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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese relatives of passengers on a missing Malaysian airliner vented their anger Tuesday at the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing. They threw plastic water bottles, tried to rush the gate and chanted, "Liars!" The Chinese government wants Malaysia to turn over the satellite data it used to conclude that Flight 370 was lost in the southern Indian Ocean. Bad weather Tuesday prompted a suspension of search efforts.
BANGKOK (AP) — A province in western Thailand known for treacherous mountain roads is the scene of a deadly bus accident. Officials say a double-decker bus carrying municipal workers on a field trip plunged off a steep road and into a ravine, killing at least 30 people and injuring 22 others. Witnesses say the driver was trying to pass cars. The driver says the brakes failed.
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Residents of Chile's far northern coast are on edge over the trembling in the ground they live on. More than 300 earthquakes have shaken the area the past week and scientists say there is no way to tell if it's a harbinger of an impending disaster. The unnerving activity began with a strong magnitude-6.7 quake on March 16. The land has not settled down since.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government official briefed on the proposal says the White House wants to give the National Security Agency a smaller broom for its phone record sweeps. The Obama administration this week is expected to propose that Congress end the government's practice of sweeping up the phone records of millions of Americans. The plan would have phone companies hold the records for 18 months and require a judge's order for access.
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Top climate scientists are in Japan putting the finishing touches Tuesday on a massive report emphasizing the gravity of the threat facing communities from the polar regions to the tropics. The scientists say that along with the enormous risks facing humanity are opportunities to improve public health and build a better world.
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