KUALA LUMPUR/TOKYO -- Two planes. Five hundred and thirty-seven souls lost. One of aviation history's darkest mysteries and one of its most appalling crimes. All in a single year.

Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad said he cried when "national automaker" Proton was sold to China's Geely. He may have to sell part of the national airline. © Reuters
National pride collides with financial reality as JAL waits in wings