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Commercial spacecraft speeds toward space station
Opening a new, entrepreneurial era in spaceflight, a ship built by a billionaire businessman sped toward the International Space Station with a load ...
What's the big deal about private space launches?
The first private spaceship is headed to the International Space Station. Some questions and answers about the cargo mission by Space Exploration ...
Indian passenger train rams freight train; 25 dead
A passenger train rammed into a parked freight train and caught fire before dawn Tuesday in southern India, killing at least 25 people and injuring ...
Turkey says US favorable to sale of armed drones
President Barack Obama's administration is inclined to sell armed drones to Turkey but has to convince Congress first, Turkey's president told ...
Private supply ship rockets toward space station
A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station following a successful liftoff early Tuesday, opening a new ...
Private rocket blasts off for space station
A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station following a successful liftoff early Tuesday, opening a new ...
Asia stocks up amid hopes China to boost growth
Hopes China will announce new measures to boost economic growth helped push Asian stock markets higher Tuesday. Investors were encouraged by weekend ...
Ryanair posts record profit, cautious on outlook
Budget airline Ryanair reported record profits Monday as its recession-resistant business model continued to attract passengers from higher-fare ...
SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last half-second
A new private supply ship for the International Space Station remained stuck on the ground Saturday after rocket engine trouble led to a last-second ...
Military parade for UK queen's Jubilee
Queen Elizabeth II watched as thousands of Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force troops paraded outside her Windsor Castle home Saturday to mark her ...
For Chicago, NATO summit brings commuter headaches
As President Barack Obama and 50 heads of state arrive for a NATO summit, parts of Chicago are all but shutting down — the result of dire warnings ...
Ahmadinejad wants to attend London Olympics
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that he is eager to attend the Olympic Games in London to support Iranian athletes but that Britain ...
Italy increases security after anarchist attacks
Italian security officials have increased security at 14,000 potential targets following the shooting of a nuclear energy company official and letter ...
Airbus parent profits hit by A380 wing problem
Airbus parent company EADS said Wednesday its first quarter earnings were hammered by a hefty €158-million ($203-million) charge to fix problematic ...
Asia stocks fall amid political turmoil in Greece
Asian stocks dived Wednesday after a failure by Greece's political leaders to form a coalition government set the stage for new elections next month, ...
Greek, European woe could cause problems for US
Your 401(k) could sink again. A plummeting euro may make it harder for American companies to sell goods overseas. Credit could be tightened. These are ...
Three-man Soyuz crew departs for space station
A three-man crew blasted off from a space center in southern Kazakhstan Tuesday morning on board a Russian-made Soyuz craft for a four-and-half-month ...
AP Exclusive: Secret case against Pakistan officer
From his prison cell, a senior Pakistani officer accused of plotting with a shadowy Islamist organization to take over the military released his ...
Infineon CEO to step down over health troubles
German semiconductor maker Infineon says its chief executive, Peter Bauer, will step down at the end of September for health reasons.
Indonesia teams scour ravine for plane's black box
Indonesian special forces and professional climbers scaled down a treacherous ravine on a volcano face Sunday in search of the missing flight recorder ...
Remains retrieved from Indonesian plane crash
Clearer weather finally allowed Indonesian helicopters to land Saturday and retrieve some remains of the 45 people aboard a Russian-made plane that ...
Prague cathedral bells back together after 100 yrs
It is a sound no one in the Czech capital heard for almost a century. All seven bells of the Gothic St. Vitus Cathedral — the country's biggest and ...
Russian crash shows risks of informal demo flights
The crash of a Russian-made passenger jet into the flanks of an Indonesian volcano has put a spotlight on the notoriously informal atmosphere aboard ...