By Irene CaselliPuerto AyoraWhen Marjorie Macias Rizzo was offered a job on the Galapagos Islands in 2006, she was excited.She had never been to the islands before and she was interested in her new job: data manager for a three-year project on sustainable development. She was aware of the strict laws regulating migration from mainland Read More…
By Pallab GhoshScience correspondent, BBC NewsResearchers have found that eggshells of extinct bird species are a rich source of preserved DNA.An international team isolated the delicate DNA molecules of species including the massive "elephant birds" of the genus Aepyorni. The Proceedings of the Royal Society B research demonstrated the approach also on emu, ducks and Read More…
By Judith BurnsScience reporter, BBC NewsA director at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva has told BBC News that some mistakes were made in construction.Dr Steve Myers said these faults will delay the machine reaching its full potential for two years. The atom smasher will reach world record power later this month at 7 trillion Read More…
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has paid a moving tribute to the 101 UN "heroes" who died in the Haiti earthquake.Mr Ban, his voice breaking at a memorial service for the lost UN staff, said: "We will never forget you. We will carry on your work." Hundreds of UN workers joined relatives of those who died Read More…
Three men have been arrested in connection with the theft of the corpse of Cyprus’s ex-President Tassos Papadopoulos, officials say.Police said they had arrested two Greek Cypriots and a foreign national on suspicion of involvement in the theft. One of the Greek Cypriots was already serving a prison sentence for other offences, a spokesman said. Read More…
A Pennsylvania woman in her late 40s has been charged with terror offences including using the internet to recruit militants for deadly attacks abroad.Colleen LaRose – also known as Fatima LaRose and "Jihad Jane" – was arrested in Philadelphia in October 2009. A federal indictment accuses her of agreeing to kill a Swedish citizen and Read More…
A Christian organisation in Nigeria has accused government security forces of failing to stop hundreds being killed in clashes near the city of Jos.Hundreds died during attacks on three villages over the weekend in an area which straddles the country’s mainly Christian south and Muslim north. The massacre is seen as revenge for a previous Read More…
Brussels has said it would be "extremely concerned" if the defence group EADS was prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.Its comments came after pan-European EADS and US partner Northrop Grumman abandoned a bid for a $35bn (£23bn) mid-air refuelling aircraft contract. Northrop Grumman and EADS said the terms of the Pentagon Read More…
US Vice-President Joe Biden has condemned Israel’s approval of 1,600 new homes for ultra-Orthodox Jews in East Jerusalem.Mr Biden, in Israel as part of US attempts to kick-start the peace process, said it was "the kind of step that undermines the trust we need". Palestinian leaders also condemned the controversial move. Israel insisted it was Read More…
By Phil McNultyChief football writer at the Emirates StadiumNicklas Bendtner struck a hat-trick as Arsenal outclassed Porto to overturn a first-leg deficit with ease and clinch a place in the last eight of the Champions League.Bendtner – heavily criticised after a succession of misses in Saturday’s win against Burnley – scored twice in the first Read More…
