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 Russia Malaysia
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 Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Activities: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 North Korea Kazakhstan Belarus Moldova Ukraine People:Condoleezza Rice Vladimir Putin Activities: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:Kazakhstan Mexico People:Jennifer Hudson Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Sacha Baron Cohen Helen Mirren Forest Whitaker Martin Scorsese Activities: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:Kazakhstan Mexico People:Jennifer Hudson Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Sacha Baron Cohen Helen Mirren Forest Whitaker Martin Scorsese Activities: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:Kazakhstan Spain People:Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Peter O'Toole Sacha Baron Cohen Helen Mirren Stephen Frears Forest Whitaker Activities: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:Guatemala Russia Ukraine China Kazakhstan Liberia
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. Iraq Estonia Kazakhstan El Salvador Latvia Activities: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 Bahrain Qatar Japan Thailand Bhutan People:Chen Yanqing Lin Dan Liu Xiang Zheng Jie Activities: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:Rinko Kikuchi Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Helen Mirren Peter O'Toole Sacha Baron Cohen Forest Whitaker Activities: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:Iraq Estonia Kazakhstan El Salvador Latvia Slovakia Activities: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 Activities:2006 Asian Games
2006-12-03
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