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Soyuz TMA-08M launches to International Space Station, arrives in record time

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:47:38 GMT

Friday, March 29, 2013

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Soyuz TMA-08M, a Russian spacecraft with a crew of three aboard, launched from Kazakhstan to the International Space Station (ISS) Thursday at 20:43 UTC (2:43 AM Friday, local time) and docked with the orbital outpost at 2:28 UTC on Friday after following a flight plan enabling a docking in record time.

Christopher Cassidy, Pavel Vinogradov, and Aleksandr Misurkin (pictured left-to-right) launched Thursday to the ISS on a record-breaking flight, arriving just under six hours after liftoff.
Image: NASA/Robert Markowitz.

Soyuz TMA-08M is the first manned Soyuz spaceflight to follow a new flight plan which allowed the spacecraft to dock with the ISS in a record-breaking time of approximately six hours, or four orbits, rather than the usual two days. This new flight plan, described as "a fast track to the International Space Station" by NASA spokesman Josh Byerly, had been tested successfully prior to Thursday's launch by three unmanned Progress cargo ships delivering supplies to the station.

The three-member crew of the mission consists of two Russian cosmonauts, Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Aleksandr Misurkin, and one U.S. astronaut, Flight Engineer Christopher Cassidy. Soyuz TMA-08M is the third spaceflight for Vinogradov and the second for Cassidy. Aleksandr Misurkin is making his maiden trip into space aboard the mission.

The Soyuz spacecraft docked with the ISS at 2:28 UTC on Friday, about four minutes ahead of schedule and just short of six hours after liftoff. After docking with the station, the hatches separating the Soyuz and the ISS were opened at 4:35 UTC, after which the new crewmembers were welcomed aboard by the three-man crew currently aboard the outpost, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, and U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn.

The combined six-person Expedition 35 space station crew is slated to perform scientific research and prepare for upcoming departures and arrivals of other spacecraft. The next of these is scheduled for April 15 when Progress M-17M is to undock from the station. The trio already aboard the ISS—consisting of Romanenko, Hadfield, and Marshburn—are to depart and return to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-07M on May 14, leaving the Soyuz TMA-08M crew behind. Soyuz TMA-09M, also using the new flight plan, is scheduled to arrive at the ISS with three new crewmembers two weeks later on May 28.

Soyuz TMA-08M—with Vinogradov, Misurkin, and Cassidy aboard—is scheduled to return to Earth on September 11, after approximately six months in space.

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Dmitry Lovetsky. "US-Russian crew blasts off for space station" — Associated Press, March 28, 2013
William Harwood. "Soyuz launched on four-orbit flight to space station" — CBS News, March 28, 2013
Pete Harding. "Soyuz TMA-08M sets sail for record breaking ISS rendezvous" — NASAspaceflight.com, March 28, 2013
Justin Ray. "Soyuz TMA-08M Mission Status Center" — Spaceflight Now, March 29, 2013

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Agencies choose yearlong crew for International Space Station

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:26:12 GMT

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

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Astronaut Scott J Kelly
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Astronaut Mikhail Korniyenko
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NASA and Roscosmos have chosen the crew for a year long stay at the International Space Station. Data collected may help in future manned exploration of the solar system.

Scott Kelly and Mikhail Korniyenko have been chosen by NASA and Roscosmos respectively. The two are veterans of ISS spaceflight and were chosen for their station experience and skill.

"Their skills and previous experience aboard the space station align with the mission's requirements. The one-year increment will expand the bounds of how we live and work in space and will increase our knowledge regarding the effects of microgravity on humans as we prepare for future missions beyond low-Earth orbit" said NASA administrator William Gerstenmaier.

The pair are to launch sometime in the spring of 2015 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and return in spring 2016. Possible NASA deep space mission destinations include near earth asteroids, the Moon, and Mars.

