Did 1976 Viking mission find life on Mars after all? 'New analysis of 36-year-old data, resuscitated from printouts, shows NASA found life on Mars, an international team of mathematicians and scientists conclude in a paper published this week.'
North Korea rocket launch fails. 'North Korea's long-range rocket failed early Friday, U.S. officials said, calling it a blow for the reclusive state's propoganda efforts. The rocket broke up about 90 seconds after taking off, an official told NBC News.' Video at the link, where Rachel Maddow covers the story in her inimitable fashion. Claire Berlinski offers a thoughtful analysis.
Apparent coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau. 'Soldiers have taken control of much of the capital of the Guinea-Bissau in what appears to be a coup attempt. Heavy gunfire was heard in the city of Bissau and at the residence of outgoing Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior.' UPDATE: PM Gomes, President Pereira arrested.
Monitors report first Syria clashes since ceasefire. '"Fighting with heavy machineguns took place in Khirbet al-Joz, located [in Edleb province] on the Turkish border, between regime soldiers and [army] deserters," Rami Abdel Rahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told AFP in Beirut.'
Police find weapons cache in Scotland house. 'The man who found the guns told BBC Scotland the haul included three assault rifles, handguns and a shotgun. At least two dozen officers, including a forensic team, have been searching a farm in Kessington Road in the Killermont area of Bearsden.'

