More than a quarter of a million people have fled in terror as opposition militias plot their return. Without international assistance a humanitarian disaster looms. Thierry wants to talk, but chokes on memories of blows and stabs punctuated by the sound of his father pleading for his life before masked men hacked him to death. He shrinks into himself, cold and small on a damp wooden bench just inside Tanzania... “We can never go back.” ... ....
SpaceX has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS), delevering the world's first inflatable tent for astronauts. The US aerospace company's unmanned Dragon cargo ship, carrying lettuce seeds, lab mice and an inflatable pop-up room, arrived on Sunday at the space station where six spacecraft are now docked ... "It looks like we've caught a Dragon," said Peake ... Source. AFP. ....
In a bad news for astronomers searching for extraterrestrial life in deep space, NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft Kepler has gone into an emergency mode 75 million miles from the Earth. ....
At Iraq’s Mosul Dam, only one of the two bottom outlet gates is functioning, angrily spitting out water in a foamy white churn as birds fly above the spray, CNN reportsThe dam is considered by some experts to be among the most dangerous of its kind in the world. Completed in the mid-1980s, it was considered a necessity at the time ... – U.S. government. The lives of at least 1.5 million people could be at risk, according to U.S....
Ukrainian Prime MinisterArseniy Yatsenyuk resigned after weeks of pressure, paving the way for a government revamp seeking to end the nation’s worst political crisis in two years and resume a $17.5 billion bailout. Yatsenyuk, 41, said on Facebook that he’d submit his resignation to parliament on April 12, adding that his party will stay in the coalition allied with PresidentPetro Poroshenko... More from Bloomberg.com....
As we continued our hikes and searches for wildflowers in East BayRegional Parkx last week, we decided to take the TrailsChallenge hike in Morgan Territory near Livermore. The trail is rated "challenging" and is probably given that designation because of some descents on narrow track, a few climbs (the 400-ft. one up to EagleTrail), and the distance—6.85 miles ... At the top of the peak, right onto Eagle Trail....
Back then one followed the Santa FeTrail, a trail thousands still seek out and explore. To discover the Santa Fe Trail and its most famous frontier city set the GPS for Arrow Rock...It's often mistakenly called the start of the Santa Fe Trail because Arrow Rock was the first major stop along the old trail traders and travelers made after crossing the Missouri River from New Franklin, the trail's official start point....
ToddCunningham hit SaltLake’s first homer of the season — a three-run shot — to power the Bees to a 7-4 win over Sacramento on Sunday at Smith’sBallpark. Salt Lake swept its season-opening series for the first time since 2008. Turning Point • Trailing 1-0, the Bees exploded for six runs in the second inning, highlighted by Jett Bandy’s RBI double, Rafael Ortega’s two-run single and Cunningham’s two-out home run ... ....
TCUtrailed4-3 before putting game away with big inning. The Frogs had 10 extra-base hits, including three home runs. Austen Wade and Cam Warner each had four hits ... ....
Evgeny Medvedev, Shayne Gostisbehere, Scott Laughton and R.J. Umberger also scored for the Flyers, who trailed 2-0 midway through the first period ... 23 due to a blizzard ... ....
2 career scorer, and the Raptors beat the New York Knicks 93-89 on Sunday to stay alive for the No ... He now trails only Chris Bosh (10,275) on the Raptors' career list ... ....
It was not as dramatic of a comeback but it was still a win for New Mexico on Sunday afternoon. The Lobos finished a three-game sweep of Fresno State with a 7-4 victory. UNM (23-9, 12-3 Mountain West) trailed 3-1 going to its half of the sixth inning ... ....