For DARPA, it’s all about surprises
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“At a recent press briefing Prabhakar outlined three
09:32 am | “Human cloning has been used to produce early embryos, marking a ‘significant step’ for medicine, say US scientists. The cloned embryos were used as a source of stem cells, which can make new…
May 16 2013 / No Comment / Read More »08:46 am | “Bombs struck Sunni districts in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day…
May 18 2013 / No Comment / Read More »08:44 am | “Two car bombs have killed at least nine people in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say. More…
May 18 2013 / No Comment / Read More »09:46 am | “Two explosions in the Malakand region of north-west Pakistan have killed at least 13 people, officials say.” Source: BBC…
May 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »09:46 am | “At least 30 people have been killed and dozens injured in two explosions outside a mosque in the Iraqi…
May 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »10:05 am | “Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, India’s archrival, an aide said.” Source: Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row – Yahoo! News…
May 19 2013 / No Comment / Read More »01:43 pm | “Authorities launched a search Thursday after two passengers went missing overnight off Australia’s eastern coast. The 30-year-old man and 26-year-old woman were reported missing when the Carnival Cruise ship Spirit docked in Sydney on Thursday morning, CNN affiliate Seven Network reported. The first clue came when they didn’t claim their luggage.” Source:2 cruise line passengers…
May 9 2013 / No Comment / Read More »09:50 am | “At least 40 people were either killed by Cyclone Mahasen or while trying to flee its impact, including 25 Muslim Rohingya whose bodies washed up on the shores of Bangladesh after their boat capsized while sailing from Myanmar.” Source: Bangladesh cleans up after killer cyclone | GulfNews.com…
May 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »09:49 am | “Terrorists on witness protection were able to board flights because their new identities were not updated on the US no-fly list, a watchdog has found. The US justice department report said its Witness Security Program had failed to give the new names to the FBI-managed Terrorist Screening Center.” Source: BBC News – US no-fly error…
May 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »09:56 am | “Nearly half of all voters want Britain to leave the European Union, according to a new ICM poll for The Sunday Telegraph.” Source: Nearly half of British voters want to quit Europe – poll | GulfNews.com…
May 19 2013 / No Comment / Read More »08:43 am | “Thieves stole around $1 million worth of jewelry from a hotel near the Cannes Film Festival sometime early Friday morning, the Associated Press reports. The jewels were in a safe…
May 18 2013 / No Comment / Read More »09:49 am | “New York officials say they have busted a multi-million dollar cigarette smuggling ring. Officials allege that three of the 16 Palestinian immigrants…
May 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »09:48 am | “Brazilian police say they have identified a gang specialising in trafficking Bangladeshi nationals into the country. About 80 workers have been lured…
May 17 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More »09:42 am | “The Syrian military pounded the rebel-held central town of Qusayr, killing 13 people, in an apparent preparation for a ground assault, a…
May 19 2013 / No Comment / Read More »09:39 am | “At least 29 people were killed when cattle raiders from a South Sudanese minority group opened fire on members of another minority…
May 19 2013 / No Comment / Read More »10:03 am | “After winning adulation across Mali for a five month military offensive that crushed al Qaeda fighters, France is now frustrating some of its allies by pushing for a political settlement…
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