Amnesty International places the United States in the fifth spot among the world’s top executioners in 2013, behind China, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
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US military aircraft departs in search of missing Malaysian airliner
The US Navy said that it is sending another of its most advance maritime surveillance aircraft to help in the search for the missing Malaysian airliner.
Warmest years on record
The World Meteorological Organization declared that 13 of the 14 warmest years on on record has occured in the 21st century.
Champion boxer Vitaly Klitschko’s next fight might be for presidency
Boxer turned politican Vitaly Klitschko, who led the opposition party in Ukraine during months of protests which eventually resulted in the ouster of the former president, announced his candidacy for the Ukrainian presidency.
Soyuz succesfully docked with the International Space Station
Despite an unexpected wrinkle with a thruster that made a poor orbit rendezvous, the Russian Soyuz succesfully docked with the International Space Station Thursday night.
Turkey denounces Syria security leak, blocks social media sites
Turkish government blocks access to Twitter and Youtube, decrying security leaks posted on the social media sites.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon visits Greenland to assess climate change
United Nations Secretary General visited the World Heritage Site Ice Fjord in Greenland.
Microsoft CEO signals new course with office for Ipad
Microsoft’s newly minted CEO shared the news that the company is bringing its popular office suite to Apple’s tablet.
Facebook to use satellite, drones to spread the internet
Social media giant Facebook is harnessing satellite, drone and other technologies as part of a costly and ambitious plan to beam internet connectivity to people in remote areas of the world.
Chinese family members demand more answers from Malaysian officials
The prolonged and so far fruitless search and investigation has taken its toll, with Chinese family members clashing with the police and accusing Malaysia of deception and delays. <iframe width=”640″ height=”480″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/tT4NNW3Q4L4?wmode=opaque” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
Obama applauds IMF Preliminary Agreement with Ukraine
Ukraine received a lifeline from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), winning a 27 billion dollar support fund, in the wake of the Russian annexation of Crimea. The IMF announced a 14 to 18 billion dollar standby credit for Kiev in return for tough economic reforms. The United States Congress also passed legislation on Thursday backing a one billion dollar loan guarantee for Ukraine. US president Barack Obama lauded the announcement.
Scientists build first synthetic yeast chromosome
(Reuters) – An international team of scientists has built a modified yeast chromosome from scratch, the latest step in the quest to make the world’s first synthetic yeast genome, an advance that would lead to new strains of the organism to help produce industrial chemicals, medicines and biofuels. Instead of just copying nature, the team did extensive tinkering with their chromosome, deleting unwanted genes here and there. It then successfully incorporated the designer chromosome into […]
