Turkey’s Mount Ararat glaciers shrunk—scientist
ISTANBUL—The glaciers atop Mount Ararat, the peak in eastern Turkey where Noah’s Ark is believed by devotees to have settled after the biblical flood, have shrunk by 30 percent in surface area over the last 30 years, a researcher said Wednesday.
Hostage-taking of 4-year-old girl in Bataan ends well
The cousin of a policeman held hostage a seven-year-old girl in Bataan province Wednesday night, allegedly due to personal problems, a police report said Thursday.
Angelina Jolie pleas for Pakistan flood aid
ISLAMABAD—Hollywood star Angelina Jolie urged people on Wednesday to put aside corruption fears and donate cash to help Pakistan’s 21 million flood victims, as she ended a tour of areas devastated by deluges.
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo chosen for mobile broadcasting
TOKYO—A key government advisory panel picked a consortium led by NTT DoCoMo to build the infrastructure for multimedia digital broadcasting for mobile handsets, reports said Wednesday.
Basketball: Serbs topple champions, Turks send fans wild
ISTANBUL—Serbia caused a huge upset at the basketball world championships on Wednesday knocking out champions Spain, 92-89, in the first quarter-final, while later Turkey joined them in the last four with a 10,000 strong home crowd carrying them to an easy victory over Slovenia.