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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • President Barack Obama on Sunday defended the Malaysian government's handling of its fruitless search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, saying officials are working tirelessly to find the aircraft that is believed to be deep at the bottom of the Indian Ocean.
Obama said he knows how hard officials are working because of his consultations with his own team and because of all the U.S. assets involved in the massive search effort.
"I can't speak for all the countries in the region but I can say that the United States and other partners have found the Malaysian government eager for assistance and fully forthcoming with us in terms of the information that they have," Obama said.
The Associated Press