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- Libya releases four foreign journalists
- Four killed in militant attack on Karachi military base
- Pope speaks with astronauts in orbit for first time
- Two dead as earthquake strikes Kütahya, Turkey
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| Four killed in militant attack on Karachi military base Posted: Sunday, May 22, 2011 At least four people have been killed in a militant attack on a Pakistani military base in Karachi. Explosions and gunfire were heard inside the base during the latest militant attack since U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden in a raid on his compound in the country earlier this month. More... |
| Pope speaks with astronauts in orbit for first time Posted: Sunday, May 22, 2011 Pope Benedict XVI spoke with astronauts aboard the International Space Station yesterday, marking the first time a pope has conversed with astronauts in orbit. Organized by the European Space Agency (ESA), the call originated from the Vatican Library at 7:11 am Eastern time. German ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, president of the Italian Space Agency Enrico Saggese, and General Giuseppe Bernardis of the Italian Air Force were also in the room at the Vatican. Aboard the spacecraft were Italian, U.S., and Russian crew members of the Endeavour STS-134 mission and Expedition 27. More... |
| Two dead as earthquake strikes Kütahya, Turkey Posted: Sunday, May 22, 2011 Two people were killed in a magnitude 5.9 earthquake in Turkey shortly before midnight local time on Thursday. The epicenter was located in Simav, Kütahya, and was at a depth of 7.6 km. In the hours following the initial earthquake, Kütahya was shaken by several aftershocks. More... |
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