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This Week in Space 7 - February 19, 2010

October 2nd, 2010

The International Space Station gets a room with a view like no other - many wish NASA had as clear a view of what is next in space. “This Week…

China to launch second lunar probe this weekend (AP)

September 30th, 2010

AP - China’s space ambitions are forging ahead with plans to launch the country’s second unmanned lunar probe this weekend.

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UN: Afghan civilian deaths rise sharply this year (AP)

August 10th, 2010

Relatives and friends carry coffin of Jawed, 27, one of the two Afghans killed by gunmen in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, from a morgue in a military hospital in Kabul. The FBI is conducting its own probe into the deaths of six Americans citizens who were among eight foreigners gunned down in northeastern Afghanistan in an attack claimed by the Taliban, a US official said Monday.(AFP/Shah Marai)AP - The number of civilians killed in the Afghan war jumped 25 percent in the first half of 2010 compared with the same period last year, with insurgents responsible…

Saudi to block BlackBerry messaging this month (AP)

August 1st, 2010

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Verizon Wireless shows the Blackberry Pearl smart phone. The United Arab Emirates said Sunday Aug. 1, 2010  it plans to block some messaging and web services on BlackBerry smart phones beginning in October. UAE authorities said last week BlackBerry services could pose a threat to national security. (AP Photo/Verizon Wireless/File)AP - A telecommunications official says Saudi Arabia will block BlackBerry messaging later this month.


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Pakistan bomb death toll hits 102, worst this year (AP)

July 10th, 2010

A Pakistani hospital guard carries an injured child to a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, July 9, 2010. A suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck outside a government office Friday in a tribal region where Pakistan's army has fought the Taliban, killing scores of people and left many injured, officials said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Iqbal)AP - As Adnan Khan sifted through the rubble in this northwest Pakistani village Saturday, his grief mingled with a sense of disbelief. Of the 102 people killed by a…

Petraeus: ‘We are in this to win’ in Afghanistan (AP)

July 4th, 2010

Gen. David Petraeus, the new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, second from left,poses with U.S. Marines brass band at the Independence Day celebrations Saturday, July 3, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)AP - Gen. David Petraeus formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan on Sunday, telling NATO and Afghan officials “we are in this to win” despite rising casualties…

Gates: Progress in Afghan war must come this year (AP)

June 9th, 2010

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to media in London, Wednesday, June 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)AP - Public support for the war in Afghanistan will evaporate unless the nations leading the fight against insurgents can show by the end of this year that the 8-year…

Dutch crash survivor could go home this weekend (AP)

May 14th, 2010

9 Year-old Dutch boy Ruben van Assouw is seen in his hospital bed in Tripoli's El Khadra hospital, Libya Thusday, May 13, 2010. Ruben is the only survivor of a Libyan Afriqiyah Airways plane with 104 people on board that crashed on landing Wednesday, May 12 at the airport in the Libyan capital Tripoli.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - Authorities said the Dutch boy who is the sole survivor of a plane crash in Libya may be flown home to the Netherlands as early as Saturday, offering…

Iraq boosts security after deadliest day this year (AP)

May 11th, 2010

Iraqis react to an explosion in Hillah Iraq in this image taken from TV Monday May 10, 2010. A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a textile factory in Hillah  Monday  in a crowd that gathered after two cars bombings at the same spot in the worst of a series of attacks killing tens of people across Iraq, the deadliest day this year. (AP Photo/APTN)  **  TV OUT  **AP - Iraq boosted security around Baghdad and the rest of the country Tuesday, a day after a string of attacks across the country killed 119 people and wounded hundreds.


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In Iraq’s bloodiest day this year, attacks kill 99 (AP)

May 10th, 2010

Iraqis react to an explosion in Hillah Iraq in this image taken from TV Monday May 10, 2010. A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a textile factory in Hillah  Monday  in a crowd that gathered after two cars bombings at the same spot in the worst of a series of attacks killing tens of people across Iraq, the deadliest day this year. (AP Photo/APTN)  **  TV OUT  **AP - A man with explosives strapped to his belt blew himself up in a crowd, bombers struck a southern city and gunmen sprayed fire on security checkpoints in attacks…