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U.S. seeks cause of plane crash
A thunderstorm is one possible cause in the crash of this U.S. military refuelling plane in Kyrgyzstan. That's the theory of one Kyrgyz civil aviation official, according to the Interfax news agency. Rescuers on horseback were still searching the mountainous area around for any sign of its three crew. Witnesses ...
Rat meat sold as lamb in China
Police in China have discovered shoppers who thought they ate lamb actually consumed rat, fox and mink meat.
Kazakhs defend suspects linked with Boston bomb accused
Court sketches show two Kazakh men, charged by U.S. authorities on Wednesday with interfering in the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing. The two students were described as college friends of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is accused of plotting the April 15th attack. But in Kazakhstan the pair are believed to ...
Oldest living male concentration camp survivor dies at 107
The oldest known male survivor of Nazi concentration camps has died at the age of 107.
Polar bear spotter wanted for Summer job in Norway
The Svalbard Islands in Norway is looking to hire someone as a polar bear spotter. The job is meant to keep researchers in the field safe from the growing population of polar bears, which are estimated as outnumbering humans on the Norwegian islands. Patrick Jones has the story.
William and Kate: Remembering the Royal Wedding
On their anniversary, take a look back at the unforgettable Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Woman is pregnant following first womb transplant
A woman in Turkey is now pregnant after being the recipient of the first ever successful uterus transplant. The 22-year-old woman has announced that she is 2 weeks pregnant following an in vitro fertilization procedure at Akdeniz Univeristy Hospital in Turkey.
Witness: Tensions cloud a window into North Korea
"I'm here in the Chinese border town Dandong because it offers a great little window into neighboring North Korea, which has been
How ants can detect earthquakes better than other species
Ants can detect earthquakes better than other species. Charles Richter, father of the earthquake-measuring scale, said, “Only fools, charlatans, and liars predict earthquakes.” Ants must be all three because apparently they do it all the time. Researcher Gabriele Berberich and her colleagues tracked thousands of ant mounds living along German ...
Rare Islamic coins slated for auction block
Rare and early Islamic coins are slated for the auction block. Rare coins often grab spotlight at high-end auctions.London based auctioneers, Morton & Eden are gearing up to sell three of the earliest Islamic coins, which were created only mere decades following the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
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