Sumit Paul-Choudhury, editorFigurines from the Don river valley (Images: Kirstin Jennings)The world’s oldest portrait, the world’s first fully carved sculpture, the world's oldest ceramic figure, the world’s earliest puppet - there’s no shortage of superlatives in the new exhibition of art from the ice age at the British Museum in LondonBut focus too closely on the exhibits’ record-breaking ages...
Japan summons China envoy in island row
Labels: Technology TOKYO: Tokyo summoned China's envoy Tuesday in protest after what it says was another incursion into its territorial waters around islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with Beijing."The foreign ministry summoned the Chinese ambassador over ships entering the waters near Senkaku islands," said a foreign ministry official, referring to a chain claimed as the Diaoyus by Beijing.The move...
Boy safe, suspect dead after Alabama bunker standoff
Labels: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Mom was whisked away to reunite with child, state legislator saysFBI says boy was rescued after negotiators felt he was in dangerBoy has been taken to a hospital in Dothan, another state legislator saidWitness said he heard explosion followed by gunshotsMidland City, Alabama (CNN) -- A 5-year-old child abducted from a school bus six days ago is safe, and his kidnapper is dead,...
Ex-Navy SEAL murder suspect had been in mental hospital
Labels: Health FORT WORTH, TexasThe Iraq War veteran charged with killing a former Navy SEAL sniper and his friend on a Texas shooting range had been taken to a mental hospital twice in the past five months and told authorities that he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, police records show. Eddie Ray Routh, 25, also told his sister and brother-in-law after the shootings that he "traded his soul...
Boy Safe, Kidnapper Dead After Hidden Camera Tip
Labels: Business A week-long standoff in Alabama, where a retired trucker held a 5-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker, has ended with the kidnapper dead and the child safe, according to law enforcement.Officials had been able to insert a high-tech camera into the bunker to monitor the movements of the suspect, Richard Lee Dykes, and they had become increasingly concerned that he might...
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Bug protects itself by turning its environment to gold
Labels: World Mythical King Midas was ultimately doomed because everything he touched turned to gold. Now, the reverse has been found in bacteria that owe their survival to a natural Midas touch. Delftia acidovorans lives in sticky biofilms that...
Beyonce brings out Destiny's Child for Super Bowl thrill
Labels: Technology NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana: Pop diva Beyonce thrilled the Super Bowl crowd Sunday with a pyrotechnic half-time spectacular that doubled as a much-anticipated Destiny's Child reunion.Fireworks burst into the sky from the Superdome field just vacated by the game-leading Baltimore Ravens and lagging San Franciso 49s as the 31-year-old chart-topper took the stage with "Crazy in Love".Blowing a...
Former Navy SEAL is shot dead at Texas gun range
Labels: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: The gun range was in a "very remote area" with no witnesses, an official saysThe two men killed, Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield, worked to help veterans with PTSDThe suspect confessed to his sister, but not to police, authorities say Eddie Ray Routh is held on $3 million bond after being arraigned on murder charges (CNN) -- A former Navy SEAL known for claiming a record number...
Sandy Hook choir, Hudson delight Super Bowl crowd
Labels: Health NEW ORLEANS As 26 children in white polo shirts excitedly walked to center of the Superdome field and prepared to sing, a packed Super Bowl crowd revved up by a day of partying in the Big Easy fell silent. The chorus from Sandy Hook Elementary School, nearly two months removed from a deadly shooting rampage, joined Jennifer Hudson to deliver a stirring rendition of "America the Beautiful" on Sunday...
Super Bowl XLVII Live Blog: Niners Rising
Labels: Business 9:56 p.m. ET: On 1st and goal, Ravens stopped one yard short of the end zone. 2nd and goal.9:54 p.m. ET: Bernard Pierce not expected to return to the game with a leg injury.9:51 p.m. ET: First down for the Ravens with an 8-yard gain. Bernard Pierce looks really shaken up after that tackle. Third quarter ends with score still 28-23 Ravens.9:46 p.m. ET: Scary looking tackle of...
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