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Joshua Buck, Jay Bolden, Anna Vedishcheva (press release). "NASA, Roscosmos Assign Veteran Crew to Yearlong Space Station Mission" — NASA, November 26, 2012
Tariq Malik (Space.com). "ISS Crew: Scott Kelly, Mikhail Kornienko Sign On For One-Year Mission" — The Huffington Post, November 26, 2012
Mike Wall (Space.com). "NASA outpost beyond moon could lead to Mars" — CBS News, November 20, 2012

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Expedition 33 crew returns to Earth

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:54:43 GMT

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Recovery forces receive the astronauts.
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Three astronauts return to Earth today, after touching down safely in Kazakhstan aboard their Soyuz capsule in the pre-dawn hours of Monday morning. The landing marks the culmination of a 127 day mission to the international space station, and only the fourth time a Soyuz capsule has landed at night in its missions to the International Space Station (ISS).

Astronauts Yuri Malenchenko, Sunita Williams, and Akihiko Hoshide were carried to reclining chairs to help them re-acclimate to gravity after being extracted from the sideways capsule by Russian recovery forces. The astronauts bundled up in their recliners as air temperature at the site hit -11°C (12°F).

The group started their trip to the ISS on July 15 launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. In their four and a half month stay on the station they completed a variety of different studies including the effects of microgravity on the human spine and studying melting glaciers. They also were aboard to receive the first commercial shipment made by SpaceX's Dragon cargo resupply mission.

"It was a beautiful departure. It was just beautiful to watch the ship fly away," said Kevin Ford, now the current commander of the ISS. Ford was passed command of the ISS after in a change of command ceremony on Saturday. During the ceremony Williams remarked, "I think we've left the ship in good shape and I'm honored to hand it over to Kevin."

Upon approval of the medical team Williams and Hoshide will return to Houston, Texas, while Malenchenko heads back to Star City, Russia.

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William Harwood. "Soyuz brings three station fliers home after 127 days aloft" — CNET, November 18, 2012
Tariq Malik. "Soyuz Spacecraft Makes Rare Night Landing with Station Crew" — Space.com, November 18, 2012
Tariq Malik. "Space Station Astronauts Headed Back to Earth Tonight" — Space.com, November 18, 2012
"UPDATE 1-Soyuz with crew of three lands in Kazakhstan" — Reuters, November 18, 2012
Peter Leonard. "Astronauts touch down in chilly Kazakhstan steppe" — Associated Press, November 18, 2012

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One Australian male and female archer qualify for Olympics after Ogden event

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Expedition 31 crew members arrive at International Space Station

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:59:04 GMT

Friday, May 18, 2012

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The crew of Soyuz TMA-04M wave to spectators before boarding their International Space Station-bound rocket Tuesday.
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The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft, which launched on Tuesday, arrived at the International Space Station yesterday with three members of the Expedition 31 long duration mission.

The Soyuz rocket launched on May 15 at 3:01:23 UTC (9:01:23 AM local time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. On board were Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin, as well as NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba.

The Soyuz spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on May 17, approximately two days after launch, at 4:36 UTC. After docking, the Soyuz crew joined fellow Expedition 31 crew members Oleg Kononenko, European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, and NASA astronaut Donald Pettit, who wished Acaba a happy 45th birthday.

Kononenko, Kuipers, and Pettit are currently slated to return to Earth in early June, at which point Padalka, Revin and Acaba—the most recent additions to the ISS crew—will become members of Expedition 32. The trio are scheduled to be the only occupants of the space outpost until the arrival of the remainder of the Expedition 32 crew aboard Soyuz TMA-05M, currently slated for July 17.

During their time aboard the station, Padalka, Revin, and Acaba will perform research in ecology, medicine, and space technology. They are expected to remain aboard the International Space Station until mid-September, after which they will return to Earth to conclude a mission of approximately 125 days in space.

