Tanzanians Asked to Secretly Finger Albino-Murderers

Matilda's Horned Viper, to be precise

(NEWSER) - A brand-new species of snake sports yellow and black scales, two spiked horns, and a pretty cool name: Matilda's Horned Viper. Scientists discovered it in Tanzania two years ago and it got introduced last month as the world's newest snake species. It's only the third new snake discovered in Africa in three years, notes AP . About that name: It's in honor of one of the researcher's kids. More»

Panama, Finland, and Myanmar top the list

(NEWSER) - If you like cool design, upscale safaris, or a forbidden communist island, the New York Times can recommend 45 locales to visit in 2012. Among them:

• Panama. See the world-famous canal before its expansion, then stay for Panama City's economic boom and Frank Gehry's first design in Latin America—a natural history museum called BioMuseo.

African countries should seize president 'responsible for torture'

(NEWSER) - George W. Bush should be arrested for his role in waterboarding, Amnesty International says, and his trip to Africa presents an opportunity for that. “International law requires that there be no safe haven for those responsible for torture; Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia must seize this opportunity to fulfill their obligations and end the impunity George W. Bush has so far enjoyed,” the human rights organization said. (It's not the first time .) More»

600 aboard vessel in Tanzania; smaller accident in China

(NEWSER) - Separate ferry accidents in Tanzania and China have taken a heavy toll:

• Tanzania: An overcrowded ship with about 600 people capsized in rough seas after leaving port at Dar es Salaam. At least 40 are dead and about 370 missing. The rest were rescued, reports AP . Relatives are livid the ship was allowed to leave with such a heavy load.
• China: At least nine students and two adults drowned when their ferry capsized in a river in central China, reports AP . The students were on a holiday trip, and at least three more people are missing. Police in Hunan province have detained the boat owners.

They're especially hungry because they can't hunt on bright nights

(NEWSER) - African lions are most likely to hunt prey on moonless nights, and especially on nights following a full, bright moon, the Telegraph reports. A study looked at roughly 500 lion attacks on Tanzanian villagers over the past two decades, and found that a vast majority occurred between dusk and 10pm on nights with waning moonlight. Lions generally can't hunt on bright nights, so a full moon means they're out of luck—and getting hungry. More»