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Six arrested in Murdoch tabloid phone-hacking probe
Detectives investigating phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World arrested six people on Tuesday on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, London police said. Five men aged between 38 and 49 and one 43-year-old woman were arrested in dawn raids in London and other areas in southern…
South Korean and Russian scientists join to clone woolly mammoth
Russian and South Korean scientists have signed a deal on joint research intended to recreate a woolly mammoth, an animal which last walked the earth some 10,000 years ago. The deal was signed by Vasily Vasiliev, vice rector of North-Eastern Federal University of the Sakha Republic, and controversial cloning pioneer…
Astronauts’ eyeballs deformed by long missions in space, study finds
By Ian Sample Flattening at the back of their eyes may be caused by increased pressure of cerebrospinal fluid in microgravity Brain scans of Nasa astronauts who have returned to Earth after more than a month in space have revealed potentially serious abnormalities that could jeopardise the future of long-term…
Four in ten Americans believe the U.S. will attack Iran this year
Poll shows voters split over whether there will be a military conflict between the two countries over Tehran’s nuclear program Four in ten Americans believe the US will attack Iran this year. A Poll Position survey shows that voters are almost evenly split over whether there will be a military…
U.S. soldier could get death for Afghan shootings
The US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghans could be executed if convicted, the Pentagon chief said, as President Barack Obama warned a war-weary public against a rushed exit from Afghanistan. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters aboard his plane en route to Kyrgyzstan that the shooting suspect would be…
Us and the Game Industry: How indie games are the new counter-culture
by Keith Stuart Keith Stuart: Set for release this winter, the documentary film Us and the Game Industry promises to explore the motivations of indie developers like thatgamecompany. Filmmaker Stephanie Beth tells us what she learned from a new era of rebellious entertainment Something important is happening with games at…
Salman Rushdie attacks planned DOJ lawsuit against publishers
By Alison Flood Author tweets ‘the US Justice Dept wants to destroy the world of books’ after price-fixing accusation is reported to be imminent Salman Rushdie has hit out at the US Department of Justice, saying it “wants to destroy the world of books”, after reports that it plans to…
Red meat boosts risk of dying young: study
WASHINGTON — Eating a portion of processed red meat daily can boost a person’s risk of dying young by up to 20 percent, said a long-running US study of more than 120,000 people released on Monday. While the research by Harvard University experts offers more evidence that eating red meat…
Axe-wielding arsonist kills imam in Brussels mosque
BRUSSELS — An axe-wielding arsonist burst into a Shiite Belgian mosque, killing the imam and destroying much of the building in an attack local Muslims tipped as the work of Sunni extremists. Police said the man, detained after mosque personnel trapped him inside the building, apparently used fuel to set…
Obama to announce rare earth trade case against China
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama will Tuesday announce a new trade suit against China prompted by Beijing’s restrictions on the export of rare earth materials used in manufacturing high-tech products. A senior White House official said on condition of anonymity that the United States would bring the case at…
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