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Malaysia Flight 370: New signal sounds 'just like' one from a plane's beacon

 After a month of searching, investigators now have their “most promising” lead yet in finding Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. A pinger locator in the Indian Ocean has detected signals consistent with those emitted by aircraft black boxes, the head of the Joint Agency Coordination Center said Monday. The sounds were heard at a depth of 4,500 meters (about 14,764 feet), retired Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston said. “We’ve got a […]

U.S. Builds Up Marines in Asia

As the U.S. rebalances its security strategy toward Asia, the U.S. Marine Corps is rebuilding its expertise for amphibious warfare, which was eroded during wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The WSJ’s Yuka Hayashi reports. POHANG, South Korea—The U.S. Marine Corps is rebuilding its forces in East Asia, beefing up amphibious fighting capabilities that had been eroded during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The effort, which Marines showed off this […]

 
 
 

Denmark zoo faces backlash over killing giraffe

Warning: Video is graphic. A Copenhagen Zoo is dealing with intense backlash after it killed a healthy, two-year-old giraffe and fed its remains to lions on Sunday. The zoo maintains it took appropriate actions to prevent inbreeding. The Lions in Copenhagen Zoo eat the remains of a perfectly healthy young giraffe named Marius was shot dead at Copenhagen zoo on Febuary 9, 2014 despite an online petition to save it […]

 
 
 

India BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Modi's vision for a 'new India' ahead of LS polls

Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Sunday came out with his vision for a new India ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, pledging to project the country as a brand worldwide if a BJP government was voted to power. Modi promised to develop 100 smart cities and set up IITs, IIMs and AIIMS in every state, saying “urbanisation should no longer be seen as the […]

Who will be the Prime Minister of India in 2014 ?

The chemistry and momentum is clearly with a charismatic Modi but will he have the numbers to become India’s next prime minister? For almost three decades, Sharad Pawar has been India’s prime minister-in-waiting. A few years ago, when journalists asked him if he had finally given up on his prime ministerial ambitions, the Maharashtra leader candidly admitted that with a party of less than 10 MPs, his chances for the […]

Study backs 'hobbit' island dwarfism theory

How an ancient human species may have shrunk as a result of island dwarfism A diminutive species of human whose remains were found on the Indonesian island of Flores could have shrunk as a result of island dwarfism as it adapted to its environment. A study of the remains of the creature, nicknamed the “hobbit”, shows that it is possible for it to have been a dwarf version of an […]

Topless women protest agains Putin

Topless women protesters in Germany have shouted at Russian president Vladimir Putin as he toured a trade fair in Germany. Three women bared their breasts and shouted “dictator” before being quickly bundled away by security officers. Mr Putin, who was at the event in Hannover with German Chancellor Angel Merkel, spoke about the incident at news conference: “As regards the stunt – I liked it. By and large, we knew […]

India cardboard traffic police to deter violators

The move is part of a drive to check traffic violations Police in the Indian city of Bangalore are using life-like cardboard figures of officers to try and stop traffic violations. The ‘fake’ policemen have been placed in the central district and will be seen around the whole city soon. The move is part of a drive to control traffic in the city that has about 4.2 million vehicles on […]