Asia Leads The World In The Feat Of Reciting Thousands Of Pi Digits
Forget pie and pizza. The real way to celebrate the beauty of 3.14 is by reciting the most pi decimal points.
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Feds Recover Stolen Indian Antiquities From Major New York Auction House
Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations seized two ancient sandstone statues just days before they were scheduled to go to auction.
After Tsunami And Quake, A U.S.-Japan Partnership To 'Give Hope'
When the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis hit Japan in 2011, U.S. troops delivered aid in Operation Tomodachi, Japanese for "friends." Another Tomodachi program brings Japanese kids to the U.S.
5 Years After Japan Disasters, 'Temporary' Housing Is Feeling Permanent
Deadlines to rehouse evacuees have come and gone. It's still not clear when they might go home, and if so, what would they return to?
Water, Soil And Radiation: Why Fukushima Will Take Decades To Clean Up
Five years after meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan, progress has been made, but there's still plenty to do.
Sluggish Economy Doesn't Dampen Shanghai's Housing Prices
China's economy is struggling. The currency and stock market are down. Growth continues to slow. Yet in Shanghai, people are scrambling to buy apartments even as prices soar. Why?
Aung San Suu Kyi Apologizes For Not Becoming Myanmar's President
The Nobel Peace laureate released a letter Thursday explaining the situation and apologizing for "not fully fulfilling the people's desire" by becoming their president.
Aung San Suu Kyi Will Not Be Myanmar's Next President
On Thursday, the National League for Democracy party, nominated two candidates to contest for the post of president. Nobel laureate and longtime democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi was not nominated.
Happy International Women's Day! India To Induct Female Fighter Pilots
India's Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha has announced that the Air Force will induct its first female fighter pilots this summer.
How Google's Neural Network Hopes To Beat A 'Go' World Champion
On Wednesday in South Korea, a Google AI program will take on a top-level player in the ancient game of Go. Here's what you need to know.