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Yemeni forces kill 38 Qaeda suspects
Yemen's armed forces killed 38 suspected members of Al-Qaeda in two days of air raids and shelling of their hideouts in the country's south, a government official said Tuesday. "Thirty-eight members of Al-Qaeda were killed in shelling and air strikes that targetted their positions in…
Tokyo chefs angry over new blowfish laws
odoxin is found in parts of the blowfish, including the liver, heart, intestines and eyes, and is so intense that a tiny amount will kill. Every year there are reports of people dying after preparing blowfish at home. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says city laws…
Dutch helicar takes maiden flight
Flying cars are the Jetsons dream that never came true. But wait, some Dutch dudes have cobbled together a weird helicar contraption that combines all the worst, most impractical elements of car and helicopter into one amazingly expensive prototype. On the ground, this thing —…
European cargo vessel docks
An unmanned European craft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday 2233 GMT, laden with tonnes of fuel, water, oxygen and other supplies, France's CNES space agency said. The robot freighter hooked up with the station, which is currently staffed by six astronauts,…
Libyan PM visits scene of tribal clashes
Libya's prime minister flew to a desert oasis city on Sunday to try to patch up a tribal dispute that has killed about 150 people over the past week and underscored the ethnic faultlines threatening Libya's stability. A Reuters team that flew with the prime…
N Korea test-fired short-range missiles
North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles off its west coast this week amid international alarm at its planned long-range rocket launch, South Korean newspapers said Friday. The North fired what appeared to be two KN-01 ground-to-ship missiles with a range of up to 120 kilometres…
More than 70 dead in Libya clashes
Three days of clashes between tribes in the southern Libyan town of Sabha have killed more than 70 people, Libyan government spokesperson Nasser al-Manaa said on Wednesday. "It is regrettable that more than 70 people have been killed and more than 150 have been wounded,"…
Japan 'ghost ship' reaches Canada
A fishing boat lost in the massive Japanese tsunami a year ago has turned up off Canada's west coast, authorities said Saturday. An aerial inspection suggested that there was no one on board, Transport Canada spokeswoman Sau Sau Liu told AFP. The 65-meter (210-foot) vessel…
New device invisible to magnetic fields
European researchers said Thursday they have created a device invisible to a static magnetic field that could have practical military and medical applications. Fedor Gomory and colleagues in Slovakia and Spain designed a cloak for a direct current, or dc, magnetic field that is static…
Princess Diana's former home reopens
Kensington Palace, home to Queen Victoria and Princess Diana in the past and from next year to Prince William and his wife Catherine, reopens to the public Monday after extensive renovation. Fringed by manicured gardens, the red-brick palace in central London has borne witness to…