Thousands continue to flee Indian cities
The exodus of people from India's north-eastern
states living in the southern city of Bangalore continues with more
migrant workers fleeing.There are reports of people from the region
fleeing the the cities of Chennai (Madras) and Pune as well.
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Jacob Zuma inquiry Lonmin mine killings
South African President Jacob Zuma has announced
an inquiry into violence at a mine in the north-east of the country,
calling the deaths there "tragic". Thirty-four people were killed
when police opened fire on striking platinum miners on Thursday.
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Neanderthal breeding idea doubted
Similarities between the DNA of modern people
and Neanderthals are more likely to have arisen from shared ancestry
than interbreeding, a study reports.That is according to research
carried out at the University of Cambridge and published this week
in PNAS journal.
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