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November 1, 2010 11:07 AM

China launches 6th satellite for indigenous global navigation

China on Monday successfully launched its sixth orbiter which will form part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network. A Long March-3C carrier rocket carrying the "Beidou," or Compass navigation satellite took off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China&#039...

November 1, 2010 11:07 AM

China launches 6th satellite for indigenous global navigation

China on Monday successfully launched its sixth orbiter which will form part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network. A Long March-3C carrier rocket carrying the "Beidou," or Compass navigation satellite took off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China&#039...

November 1, 2010 10:06 AM

Mother and son held in Australia's fifth-largest drug seizure

The Australian Federal Police say they have made the fifth largest heroin seizure in Australian history. Three people were arrested in Campsie in Sydney's west on Saturday for allegedly attempting to import 168 kilograms of heroin. The operation began almost two weeks ago when customs officers ...

November 1, 2010 10:06 AM

Mother and son held in Australia's fifth-largest drug seizure

The Australian Federal Police say they have made the fifth largest heroin seizure in Australian history. Three people were arrested in Campsie in Sydney's west on Saturday for allegedly attempting to import 168 kilograms of heroin. The operation began almost two weeks ago when customs officers ...

November 1, 2010 10:05 AM

Teenaged Al Qaida fighter Khadr gets 40-year jail at Guantanamo

An American military jury at Guantanamo Bay has sentenced the former teenaged Al Qaida fighter Omar Khadr to 40 years in prison after finding him guilty of murder and terrorism. But because of the plea bargain, he will only serve eight more years in jail. Omar Khadr was captured in Afghanistan in 20...

November 1, 2010 10:05 AM

Teenaged Al Qaida fighter Khadr gets 40-year jail at Guantanamo

An American military jury at Guantanamo Bay has sentenced the former teenaged Al Qaida fighter Omar Khadr to 40 years in prison after finding him guilty of murder and terrorism. But because of the plea bargain, he will only serve eight more years in jail. Omar Khadr was captured in Afghanistan in 20...

November 1, 2010 10:05 AM

Brazil elects Dilma Rousseff its first woman President

Brazil's Presidential election has been won by the candidate of the governing Workers' Party, Dilma Rousseff who becomes the country's first woman President. The electoral authority said Ms. Rousseff won around 55 per cent of the vote against just under 44 per cent for her rival Jose ...

November 1, 2010 10:05 AM

Brazil elects Dilma Rousseff its first woman President

Brazil's Presidential election has been won by the candidate of the governing Workers' Party, Dilma Rousseff who becomes the country's first woman President. The electoral authority said Ms. Rousseff won around 55 per cent of the vote against just under 44 per cent for her rival Jose ...

November 1, 2010 10:03 AM

Mail bomb found in Dubai sent on passenger planes: Qatar Airways

One of the two bombs posted from Yemen last week was transported on two passenger planes before being seized in Dubai, Qatar Airways has said. The device was carried on an Airbus A320 from Sanaa to Doha. It was then flown on another aircraft to Dubai. It contained the powerful explosive PETN, which ...

November 1, 2010 10:03 AM

Mail bomb found in Dubai sent on passenger planes: Qatar Airways

One of the two bombs posted from Yemen last week was transported on two passenger planes before being seized in Dubai, Qatar Airways has said. The device was carried on an Airbus A320 from Sanaa to Doha. It was then flown on another aircraft to Dubai. It contained the powerful explosive PETN, which ...

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