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Russian Phobos-Grunt Mars probe falls in Pacific Ocean

22:11 15/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 15 (RIA Novosti)

Doomed Russian Phobos-Grunt Mars probe that's been stuck in Earth orbit for two months has crashed down in the Pacific Ocean on late Sunday.

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Tourist flow to Egypt falls over 30 pct in 2011 due to political crisis says minister
19:22 15/01/2012
Tourist flow to Egypt fell more than 30 percent in 2011 owing to mass riots in the country which led to revolution, Tourism Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour said on Sunday.
All missing Russian tourists found alive in Italian shipwreck
16:54 15/01/2012
All missing Russian tourists were found alive in an Italian cruise shipwreck near the coast of Tuscany, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
Three Russians missing in Italian cruise shipwreck – embassy
15:38 15/01/2012
Three Russian nationals are missing after a luxury cruise ship ran aground near the coast of Tuscany late Friday, killing at least three people and forcing the evacuation of over 4,000, Russia’s diplomatic mission in Rome said on Sunday.
Three Russian crew injured in Italian cruise shipwreck
14:03 15/01/2012
Three Russian crewmembers were injured when a luxury cruise ship ran aground near the coast of Tuscany late Friday, killing at least three people and forcing the evacuation of over 4,000, the head of Russia’s Federal Tourism Agency said on Sunday.
Syrian president grants general amnesty
13:22 15/01/2012
President of Syria Bashar al-Assad has issued a decree granting a general amnesty, the official government news agency SANA reported on Sunday.1
Russia voices concern over U.S. new security law
12:35 15/01/2012
The U.S. new security law allowing the military to detain American terrorist suspects without trial may entail grave consequences and contradicts international law, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
Somali pirates release Indian oil tanker with 21 crew
11:46 15/01/2012
Somali pirates have released 21 Indian sailors aboard the ship MV Fairchem Bogey, which was hijacked last August, India’s Directorate General of Shipping said on Sunday.
Laura Kaeppeler, Miss Wisconsin, wins Miss America pageant in Vegas
11:02 15/01/2012
Laura Kaeppeler from Wisconsin won the Miss America pageant, besting 52 other hopefuls at Saturday's event in Las Vegas, U.S. media reported on Sunday.
S.Korean tanker sinks in Yellow Sea, 3 crewmen dead
10:08 15/01/2012
A South Korean freight ship carrying fuel exploded in the Yellow Sea on Sunday morning, killing three crewmembers and causing eight others to go missing, Yonhap news agency reported, referring to the Coast Guard.
Early parliamentary polls begin in Kazakhstan
07:39 15/01/2012
About 9,000 polling stations opened in Kazakhstan on Sunday for early parliamentary elections that will end the ruling party's monopolistic control of the legislature.
Two survivors rescued from wrecked Italian cruise ship
07:24 15/01/2012
Two survivors, blocked inside the the luxury cruise ship that ran aground near the coast of Tuscany late Friday, were rescied on Sunday morning, BBC said.1
Dozen of Kosovo police injured in clashes with Albanian radicals
05:12 15/01/2012
At least 13 Kosovo police officers were injured in clashes with activists of radical Albanian Self-Determination movement, who tried to block checkpoints on the border with Serbia, media in Pristina said.
Reports vary about failed Russian Mars probe’s reentry time
04:00 15/01/2012
Doomed Russian Phobos-Grunt Mars probe that's been stuck in Earth orbit for two months may finally come crashing down on January 15 over the Pasific Ocean, Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said on Saturday.
Former IAEA chief ElBaradei drops Egyptian presidency bid
02:53 15/01/2012
Ex-IAEA chief and 2005 Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei pulled out of the race for the Egyptian presidency due to dissatisfaction with the current military rule.
Costa Concordia captain detained over fatal shipwreck
00:56 15/01/2012
Italian prosecutors said they detained Francesco Schettino, the captain of the luxury ship cruiser that ran aground near the coast of Tuscany late Friday, Italian media reported.

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Russian Phobos-Grunt Mars probe falls in Pacific Ocean

Tourist flow to Egypt falls over 30 pct in 2011 due to political crisis says minister

All missing Russian tourists found alive in Italian shipwreck

Three Russians missing in Italian cruise shipwreck – embassy

Three Russian crew injured in Italian cruise shipwreck

Syrian president grants general amnesty

Russia voices concern over U.S. new security law

Somali pirates release Indian oil tanker with 21 crew

Laura Kaeppeler, Miss Wisconsin, wins Miss America pageant in Vegas

S.Korean tanker sinks in Yellow Sea, 3 crewmen dead

Early parliamentary polls begin in Kazakhstan

Two survivors rescued from wrecked Italian cruise ship

Dozen of Kosovo police injured in clashes with Albanian radicals

Reports vary about failed Russian Mars probe’s reentry time

Former IAEA chief ElBaradei drops Egyptian presidency bid

Costa Concordia captain detained over fatal shipwreck

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