News Headlines - 14 March 2014

▽Japan STAP stem cell researchers' errors not intentional, RIKEN says - latimes.com

The Japanese research institution at the center of a growing controversy over a new type of stem cells said Friday that its investigation of four scientists has confirmed two instances of "inappropriate" behavior but that neither case was severe enough to be considered intentional misconduct or outright fabrication of data.

▽Investigators focus on foul play behind missing Malaysia plane: sources | Reuters

An investigation into a missing Malaysian jetliner, now into its second week, is focusing more on the possibility of foul play as evidence suggests it was deliberately flown hundreds of miles off course, sources familiar with the Malaysian probe said.

▽Tony Benn, Labour politician and champion of the Left, 1925-2014 - FT.com

As one of the most influential figures in the 1980s Labour movement, Benn played a pivotal role in dragging his party so far to the left that its rightwing members broke away to form the Social Democratic party and Labour remained out of power for 18 years. When it returned to office under Tony Blair, it embedded rather than reversed many of the Thatcherite policies that Benn reviled.

▽BBC News - Japan arrest over Anne Frank book vandalism

The man was arrested earlier for putting up posters in one of the bookshops where some of the damaged books were found... Some questioned whether the incidents reflected a rightward turn in Japanese politics and a questioning of the truth of some atrocities during WWII.

▽Richard III faces fresh battle in UK court

Richard III, who died in battle in 1485, is at the centre of conflict again at London's High Court, which must decide where his remains will be laid to rest.