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Launch of Space Station Crew Faces Delay

17:53 27/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 27 (RIA Novosti)

The launch of a Soyuz capsule carrying the new International Space Station (ISS) crew may be postponed over faults in the capsule’s assembly, a source within the Russian space industry told RIA Novosti on Friday.

Election Commission Head Urged to Cut Beard over Vote Fraud
17:52 27/01/2012
The Russian Communist Party presented a pair of scissors to Central Election Commission head Vladimir Churov on Friday, calling on him to live up to his promise and get rid of his beard following reports of mass fraud in December parliamentary elections, Communist lawmaker Anatoly Lokot said.
Roscosmos Launches Cosmonaut Recruitment Drive
16:24 27/01/2012
Russia’s state space agency Roscosmos has launched a cosmonaut selection competition, Roscosmos said on its web site on Friday.
Launch of Proton-M with Dutch Satellite Postponed
11:19 27/01/2012
The launch of a Russian Proton-M carrier rocket with a Dutch telecommunication satellite onboard scheduled for Friday has been postponed indefinitely for technical reasons, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Friday.

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Israel Warns 'Iran Six' Against Concessions to Tehran

Iran continues to pose a nuclear threat to Israel and world powers should not make any concessions to Tehran at the upcoming talks in Baghdad

A 6.0-magnitude quake north of Bologna on Sunday killed seven people, injured over 50, and destroyed dozens of old buildings

6,000 Displaced as Tremors Continue to Rattle Italy

Small aftershocks continue to shake northern Italy causing evacuation of at least 6,000 residents of the Emilia-Romagna region

ISAF Allies Pledge to Support Afghanistan Beyond 2014

ISAF Allies Pledge Support to Afghanistan Beyond 2014

Members of a U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan reaffirmed on Monday their commitment to help rebuild Afghanistan into a viable, peaceful, and functional state during a decade following the withdrawal of foreign troops in 2014.

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NATO Regrets Russia’s Stance on European Missile Shield

NATO member states voiced their regret over Russia’s stance on the military alliance’s mooted missile shield in Europe, reiterating that the shield is not threatening the Russian national security.

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