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William Harwood. "Three-man crew docks at International Space Station" — Spaceflight Now, May 17, 2012
"Russian Soyuz TMA-04M Spaceship Docks with Space Station" — Prensa Latina, May 17, 2012
"Soyuz Crew Docks Successfully With International Space Station" — RedOrbit, May 17, 2012
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Expedition 27 crew successfully returns to Earth

Wed, 25 May 2011 12:55:51 GMT

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The crew of Soyuz TMA-20, which landed on Tuesday in Kazakhstan.
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The Expedition 27 crew returned to Earth safely from the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday. The crew landed in Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft, the same craft they launched on last December.

The crew, consisting of commander Dmitri Kondratyev and flight engineers Catherine Coleman and Paolo Nespoli, spent approximately five months in space aboard the ISS.

After landing, recovery teams helped the crew exit their Soyuz capsule and adjust to surface gravity again. While Kondratyev returned to the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Coleman and Nespoli returned to Houston, Texas.

While in space the crew worked on over 150 microgravity experiments and saw the arrival of several spacecraft: a Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle, two Russian Progress cargo ships, the European Johannes Kepler ATV and the space shuttles Discovery and Endeavour on their final flights.

This was Russian cosmonaut and commander Dimitri Kondratyev's first spaceflight, the third for NASA astronaut Catherine Coleman, and the second for European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli.

The crew of STS-134 and Expedition 28 remain aboard the ISS. Three new crew members are expected to launch on June 7 to join their colleagues aboard the orbital outpost.

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Stephanie Schierholz and Kelly Humphries. "Expedition 27 Crew And Capsule Land Safely In Kazakhstan" — NASA, May 24, 2011
"Soyuz TMA-20 crew landed in Kazakhstan after 159 days in space" — Avionews, May 24, 2011
"Russian manned spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan" — Xinhua, May 24, 2011

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Expedition 26 crew returns to Earth safely

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 06:19:40 GMT

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The Expedition 26 crew (From left to right: Kelly, Kaleri and Skripochka) returned safely to earth Wednesday aboard Soyuz TMA-01M after several months aboard the ISS.
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The Expedition 26 crew returned to Earth safely on Wednesday aboard the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft after a 157-day tour of duty aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Landing occurred on the Kazakhstan Steppes.

The crew, consisting of Commander Aleksandr Kaleri and Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka and Scott Kelly, launched to space on October 7 of last year, docking to the station a couple days later. According to NASA officials, landing conditions were "too cold, too windy, too arctic" to set up a medical tent as is usually done after a Soyuz landing. Instead, the cosmonauts and astronaut were taken to Kustanai, Kazakhstan before returning to Star City, Russia.

Despite the weather during landing and crew recovery operations, NASA spokesman Rob Navias says that the recovery teams are apt at recovering crews under such conditions. The three crewmembers exited the capsule about thirty minutes after a landing in deep snow.

The launch of the next flight to the ISS, Soyuz TMA-21, has been delayed due to technical problems, and is scheduled to lift-off no earlier than March 29.

Scott Kelly was in space at the time of the Tucson shooting during which his twin brother's wife, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was shot. He and brother Mark Kelly are the only twins to have both flown into space.

This was the first spaceflight for Oleg Skripochka, the third for Scott Kelly, and the fifth for Aleksandr Kaleri. Kaleri is now the second most experienced space-traveler in human history, spending a total of 770 days in space and trailing only Sergei Krikalev, who has accumulated just over 800 days.

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Todd Halvorson. "Space station crew lands in Arctic conditions" — Florida Today, March 16, 2011
Matt Peckham. "NASA, Russian Astronauts Touch Down Safely in Kazakhstan" — TIME, March 16, 2011
Lester Haines. "Soyuz capsule 'nauts touch down safely" — The Register, March 16, 2011

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President of Cyrpus cancels visit to Kazakhstan due to illness [edit]

The President of Cyprus Dimitris Christofias has cancelled a state visit to Kazakhstan after he fell ill. Christofias was in Libya when he fell ill on Monday. He was attending a European Union–African summit at the time. It has been announced that the President will miss tomorrow's European security meeting in Kazakhstan.

