Crashed into Indan Ocean: Malaysia Authority Tells the Families of passengers

Families of passengers of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have been informed that the plane ended its journey in the Indian Ocean, effectively ending their hopes of a miraculous survival.

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak gave the information in a televised press conference at 15:00 CET.

Aircraft Searching: Chinese Aircraft Spots 'Suspicious Objects' , French Images Show Possible Debris From Jetliner

French satellite images show "potential objects in the vicinity of the southern corridor," Malaysia's Ministry of Transport said. That is thought to be close to areas of the Indian Ocean where previous satellite images released by Australia and China showed objects that could be debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines jet

The Chinese media say an aircraft searching for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane has spotted what it described as "suspicious objects" floating in the southern Indian Ocean. Official Chinese news agency Xinhua reports that two "relatively big" floating objects and several smaller white ones were scattered over several kilometers.

Authorities plan to search the area to see if the debris may have come from the missing Boeing 777, which disappeared more than two weeks ago.