Heartbreak -- JFK Jr given up for dead
The US Coast Guard has declared that there was virtually no hope of finding John F Kennedy Jr, his wife and sister-in-law alive after the Friday crash of the plane.

Close encounter of the NASA kind -- Observatory Chandra ready for launch
The American space agency NASA and much of the world's scientific community is holding its breath ahead of the launch of the Chandra X-ray observatory, one of the most expensive, risky, and complex space missions ever.

Myanmar wants Suu Kyi out, says junta
Wrapped in black mourning attire, beleaguered pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi paid tribute to her father on the 52nd anniversary of his assassination today while the military regime attacked her as a traitor.

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