Russian Zvezda module links to space station signaling new era
The 16 nation international space station linked with Russia’s Zvezda module marking the start of crew habitation this autumn. Officials at Korolyov watched the 4:15 am docking as technicians applauded and NASA praised the achievement amid cost and delay concerns.
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Putin pushes regional overhaul through Russian parliament
The Federation Council approved a bill to replace regional governors and local legislative heads with appointed lawmakers in the upper house, stripping leaders of immunity and keeping seats until 2002. The move, part of Putin’s broader effort to tighten regional control, follows Duma approval and faces potential tax code friction with the councils.
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Puerto Rico marks long ties to United States legacy
Thousands gathered in a coastal town to celebrate 48 years as a U.S. commonwealth and 102 years since invading U.S. troops wrested Puerto Rico from Spain. Revelers waved flags as Lila Calderon vowed to block statehood if elected, while Gov. Pedro Rosselló emphasized Puerto Rico’s constitution in San Juan.
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Achille Lauro hijacker seeks pardon
A Palestinian convict in the 1985 Achille Lauro hijack seeks a pardon to return home. Ibrahim Farayer Abdelatif, due to finish a 25 year sentence in 2007, compared his case to Ali Agca's recent pardon. A 1996 peace treaty note and Pope John Paul II reference frame the report. The Taliban claims two bombings in Kabul targeting Pakistanis, with Jan Aga and Sher Aga cited as attackers.
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Russians say diplomat was likely killed in custody
Swedish officials acknowledge the Soviet claim of a diplomat’s death by heart attack is uncertain and that Raoul Wallenberg, famed for saving Jews in Hungary, was probably killed after disappearing in 1945 during Soviet occupation. A June letter notes no definitive documentation exists.
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Jordan Military Plane Crash Kills 13 Soldiers
A U S made C 130 transport crashed during a training flight near Dahaan desert village 29 miles east of Amman killing 13 soldiers including elite unit members. A military spokesman cited a technical fault as the cause in the early morning accident.
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Iran closes reformist newspaper amid print battle
In Tehran on Tuesday authorities ordered the reformist paper Goonagoon shut four weeks after its start. The closure marks another move in a broader crackdown by hard-line officials who have shuttered 19 other papers since April, as conservatives clash with reform advocates in Iran's Islamic government.
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