A CHINESE astronaut yesterday performed the nation’s first-ever spacewalk, the latest milestone in an ambitious programme that is increasingly rivalling the US and Russia
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LIEUTENANT-Colonel Alexander Khabarov looks tired but surprisingly chipper for a man who has just piloted a nuclear-capable bomber jet on a 12-hour flight “somewhere over
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A CAR bomb went off near a security checkpoint in the Syrian capital of Damascus yesterday, killing 17 and injuring 14 others in the deadliest attack to strike the country in
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IT IS the ultimate in second chances: a Buddhist temple in Thailand is offering, for a small fee, an opportunity to die, rise up again newborn and make a fresh start in life.
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A WAVE of gun battles, artillery attacks and air strikes across northern Sri Lanka killed 60 Tamil Tiger rebels and three soldiers, the military said yesterday.
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RUSSIA thought it had tamed the Muslim regions on its southern flank when it quelled a rebellion in Chechnya, but trouble is brewing again.
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PIRATES who seized a Ukrainian ship laden with tanks off the Horn of Africa have asked for a ransom.
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ALMOST a dozen Chinese orphans were taken ill after drinking milk contaminated with an industrial chemical, a welfare group said yesterday.
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TWO former lovers who appeared in court accused of the murder of university student Meredith Kercher had their hearing adjourned yesterday.
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MEXICO
When bureaucracy goes mad, get even.
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