snippets of world news

I know that most people get their news from broadcast television or CNN (or even Faux News *sigh*).  No single news source should ever be trusted as the font of knowledge.  I've been expanding my sources over the years, and here are some things that I learned this morning that I hadn't heard elsewhere yet...

Someone is killing Indian engineers in the USA, and FBI has been asked to investigate.  Do you suppose someone is angry about H1B Visas and India's involvement in our tech sector, or is somebody mistaking these people for Muslims (though they're probably Hindu)?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Andhra_engineer_killed_in_US_8th_in_15_months/articleshow/4077068.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/File__FBI_asked_to_probe_killing_of_Indian_students_in_US/articleshow/3726519.cms

Cuban medicine has emulated the kangaroo pouch in an apparently successful effort to save premature babies.
http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID={1FF7E68F-36CF-495E-AEF1-FCD3139B7B35}&language=EN

Kyrgyzstan is debating the closure of a US air base in its territory, which would affect any US plans for activity in Afghanistan.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/02/20092411526793937.html

Iran sends its first satellite into orbit.
http://www.physorg.com/news152865158.html

Japan successfully used a volcano alert system, warning residents 13 hours before an eruption.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090203a5.html