German Astronaut Chosen for Six Month ISS Tour
German ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, 46, will join Expedition 11 and later Expedition 12 on the International Space Station. The Russian Space Agency said Perminov signed a contract making him a main crew member to work on research and station maintenance. The ISS will host two full-time residents after the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 halted shuttle flights as NASA plans a resumption next month.
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Priest accused of being informant for communist police
In Warsaw the Rev Konrad Hejmal a Dominican priest admitted sharing reports with an acquaintance in Germany but denied suspecting a spy Hejmal named as a secret collaborator under aliases Hejnal and Dominik by Leon Kieres chief of the National Remembrance Institute who promised fuller details in May Amagasaki Japan: Ayumi Tanaka recalls fearing another disaster after a fatal train derailment near her homeRescuers recovered at least 17 bodies as investigators probe West Japan Railway Co driver Ryujiro Takami for possible negligence and speeding suspicions
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Opposition leader urges continued defiance after disputed Togolese vote
Opposition leaders claim fraud after Faure Gnassingbe, son of the late dictator, was declared winner of the presidential election as protests turn deadly. Six people died and at least 100 were injured on Wednesday while stones and Molotov cocktails were hurled. Bob Akitani, the main opposition candidate, said his tally favored him and urged supporters to resist until final victory.
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Pope Benedict XVI addresses 15000 at first general audience
In St. Peter's Square Pope Benedict XVI rode in an open car for his first general audience, a restrained ceremony with about 15 000 in attendance. He spoke Italian and greetings in six languages, emphasizing Europe's Christian heritage and thanking Poles for prayers as Vatican security watched.
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