India to launch lunar mission this month
India will launch its first lunar mission on
October 22 from southern India, a top official from the country’s
space agency said Monday. The announcement came a week after Asian
rival China said it was setting its sights on a manned trip to the
moon after completing a historic mission that included the country’s
first space walk.
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Malaysia’s Anwar says leadership handover doomed
A looming leadership transition in Malaysia’s
ruling coalition will do nothing to reform an administration mired
in corruption, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said Tuesday.
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Thai deputy PM quits after Bangkok clashes
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh
quit on Tuesday, saying he accepted responsibility for clashes
between police and anti-government protesters that injured 69 people
in Bangkok.
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