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Rocket with US-Russian crew blasts off (AP)

October 7th, 2010

The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-01M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, early Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. The Russian rocket carries US astronaut Scott Kelly and two Russian cosmonauts Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)AP - A Russian rocket with a U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts onboard blasted off successfully early Friday for the International Space Station, with flame-haired Russian spy Anna Chapman…

Japan frees 14 crew members of Chinese ship (AP)

September 13th, 2010

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a detained Chinese fishing trawler is flanked by two Japanese Coast Guard vessels during an investigation by Japanese authorities near Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture of Japan, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. China's top foreign policy official increased pressure on Japan on Sunday by summoning its ambassador to again demand the immediate release of the Chinese fishermen and their boat detained near disputed islands.  (AP Photo/Xinhua, Ji Chunpeng) ** NO SALES **AP - Japan freed 14 crew members of a Chinese ship Monday nearly a week after their vessel collided with two Japanese patrol boats near disputed southern islets, but kept…

Somali pirates seize cargo ship with 24 crew (AP)

August 6th, 2010

AP - The EU’s piracy task force says Somali pirates have hijacked a cargo ship with 22 Syrians and 2 Egyptians onboard.

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US-Russian crew blasts off to space station (AP)

June 15th, 2010

AP - Two U.S. astronauts and a Russian crewmate blasted off successfully Wednesday on a mission to the international space station that will see the last ever shuttle visit to the…

US-Russian crew blasts off to intl space station (AP)

June 15th, 2010

AP - A Russian rocket carrying a three-person U.S.-Russian crew to the international space station has blasted off successfully from Kazakhstan.

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US drone crew blamed for Afghan civilian deaths (AP)

May 29th, 2010

Local Afghan residents come out to watch a burning oil tanker carrying fuel supplies for NATO forces after it was allegedly attacked by Taliban on Jalalabad highway, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - Inexperienced operators of a U.S. drone aircraft ignored or downplayed signs that Afghan civilians were in a convoy blasted in a deadly American missile attack earlier this year,…

Drone crew blamed in Afghan civilian deaths (AP)

May 29th, 2010

Local Afghan residents come out to watch a burning oil tanker carrying fuel supplies for NATO forces after it was allegedly attacked by Taliban on Jalalabad highway, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - Inexperienced operators of a U.S. drone aircraft ignored or downplayed signs that civilians were aboard a convoy blasted by American missiles in Afghanistan earlier this year, said a…

Australia questions crew of ship that ran aground (AP)

April 5th, 2010

In this Monday, April 5, 2010 handout photo supplied by Queensland Maritime Safety, oil leaks from the Chinese-registered 230-meter-long bulk coal carrier Shen Neng 1st that rests aground on Douglas Shoals off the coast 70 miles east of Rockhampton, Australia. About 2 tons (metric tons) of oil have already spilled from the 1,000 tons (950 metric tons) of fuel on board, creating a 100-yard (meter) slick that stretches 2 miles (3 kilometers), Marine Safety Queensland said in a statement. (AP Photo/Queensland Maritime Safety) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY **AP - The crew of a coal-carrying ship that ran aground on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and is leaking oil will be questioned Tuesday about why their vessel was in…

S. Korea resumes searching for 46 missing navy crew (AP)

March 28th, 2010

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Un-chan (R) listens to Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Kim Sung-chan during his visit to the site near where naval ship Cheonan sunk, on the shore of Baengyeongdo, an island near the border with North Korea March 28, 2010. The South Korean naval ship sank on Friday night near the disputed maritime border with North Korea and 46 sailors were missing.  REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: MILITARY DISASTER)AP - Weeping, angry relatives of 46 crew members missing after a mysterious explosion sank a South Korean navy ship sailed around the site Sunday as rescue teams took to…

SKorea resumes searching for 46 missing navy crew (AP)

March 28th, 2010

South Korean Marines stand guard as they search for possible survivors from sunken naval ship Cheonan, along the seashore on Baengnyeongdo, an island near the border with North Korea, March 28, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA)AP - Weeping, angry relatives of 46 crew members missing after a mysterious explosion sank a South Korean navy ship sailed around the site Sunday as rescue teams took to…