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Happy US-Russian crew deny 'divorce in space' Moscow (AFP) April 10, 2009 
A Russian and US space crew denied on Friday that new rules forbid them from sharing toilets and food in orbit, hailing their work as the "best partnership" in human history. "We are still working our partnership together, but please don't make a mistake," US astronaut Michael Fincke said at the crew's first news conference since returning from the International Space Station. ... read more
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Moscow (AFP) April 8, 2009US millionaire space tourist Charles Simonyi shared a kiss with his wife in the Kazakh steppe after returning safely to Earth on Wednesday after an unprecedented second tour in orbit. Simonyi, who made his fortune pioneering Microsoft software, bumped back to Earth at 0715 GMT with two professional astronauts in the Russian Soyuz capsule, a spokesman for the mission control centre told AFP. ... more Major Powers Agree To New NKorea Sanctions 
United Nations (AFP) April 12, 2009Six major powers have agreed a draft statement calling for new sanctions against North Korea over its long-range rocket launch that is expected to be adopted by the full UN Security Council Monday, diplomats said. The non-binding statement was agreed Saturday in closed-door talks among the five permanent members of the council - Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States - plus ... more Chinese, Russian hackers probing US power grid: report 
Washington (AFP) April 8, 2009Chinese and Russian hackers are attempting to seed viruses in the US power grid that could one day plunge major cities into chaos, a report warned Wednesday. The report in the Wall Street Journal quotes intelligence officials saying that cyber-spies last year repeatedly gained access to the system powering everything from financial institutions to sewage systems. "The Chinese have attemp ... more World powers must accept a nuclear Iran: Larijani 
Tehran (AFP) April 12, 2009Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday world powers must accept the Islamic republic as a nuclear power as top officials vowed no let-up in Tehran's sensitive uranium enrichment drive. Larijani's comments came after the five permanent members of the UN Security Council - Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States - plus Germany offered to hold direct talks with ... more Iran must convince world of peaceful intentions: Russia 
Moscow (AFP) April 9, 2009Iran must convince the international community that its nuclear programme has exclusively peaceful purposes, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday. The comments came as key powers were to invite Iran to hold direct talks on its nuclear activities and as Iran marked a national nuclear day. "What's needed from Iran is that it convinces us all of the exclusively peaceful ... more |
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Seoul (AFP) April 7, 2009North Korea hailed its controversial rocket launch as a famous victory Tuesday but said reclusive leader Kim Jong-Il wept tears of regret that the money could not have been used to help his people. As world powers struggled to agree on a response, with China and Russia both urging restraint, the North's media boasted of the "historic" achievement of putting a satellite into orbit that was no ... more Russia Says Iran No Threat To Us As New Sanctions Imposed 
Washington (AFP) April 7, 2009Iran poses no threat to the United States, Russia said Tuesday, rebuffing a key argument of President Barack Obama on whether to go ahead with a European missile shield bitterly opposed by Moscow. Former president George W. Bush had infuriated Russia by striking a deal to install 10 missile interceptors in Poland and related radar stations in the Czech Republic, saying they were needed to co ... more Google Co-Founder May Become Space Tourist 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 07, 2009Russian-born American billionaire and Google co-founder Sergey Brin may become a space tourist in 2012, the president of Space Adventures announced at a press conference. Eric Anderson said on Sunday that Sergey Brin was among the potential candidates to fly into space, and added that Space Adventures would continue to send tourists into space despite the fact that the ISS crew is to incre ... more Analysis: No business as usual with Russia 
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 06, 2009U.S. President Barack Obama said he wants closer working relations with Russia but did not shy away from criticizing the old Cold War foe, saying there is a need for a change in relations. Speaking Friday from Strasbourg, France, on the occasion of NATO's 60th anniversary, Obama did not hesitate to criticize Moscow. "We have to send a very clear message to Russia that we want to ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) April 3, 2009A Russian Proton-M rocket was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Friday to put into orbit a European telecommunications satellite, the Krunichev space centre announced. The Eutelsat W2A satellite is designed to transmit multimedia services, including television, to mobile phones and receivers fitted in vehicles. The launching took place at the planned time of 8:24 pm ... more North Korea launch called 'reckless', 'provocative' 
Tokyo (AFP) April 5, 2009North Korea's rocket launch Sunday rattled all of East Asia and US President Barack Obama led global condemnation of what he called an attempt to provoke trouble. Obama said North Korea had tested a ballistic missile in defiance of UN resolutions. South Korea, which called the act "reckless", and Japan put their militaries on heightened alert. China and Russia pleaded for restraint while the ... more UN boss hails US-Russian accord on nuclear arms talks 
United Nations (AFP) April 3, 2009UN boss Ban Ki-moon on Friday hailed an agreement by US and Russian leaders to hold talks on further cuts in their nuclear arsenals to replace a key arms control pact that expires late this year. "The Secretary-General welcomes the joint statement by (Russian) President (Dmitry) Medvedev and (US) President (Barack) Obama," said a statement issued by the UN press office. It added that Ba ... more Old Russia, role tenions still haunt NATO: experts 
Strasbourg (AFP) April 3, 2009NATO leaders were keen to show unity Friday at NATO's 60th anniversary summit, but divisions linger over the future role of the military alliance and ties with Russia, officials and experts said. The issues were touched on by the 28 NATO heads of state and government during an evening dinner. But they will be treated in depth in the new "strategic concept" -- essentially a new mission st ... more
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