Six dismembered bodies found in taxi in Mexico
Morelia: The bodies of six men — three decapitated and the rest dismembered — were discovered inside an abandoned taxi in a violent area of western Mexico, an official said. The cadavers are unclaimed “and there are no reports of people missing in the area,” a source said.
Dinosaur extinction was deadly for Antarctic
london: The mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs was sudden and just as deadly to life in the polar regions, according to a study of more than 6,000 marine fossils from the Antarctic.
Prosthetic foot to help women wear high heels
Washington: Researchers have developed the first non-custom prosthetic foot to help women who have lost a leg to disease or injury adapt to heels up to four inches high.
DNA of terror suspects destroyed in UK
london: Fingerprint and DNA profiles of over 800 terror suspects have been destroyed due to errors committed by Britain’s intelligence and police services, prompting authorities to launch a probe on Friday.
Elephant named in petition drive dies
Tokyo: Hanako had lived in the zoo since she was 2. An elephant that set off a petition drive to move her out of her concrete pen in a small zoo in Japan died at the age of 69. Zoo spokesman Naoya Ohashi said Hanako was lying on her side and repeated efforts to raise her upright were not successful.