Curiosity Finds Habitable Clues in Ancient Mars Rock
NASA Mars rover Curiosity analyzed a drilled rock revealing clay minerals formed in water and traces of sulfur nitrogen hydrogen oxygen phosphorus and carbon essential for life. Chief scientist John Grotzinger called the environment benign enough to support possible past life if water existed.
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North Korea Seen as Serious U.S. Threat by Intelligence Chief
Director James R. Clapper told a Senate panel that North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs pose a serious threat to the United States and East Asia. He cited ongoing global dangers including terrorism cyber attacks WMD and unrest in Syria and post Arab Spring states. The regime's scrapping of the 1953 armistice and new sanctions added pressure on Pyongyang.
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Papal Conclave Opens With Black Smoke Signals First Vote
The Sistine Chapel vote ends with thick black smoke signaling no pope elected. Cardinals return to the Vatican hotel after a tense session amid calls for unity and a possible reform of the Vatican bureaucracy. Leading contenders include Cardinal Angelo Scola and Cardinal Odilo Scherer.
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Mali editor arrest prompts silent airwaves and press protest
In Bamako, Mali, newspapers skip morning editions after the arrest of Boukary Daou, editor of The Republican, following publication of an army officer’s letter criticizing Capt. Amadou Haya Sanogo’s salary of eight thousand dollars per month. Columns report editor detained by intelligence service on March 6.
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