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"Cyprus president falls ill, cancels trip to European security meeting in Kazakhstan" — Winnipeg Free Press, November 30, 2010
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Mali immigrant killed in French Taser shooting [edit]

An immigrant from Mali has died after he was shot twice by French police. The unidentified man, 38 was Tasered twice when he attacked police with a hammer in an apartment block after he was asked to show his papers. Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said "From initial reports it seems that, faced with the aggression and violence of this person, police officers were obliged to use an electric charge pistol."

A death inquiry has been opened to investigate the man's death.

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"Mali man dies after French police use Taser" — BBC News Online, November 30, 2010
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Italian film director Mario Monicelli commits suicide age 95 [edit]

Italian film director Mario Monicelli has committed suicide in his hospital room. The 95-year-old jumped out of his room's window while he was being treated for prostate cancer. A spokeswomen from the Giovanni hospital announced his death. Monicelli directed numerous films in the 1950s and 60's. Some of his films include Big Deal on Madonna Street and La Grande Guerra.

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"Italian cinema great Mario Monicelli kills himself" — BBC News Online, November 30, 2010
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Russian Soyuz space capsule lands safely with crew

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:52:42 GMT

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The Soyuz TMA-19 capsule lands safely with three crew members in Kazakhstan.
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The Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft has landed safely today in Kazakhstan with International Space Station crew members Fyodor Yurchikhin, Shannon Walker, and Douglas Wheelock. Walker and Wheelock are both NASA astronauts, while Yurchikhin is a Russian cosmonaut.

The spacecraft landed at 4:46 GMT (11:46 PM yesterday EST), ending a five-month stay on the International Space Station (ISS) for its crew. They launched on June 15 this year.

During their months aboard the space station, the crew performed scientific experiments as well as maintenance to upkeep the orbital outpost.

The landing was originally scheduled for Tuesday, but was brought forward so as not to interfere with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe summit that is being held on Wednesday and Thursday in Astana, Kazakhstan.

The crew of Soyuz TMA-01M remain aboard the ISS; Russian cosmonauts Aleksandr Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka, and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly.

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Alissa de Carbonnel. "Russian-U.S. Space Crew Land Safely in Kazakhstan" — ABC News, November 26, 2010
Denise Chow. "Soyuz capsule lands safely with space station crew" — Space.com, November 26, 2010
"Soyuz Landing Caps Space Station's First Decade of Expeditions" — NASA, November 25, 2010

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Russian cargo ship launches to International Space Station

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:18:23 GMT

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A Russian Progress resupply ship blasted off to the International Space Station (pictured) Wednesday.
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Progress M-08M, an unmanned Russian cargo spacecraft, departed for the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to resupply the orbital outpost.

The rocket carrying the craft, a Soyuz-U, lifted off at 7:11 pm Moscow time (15:11 GMT). Russian Space Agency officials deemed the launch a success after the Progress successfully achieved orbit and separated from the third stage of the rocket. Docking of the spacecraft with the ISS is expected to occur on Saturday.

The Progress will deliver more than 2.5 metric tons of supplies and essentials to the orbiting American-Russian crew, as well as gifts and letters from the crew members' families.

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"Russian supply ship sent to resupply space station" — The Associated Press, October 27, 2010
"Russia sends new space freighter to orbital station" — RIA Novosti, October 27, 2010

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Remaining Expedition 25 crew launch to space

Sat, 09 Oct 2010 05:31:18 GMT

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The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft launched from Kazakhstan to the International Space Station Thursday with Expedition 25 Astronaut Scott Kelly and Cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri on board.

The Soyuz TMA-01M mission lifted off on Thursday (pictured) carrying the remaining Expedition 25 crew.
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The rocket, a Soyuz-FG, launched at 23:10 UTC (5:10 AM Kazakhstan time) and reached orbit in just under ten minutes. The Soyuz launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

The crew members of Soyuz TMA-01M will join fellow Expedition 25 crew members Doug Wheelock, Fyodor Yurchikhin and Shannon Walker aboard the space station on Saturday. Docking is expected to occur at about 8:02 PM EDT (0:02 UTC Sunday) to the Poisk module of the ISS. Upon arrival, the remaining Expedition 25 crew will begin a five month stay aboard the space station.

