Soyuz craft lands short of destination
A Soyuz craft veered off its designated landing course Sunday, coming down more than 200 miles short of its original destination on the steppes of Kazakhstan. It arrived safely, bringing two Russian cosmonauts and Malaysia's first space traveler back to Earth, officials said. Nations:[Kazakhstan][Malaysia][Russia] 2007-10-21 China, Russia, lead anti-terrorism drills
China, Russia and four central Asian nations began a joint anti-terror military drill in a remote Muslim-dominated Chinese region on Thursday, state press reported. Nations:[China][Russia][Tajikistan][Uzbekistan][Kyrgyzstan][Kazakhstan] Events:[2007 SCO Drills] 2007-08-09 Putin comments escalate U.S.-Russia missile shield row
President Vladimir Putin froze Moscow's commitments under a European arms control pact on Thursday, escalating a row between the United States and Russia over U.S. plans to build a missile shield in eastern Europe. Nations:[Russia][Poland][Ukraine][North Korea][Belarus][Moldova] People:[Condoleezza Rice][Vladimir Putin] Events:[U.S.-Russia Military Relations][Russia Putin Admin.] 2007-04-26 Dream night for "Dreamgirls," "Babel" at Globes
The Oscars got their front-runners on Monday: "Dreamgirls" and "Babel" are likely to duke it out for best film while Helen Mirren and Forest Whitaker take the lead in the fight for best actress and best actor. Nations:[Mexico][Kazakhstan] People:[Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu][Jennifer Hudson][Sacha Baron Cohen][Forest Whitaker][Eddie Murphy][Meryl Streep] Events:[2007 Golden Globe Awards] 2007-01-16 'Babel, "Dreamgirls' win top Globes
Babel" won best drama and "Dreamgirls" was named best musical or comedy at Monday's Golden Globes, establishing them as potential front-runners for a showdown at the Academy Awards. Nations:[Mexico][Kazakhstan] People:[Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu][Jennifer Hudson][Rachel Weisz][Philip Seymour Hoffman][Martin Scorsese][George Clooney] Events:[2007 Golden Globe Awards] 2007-01-15 Scorsese eyes Golden Globes glory as Oscars countdown begins
Powerful drama "Babel" and Martin Scorsese's bloody crime thriller "The Departed" are tipped to dominate the 64th Golden Globes here Monday as the race for next month's Oscars heats up. Nations:[Spain][Kazakhstan] People:[Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu][Sacha Baron Cohen][Leonardo DiCaprio][Jack Nicholson][Stephen Frears][Clint Eastwood] Events:[2007 Golden Globe Awards] 2007-01-12 Foreign adoptions in U.S. drop in 2006
After tripling over the past 15 years, the number of foreign children adopted by Americans dropped sharply in 2006, the result of multiple factors which have jolted adoption advocates and prompted many would-be adoptive parents to reconsider their options. Nations:[China][Guatemala][Russia][Ukraine][Romania][Vietnam] 2007-01-07 U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 2,952
As of Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, at least 2,952 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,370 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. Nations:[U.S.][Romania][Hungary][Thailand][Netherlands][Ukraine] Events:[Fighting in Iraq] 2006-12-20 Asian Games grow bigger, better and all about China
It was bigger and better than ever before and ended up being all about China, which demolished its regional opposition once again as it prepares for the Beijing Olympics. Nations:[China][Qatar][Thailand][Japan][Bahrain][Kazakhstan] People:[Chen Yanqing][Zheng Jie][Lin Dan][Liu Xiang] Events:[2006 Asian Games] 2006-12-16 'Babel' leads Golden Globes with 7 nods
Helen Mirren, Leonardo DiCaprio and Clint Eastwood were among the multiple Golden Globe nominees Thursday, while the multinational ensemble drama "Babel" led all contenders with seven nominations, including best dramatic picture. Nations:[Kazakhstan] People:[Helen Mirren][Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu][Rinko Kikuchi][Maggie Gyllenhaal][Meryl Streep][Kate Winslet] Events:[2007 Golden Globe Awards] 2006-12-14 U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,934
As of Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, at least 2,934 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,357 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. Nations:[Romania][Germany][Australia][Estonia][Bulgaria][Netherlands] Events:[Fighting in Iraq] 2006-12-12 Three world records as China builds momentum at the Asian Games
China has built on its opening day gold medal momentum at the Asian Games, and grabbed the event's first world records when Chen Yanqing set three new marks in the women's weightlifting. Nations:[China][Japan][Kazakhstan][South Korea][Canada] Events:[2006 Asian Games] 2006-12-03
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