Germany’s Aerospace Center says a dead satellite has fallen into the atmosphere, but there is no information yet on whether any of its pieces have crashed to Earth. The center said most parts of the car-sized research satellite were expected to burn up during re-entry, but up to 30 fragments weighing a total of nearly […]
Germany Says Dead Satellite Has Fallen Out of Orbit
Posted October 23rd, 2011 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
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Australia Hunts Killer Shark
Posted October 23rd, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Shark hunters set hooks off Australia’s southwest coast Sunday, hoping to catch a great white shark that killed an American recreational diver. Thirty-two-year-old George Wainwright, from Texas, was savaged by a meter-long shark during a dive Saturday off Perth’s Rottnest Island. Fisheries officials immediately issued a kill order for the shark and ordered all beaches […]
Cardinals Rout Rangers on Pujols’ 3 HRs
Posted October 23rd, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
St. Louis Cardinals’ baseball star Albert Pujols tied a World Series record Saturday, clubbing three home runs in leading the Cards to a 16-7 rout of the host Texas Rangers. Pujols joins Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson – both of the New York Yankees – as the only players to hit three round-trippers in a […]
China’s Vice Premier Visits North Korea
Posted October 23rd, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Chinese Vice Premier Li Kequiang arrived in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang Sunday on an official goodwill visit. The visit by the man who is most likely to succeed Wen Jiabao as premier, comes the day before the U.S. and North Korea are scheduled to meet in Geneva for a second round of direct discussions […]
US Defense Secretary in Indonesia for Military Talks
Posted October 23rd, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is on the resort island of Bali for talks with his Indonesian counterpart and other regional defense ministers . Officials say Panetta and Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro will discuss the two countries’ growing military relations, as well as human rights reforms in the Indonesian military. Washington cut military relations […]
Tunisian Voters Head to the Polls
Posted October 23rd, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Tunisians began voting Sunday to select a so-called Constituent Assembly, tasked to draw up a new constitution and chart a political roadmap for the North African country. It will be the first democratic election since Tunisia’s independence in 1956. More than 100 parties are running for a place in the 217-seat assembly, a sharp contrast […]
