AFP - Three giant pandas have been born in southwest China, bringing the total number of new arrivals of the endangered species this year to at least 19, state media reported.
AFP - The chill left on US-Russian relations by Moscow's military incursion into Georgia could spell problems for future US access to the International Space Station, US experts said.
Reuters - U.S. House of Representatives
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that expanded oil drilling
in federal waters could be included in a broader energy bill if
advocates can prove its viability as a solution to America's
energy problems.
Reuters - Tropical Storm Julio strengthened
over the Pacific ocean on Sunday, moving closer to the southern
tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, the U.S. National
Hurricane Center said.
AP - An ultra-lightweight plane built from carbon fiber and powered using paper-thin solar panels has broken the world record for longest-lasting unmanned flight, its manufacturer claimed Sunday.
AFP - President Evo Morales said he has put all of Bolivia's gas and oil installations under military protection, as protesters geared up in three energy-rich provinces against federal encroachment and socialist reforms.
Reuters - Iran plans to launch a
telecommunications satellite, the president said on Saturday,
using missile technology the West fears is being developed to
fire nuclear warheads.
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AP - President Bush on Saturday blamed the Democratic-led Congress for the high cost of gasoline and renewed his call for expanded offshore drilling to increase U.S. oil supplies.
AP - APALACHICOLA, Fla. — Tropical Storm Fay began wrapping up its disastrous slog across Florida on Saturday by making a record fourth landfall on the Panhandle's coast. Emergency officials said 10 people have been killed in the state alone.
AP - Victims of a deadly explosion at a BP PLC refinery have settled all but one of the more than 4,000 lawsuits that were filed in state court after the blast, attorneys said Friday.
