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Saturday, November 26, 2011

NASA launches Mars Rover

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- NASA launched its latest Mars rover Saturday in Florida in an effort to scour the planet's surface for signs of microbial life. "It is absolutely a feat of engineering, and it will bring science like nobody's ever expected," Doug McCuistion, head of NASA's Mars... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 25, 2011

Russia to monitor missile launches

MOSCOW, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Russia said it will be able to monitor missile launches from the North Atlantic and from a future European missile defense system from a Baltic radar station. Aerospace Defense Forces chief Lt. Gen. Oleg Ostapenko said Friday the radar station in the enclave of Kaliningrad,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Report: Detained U.S. students released

CAIRO, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The three U.S. college students arrested in Cairo for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails during protests have been released, officials said Thursday. Joy Sweeney, whose son Derrik Sweeney was one of the three students detained by police, told CNN she was delighted to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Egyptian protesters mock transition plan

CAIRO, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Hundreds of thousands of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square mocked a deal to hasten transition to civilian rule that some say favors the Muslim Brotherhood. The agreement centers on presidential elections by late June, but doesn't seem likely to quell the revived protest... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Egyptian Cabinet resigns amid violence

CAIRO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The Egyptian Cabinet resigned en masse Monday following three days of violence that has left nearly three dozen people dead, state television reported. At least 33 people have been killed and 1,700 injured in renewed protests in Cairo and elsewhere just a week before... Sign in to see full entry.

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