News Headlines - 16 March 2014

▽Hunt for missing Malaysian plane MH370 turns to pilots - Telegraph

The captain has apparently taken centre stage of the investigation in Malaysia for his support of Malaysia’s pro-democracy opposition party. There were also unconfirmed reports on Sunday that Captain Zaharie Shah’s wife and three children moved out of the family home the day before flight MH370 went missing.

▽Obama: Washington, EU Prepared to Penalize Russia for Crimean Ballot

U.S. President Barack Obama told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Sunday that Washington and its "European partners are prepared to impose additional costs" on Moscow for backing a secession referendum in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula.

▽BBC asked to justify Andrew Marr's remarks on Scotland's right to join EU | The Guardian

The BBC has been challenged to justify remarks by Andrew Marr after he was accused of expressing personal opinions about Scotland's right to join the EU in an interview with Alex Salmond.

▽Japanese parents of North Korea abductee meet granddaughter | Reuters

The parents of a Japanese girl who was abducted by North Korea more than three decades ago met their child's daughter for the first time last week, Japan's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.

▽J-pop meets thrash metal in Japan's latest music phenomenon | The Guardian

Teenage girl band Babymetal pair rah-rah skirts and ribbons with metallic riffs to produce unlikely worldwide online hit