In pictures: Search for Malaysia plane

The search continues for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which vanished on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to China's capital, Beijing, on Saturday.

The US Navy destroyer USS Pinckney has joined the search

The Malaysian civil aviation chief Datuk Azharuddin Abdul Rahman has been updating relatives and the world's press at Kuala Lumpur airport.

Indian sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik has created a sand-art sculpture on a beach in Puri in eastern India.

Spotter planes are continuing the search for the aircraft and some have seen what may be oil slicks - but they have not been confirmed and no wreckage has been found

Chinese relatives of the missing passengers have been applying for their passports to be ready to travel to Malaysia to be closer to rescue operations.

Rescue workers from a Buddhist organisation held prayers at Kuala Lumpur International Airport

More ships are joining the search, including the Chinese navy's Jinggangshan

Vessels already engaged include patrols of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency

The media frenzy in Beijing angered some of the relatives

The anxious wait also goes on in Malaysia, where some relatives are staying in hotels