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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's defense minister says files were recently deleted from the home flight simulator belonging to the pilot aboard the missing Malaysian jetliner. The defense minister says investigators are trying to retrieve the files deleted Feb. 3, but says the pilot is considered innocent until proven guilty of any wrongdoing. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 with 239 people aboard went missing March 8 on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
BERLIN (AP) — The German insurance company Allianz says it's made initial payments in connection with the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. The Munich-based insurer says the payments are in line with normal market practice and contractual obligations when an aircraft is reported as missing. But the insurer isn't giving details on who is receiving the money. Search crews from 26 countries are looking for the plane.
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (AP) — The chairman of the Russian Constitutional Courts says they've just ruled to be valid the treaty to annex Crimea. That clears yet another hurdle for the Ukraine peninsula to become part of Russia. And it only needs to be ratified by the Russian parliament. Meanwhile, Crimea's self-defense forces have stormed the Ukrainian navy headquarters in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol. The Crimeans took over the building following the arrival of the commander of the Russia Black Sea fleet.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An industrial plant in western New York and its environmental controls manager face sentencing in federal court in Buffalo today for illegally releasing the carcinogen benzene into the air and improperly handling hazardous sludge. The government wants Tonawanda Coke Corp., to pay a $57 million fine. Manager Mark Kamholz could get more than 3 years in prison after also being convicted of obstruction for moving to hide problems from an inspector.
LONDON (AP) — After 30 years of work, the British pound coin is ready for a makeover. The Royal Mint is replacing the weighty flat piece with a 12-sided coin made with two separate metals. It resembles a "threepenny bit" — a coin that circulated in Britain from 1937-1971. British officials say the new coin will be harder to fake.
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