News Briefs

Thailand coup successful

On Tuesday, the military of Thailand staged a bloodless coup against the Prime Minister, which was led by General Sonthi Boonyaratglin.

The king of Thailand originally declared a state of emergency in the country after finding out about the takeover. When the events took place, he was in a meeting with the United Nations in New York.

After talking with the general, he decided to endorse Boonyaratglin and appoint him as the head of the council of administrative reform. The coup was inspired by accusations of the Prime Minister’s corruption and undermining of democratic institutions. Boonyaratglin promised to hold general elections October 2007.



Man bites panda

On Wednesday, a Chinese tourist visiting the Beijing Zoo bit a panda after the bear attacked him. The tourist had been drinking before the attack. He wanted to hug the panda bear so he jumped into its enclosure.

He was bitten in both legs by the bear, and responded by biting the bear in the back. The bear was unharmed due to the thick fur on his back. The Beijing Zoo has decided not to press charges against the tourist. “He’s suffered quite a bit of shock,” said Zoo spokeswoman Ye Mingxia.



Most complete fossil. Ever.

Scientists in Ethiopia have found the fossilized remains of a girl that is believed to be 3.3 million years old. They are regarding the find as the most complete fossil that has ever been found in the entire world.

They believe the remains were that of a three year old girl. The fossils are even older than Lucy, an almost complete hominid who was found in 1974. Scientists are calling the girl Selam, which means peace in Ethiopia’s official language.