Bad Weather Forces Suspension of Search for Malaysian Plane

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced Monday evening that new satellite data had concluded missing Malaysian flight MH370 with 239 passengers and crew went down in the Indian Ocean. Bad weather and rough seas on Tuesday forced the suspension of the search for any wreckage of the missing plane. An international air and sea search in the area on Monday spotted several floating objects that might be parts of the plane and an Australian navy...

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