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Speeding passenger train kills five elephants in India
A speeding passenger train killed five elephants when it ploughed into a herd crossing the track in eastern India, a railway spokesman said Monday. The train struck the animals on Sunday near the Khallikote forest range in Orissa state’s Ganjam district, some 120 kilometres (74 miles) south of the state…
Indian gang-rape victim’s family wants killers executed
The family of a murdered Indian gang-rape victim will not rest until her killers are hanged, her brother said. “The fight has just begun. We want all the accused hanged, and we will fight for that, till the end,” the brother told the Indian Express. Six men are facing murder…
Cambodia battles to save rare Mekong dolphins
The sight of two dolphins twisting playfully in the murky waters of the Mekong river elicits barely stifled squeals of delight from a boatload of eco-tourists. But a short distance upstream, river guard Pech Sokhan sighs as he holds up two large, tangled gill nets recently pulled from the murky…
Facebook disables New Year’s messaging tool after private messages revealed
Midnight Message Delivery app suspended after a student was able to read private messages meant for other users. Facebook has temporarily disabled its New Year’s Eve messaging tool after a university student was able to read and delete private messages intended for other users. Jack Jenkins, a business IT student…
Human rights group: 30 tortured bodies found in Damascus
Thirty tortured and disfigured bodies have been found in the northern Damascus neighbourhood of Barzeh, the scene of regular clashes between regime troops and rebels, a watchdog said on Monday. “Thirty bodies were found in the Barzeh district. They bore signs of torture and have so far not been identified,”…
Oldest living Nobel medicine laureate Levi-Montalcini dies aged 103
Nobel medicine laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini, a neurologist and developmental biologist, died on Sunday at her home in Rome aged 103. She was the oldest living Nobel laureate at the time of her death. Levi-Montalcini shared the prize with colleague Stanley Cohen in 1986 for their ground-breaking discovery of growth factors.…
The world prepares to ring 2013 in with a bang
Sydney will Monday kick off a wave of dazzling firework displays welcoming in 2013 from Dubai to Paris and London, with long-isolated Yangon joining the global pyrotechnics for the first time. Australia’s famous harbour city will usher in the New Year with a Aus$6.6 (US$6.9) million display curated by pop…
‘Most-wanted’ gang leader killed in Brazilian gem heist
Military police killed the leader of a gang that had spectacularly blasted its way into a gem-cutting plant in Brazil, before trading fire with police and making off with nine hostages who were later safely freed. Three of the assailants died in the shoot-out in the state of Rio Grande…
Iran stages cyber warfare drill
Iranian forces have carried out what they called cyber warfare tactics for the first time as the Islamic republic’s naval units staged manoeuvres in the key Strait of Hormuz, media reports said on Monday. The navy “launched a cyber attack against the computer network of the defensive forces in order…
Tribune media company to emerge from bankruptcy
Tribune Company, a US media conglomerate whose assets include The Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times newspapers, announced that it will successfully emerge from its bankruptcy restructuring Monday. “Tribune will emerge from the bankruptcy process as a multi-media company with a great mix of profitable assets, strong brands in major…
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