The Soyuz TMA-01M mission is the 107th flight utilizing the Soyuz spacecraft and the first to utilize digital flight control systems.

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William Atkins. "Soyuz TMA-01M blasts space travelers toward Space Station" — iTWire, October 8, 2010
"Three New Station Crew Members Launch from Kazakhstan" — NASA, October 7, 2010
"New Crew Members Set for Saturday Arrival" — NASA, October 7, 2010

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Remaining Expedition 25 crew to launch to International Space Station

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:11:52 GMT

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Expedition 25 crew pose for a picture at the Johnson Space Center. Pictured at center right is NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock, commander. Also pictured (from the left) are Russian cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri; NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Shannon Walker; along with Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, all flight engineers.

The remaining members of the Expedition 25 crew are set to launch to the International Space Station on Thursday at 7:10 pm EDT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, which will return the station to its full complement of 6 persons. They will launch in the Russian Soyuz TMA-01M vehicle and dock on Saturday. According to Space Fellowship there is only one Soyuz capsule currently docked to the station, for emergency escape.

Currently there are three astronauts on the station: Commander Doug Wheelock and Flight Engineers Shannon Walker and Fyodor Yurchikhin. The additional crew scheduled to join them are Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka, Alexander Kaleri, and Scott Kelly.

The three crew now on the station were part of Expedition 24; the other half of that Expedition crew have returned to Earth. When the three now on the station are replaced, the three now about to join them will become half of Expedition 26.

While the astronauts wait for their counterparts' arrival, they continue work on the station. Wheelock and Walker both participated in an experiment to study the long term effects of exposure to microgravity on crew members. Wheelock was collecting biological samples to place into the Human Research Facility which is a science rack in the station's Destiny module. Meanwhile, Flight Engineer Fyodor Yurchikhin was working in the Russian segment of the station, swapping mechanical gear and installing new software. He also updated the station's inventory management system.

The crew is also doing daily exercises to strengthen their muscles and bones to compensate for the effects of microgravity. The exercise machines include a cycle ergometer, a treadmill, and a device that simulates free-weights on Earth and pistons in vacuum cylinders.

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NASA. "Science Continues on Station, New Crew Members Prepare for Launch" — Space Fellowship, October 4, 2010
Tudor Vieru. "ISS Crew Gets Ready for Soyuz Arrival" — Softpedia, October 4, 2010

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Deposed Kyrgyz President flees to Kazakhstan

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:30:06 GMT

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Andrew E. Kramer. "Kyrgyz President Leaves Country" — The New York Times, April 15, 2010
Peter Leonard. "Gunfire at deposed president's rally in Kyrgyzstan" — Associated Press, April 15, 2010

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North Korean weapons seized in Thailand

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:49:27 GMT

Sunday, December 13, 2009

North Korea

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Richard Lloyd Parry. "Thai police seize North Korean aircraft carrying 40 tons of heavy weapons" — The Times, December 13, 2009
Ben Hancock. "Thailand intercepts plane with weapons from North Korea" — The Christian Science Monitor, December 13, 2009
"Pilot of impounded plane claims cargo destined for Ukraine" — Xinhua News Agency, December 13, 2009
"Official: Thais detain plane with weapons from North Korea" — CNN, December 13, 2009
Simon Tisdall. "North Korean plane carrying smuggled arms seized in Thailand" — The Guardian, December 13, 2009

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Fire at Kazakhstan hospital kills at least 38

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:46:19 GMT

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Kazakhstan

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2009 Taldykorgan fire

"Fire kills dozens at Kazakh clinic" — Al Jazeera, September 13, 2009
"Dozens dead in Kazakhstan blaze" — BBC News Online, September 13, 2009

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