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Auschwitz march honours Holocaust dead
OSWIECIM, Poland — Thousands from across the globe marched Thursday between the former Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps in honour of six million Jews killed in the Holocaust during World War II. The mournful wail of traditional Jewish ram’s horn — the “shofar”, symbolising freedom — marked the start of…
Congress calls Nepolitano to grill her about Secret Service scandal
Lawmakers will grill Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano about the US Secret Service next week, as the Senate’s top Democrat blasted the “stupid” agents at the heart of the scandal Thursday. And furious Republicans said President Barack Obama should be held responsible for reasserting the necessary discipline in the elite…
Peru investigates deaths of almost 900 dolphins
LIMA — Officials in Peru said Thursday they are investigating what caused the deaths of nearly 900 dolphins that have washed up on its northern coast over the past four months. Authorities said they suspect a virus may be responsible, but are awaiting test results to know whether they can…
Phone calls back evolutionary theories of gender
PARIS — Women speak to their male partners less often as they grow older and turn their attention to a younger generation, according to an unusual study Thursday that tracked nearly two billion phone calls and text messages. The findings back evolutionary theory about the role of women in the…
Sex scandal claims jobs of 3 Secret Service agents
The US Secret Service said three employees will leave their jobs over the sex scandal in a hotel in Colombia which tarnished the elite presidential protection agency’s image. Two leading congressmen meanwhile revealed in a letter to Secret Service chief Mark Sullivan obtained by ABC News that agents accused of consorting with prostitutes may have been…
China ‘river pig’ deaths raise extinction fears
China says 16 endangered finless porpoises have been found dead since the beginning of the year and experts blame water pollutionand climate change for pushing the species toward extinction. The freshwater porpoise — popularly known in Chinese as the “river pig” — mainly lives in China’s Yangtze River and two lakes linked to the waterway. Authorities…
Son of legendary climber dies on Everest
The son of fabled Everest climber Ang Rita Sherpa has died attempting to scale the mountain, officials said on Thursday, in the first death of the season on the world’s highest peak. Karsang Namgyal Sherpa, an experienced climber in his own right who had conquered the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) peak several times, collapsed at Everest base…
Cronenberg, Haneke films in running for Cannes prize
Films by Canadian director David Cronenberg, Briton Ken Loachand Austrian Michael Haneke will compete for gold at the 65thCannes Film Festival, organisers said Thursday. Cronenberg was tipped for his film “Cosmopolis”, starring Robert Pattinson as a billionaire asset manager, Loach for “The Angel’s Share” about an ex-offender on the mend and Haneke for “Amour” about a woman hit…
India tests new long-range missile amid China rivalry
India on Thursday successfully test fired a new missile capable of delivering a one-tonne nuclear warhead anywhere in rival China, marking a major advance in its military capabilities. Watched by hundreds of scientists, the Agni V blasted off shortly after 0800 am (0230 GMT) from a concrete launchpad on an island off…
Indonesian eight-year-old smoker kicks habit
An eight-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked more than a pack a day from age four has kicked the habit, a child-welfare commission said Thursday. The boy, Ilham, has put on two kilograms (4.4 pounds), since going into treatment with the independent Child Protection Commission a month ago, said its chairman, Arist Merdeka Sirait. “He has…
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