Search for missing plane to be suspended

The governments of Malaysia, Australia and China announced on Friday that the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 would be suspended upon completion of the current search area, but promised to resume the search should new evidence emerge.

The announcement was made following a tripartite meeting attended by transport ministers of the three countries in Malaysia. Despite the discovery to some debris, a joint search effort has not yet found the main body of the aircraft in the south Indian Ocean, where it has presumably ended its journey.

In a joint statement, the three ministers said none of the debris had provided information that positively identified the precise location of the aircraft.