Russian Rocket Crashes After Takeoff
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 16th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Russian Rocket Crashes After Takeoff
A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying a communications satellite crashed in Kazakhstan after what appeared to have been an engine malfunction, an official said.
Jean-Luc Dehaene, Former Prime Minister of Belgium, Is Dead at 73
Mr. Dehaene, a member of the Flemish Christian Democratic Party, became prime minister in March 1992.
Public’s Outrage Over Mine Disaster Casts Harsh Light on Turkey’s Premier
The accident has metastasized from a local tragedy into a new political crisis for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has aggravated public outrage with highhanded remarks.
Nigerian Leader Cancels Visit to Village of Abducted Girls
Concerns for the president’s security prompted the decision, which came as West African leaders planned to meet in Paris to discuss the insurgency of the group that took the girls.