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Three Bombings in Mumbai Kill 21 A series of three bombings that took place just minutes apart in Mumbai, Ind ia's most populous city, yesterday evening has claimed the lives of at least 21 people and injured 141 others. Though there were no immediate claims of responsibility, the close timing of the blasts has led authorities to conclude that this was indeed a coordinated attack. This ...
Young Female Chimps Play Differently than Males After observing the Kanyawara group of chimpanzees in Kibale National Park in Uganda for more than a decade, researchers have concluded that differences in their play behavior may be gender-driven. Over a hundred instances of young female chimpanzees playing with sticks as though they were dolls were observed over the years. This sort of behavior was very rarely observed in ...
UN Declares Famine in Somalia The UN has declared a famine in two regions of southern Somalia and warns that the crisis could spread throughout the country over the next two months if international donors do not take immediate action. The area is suffering the worst drought in more than half a century, affecting an estimated 10 million people. Most major aid agencies employ the ...
Pirate Killing Raises Questions of Jurisdiction The use of armed security contractors on merchant vessels is controversial--some worry that their presence will encourage pirates to use more violence when taking ships--but with acts of piracy increasing off the coast of Somalia, many believe it is a necessary step. In what is believed to be the first killing of its kind, guards aboard a Panamanian ship shot ...
Bombings in Moscow’s Subway System Kill Many A pair of female suicide bombers detonated explosives in two of Moscow's subway stations at the height of Monday's morning rush hour, killing at least 35 and injuring dozens more. The first explosion occurred shortly before 8 AM at the Lubyanka station in central Moscow, which sits underneath the building that houses the main offices of the Federal Security Service, ...