Almost 2/3 of the passengers on board the missing flight were nationals of THIS COUNTRY.
China
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THIS ETHNIC GROUP in Crimea formally boycotted the referendum, citing suspicion of Russia’s good intentions.
The Muslim Tatars, who number around 300,000 in the province with a population of 2 million
200
Syria’s (apparently still functional) parliament just approved a new election law allowing THIS, coming just months before Bashar al-Assad’s term technically expires.
Multiple candidate elections. This could potentially lead to Assad losing power to a democratically elected government unaffiliated with any rebel groups.
200
“Who would have guessed that I would have done more work during spring break than this entire semester thus far?”
Hannah Trate @HannahTrate
200
Stolen passports used by Iranian nationals were lost in THIS COUNTRY.
Thailand, where the owners of both passports were on vacation
300
On the eve of the referendum, Russian troops moved across the border into Ukraine’s Kherson region to seize THIS.
A natural gas terminal
300
A US federal judge dismissed THESE CHARGES against Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade citing diplomatic immunity.
Visa fraud and falsification of official documents
300
“Anddd TSA stole my duty free tequila. I guess that job would drive me to drink too”
our very own Erik Leiden @ErikLeiden
300
The northern leg of the flight’s projected possible route extends into THIS CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRY.
Kazakhstan
400
THIS PARAMILITARY GROUP has seized several government buildings and continues to patrol the streets of Kiev.
Right Sector, which—appropriately enough—is driven by far-right/neonazi ideology
400
Relations between Israel and Jordan have been strained after THIS INCIDENT.
Israeli border guards shot and killed a Jordanian judge, claiming he attacked them with a pole
400
“Are greyhound buses a new front for illegal immigration? My bus back from and now back to Columbus have been searched by US border control.”
Josh Freedman @jfreedman2009
400
China seized the opportunity provided by the search and rescue operation to send warships near THESE DISPUTED ISLANDS near the initial search area.
The Spratly Islands
500
Former PM Yulia Tymoshenko is recovering nicely after surgery to treat THIS CONDITION.
3 slipped discs
500
A Uighur militant hiding in THIS COUNTRY has vowed revenge on the China in response to Beijing’s crackdown on separatists.
Pakistan
500
“risotto is killin the comfort food game”
Caitlyn Homol @chomolli
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Out of “respect for the passengers and crew of MH370” Malaysia Airline has changed the flight code for the Kuala Lumpur-Beijing flight to THIS.