'Promising' signals detected

Search teams 'encouraged' by evidence of MH370 location

An Australian navy ship has detected new signals "consistent" with aircraft "black boxes", the head of Australia's Joint Agency Coordination Centre said on Monday, as search teams raced against time in the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

"The towed pinger locator deployed from the Australian defense vessel Ocean Shield has detected signals consistent with those emitted from aircraft black boxes," Angus Houston said in Perth.