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WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO's chief is calling Russia's advances in Ukraine the greatest threat to European security and stability since the end of the Cold War. In remarks prepared for an afternoon speech in Washington, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (AHN'-derz fohg RAHS'-moo-sihn) says Moscow's annexation of Ukraine's strategic Crimea Peninsula is a wake-up call for international partners committed to a free and peaceful Europe.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian investigators, with the help of the FBI, are trying to restore and analyze files deleted last month from the flight simulator used by the pilot of the missing Malaysia Airlines jet. They are checking to see whether the deleted files contain unusual flight paths that could help explain where the plane went. Malaysia's defense minister says Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah is considered innocent of any wrongdoing until proven guilty, and that members of his family are cooperating in the investigation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal aviation officials say the design and manufacture of Boeing's 787 jetliner is safe despite the many plane's many problems since its rollout. In a joint report, the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing say the government had effective processes in place to identify and correct issues that emerged before and after the 787's certification. The FAA ordered the review after a lithium battery fire on a 787 parked at Logan International Airport in Boston in January of last year.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A famed scientist and founder of the Kenya Wildlife Service is urging Kenya's president to invoke emergency measures to protect the country's elephants and rhinos. Richard Leakey says the Kenyan Wildlife Service has been infiltrated by people enriching themselves off poaching. He says the poaching ringleaders are known, but that the government has taken no action. He did not name names.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Actor Russell Crowe and the makers of the movie "Noah" had been hoping for a publicity boost from the pope, but they've been disappointed. They attended Pope Francis' general audience today but didn't meet the pope. The Vatican spokesman says Noah's producers had requested a private audience and were turned down.
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