NASA has postponed until Friday the launch of the Discovery space shuttle after a fuel valve developed problems during tanking operations, the agency said on Wednesday.
// Aug. 26, 2009 - 05:29 GMT
Russia's Foreign Ministry has said that the Arctic Sea cargo ship, earlier reported to have gone missing before being found with hijackers on board, was constantly monitored throughout the incident.
// Aug. 26, 2009 - 05:50 GMT
A problem with a payload fairing system prevented the first South Korean indigenous satellite from entering its designated orbit after Tuesday's launch, Yonhap news agency quoted officials as saying.
// Aug. 26, 2009 - 06:15 GMT
Hamid Kazai has a narrow lead over his main rival following last week's presidential election in Afghanistan, election authorities said, citing early results.
// Aug. 26, 2009 - 06:48 GMT
Presidential elections will be held in Honduras on November 29, even if they are not internationally recognized, the country's interim leader told a delegation from the Organization of American States.
// Aug. 26, 2009 - 07:00 GMT
American Senator Edward Kennedy, known as the Lion of the Senate, has died at his home in the U.S. at the age of 77, CNN reported on Wednesday.
// Aug. 26, 2009 - 07:41 GMT
Forty-one people were killed and over 60 wounded in a blast in the south Afghan city of Kandahar. Terrorists mined five cars, parked in a residential area in the cityâ™s center. </p>
// Aug. 26, 2009 - 08:36 GMT
The number of people diagnosed with the swine flu virus in Russia has risen to 211, Russia's chief sanitary official said on Wednesday.
// Aug. 26, 2009 - 11:57 GMT
Forest fires near the Greek capital of Athens were brought under control on Wednesday, a spokeswoman for the country's fire service said.
// Aug. 26, 2009 - 11:58 GMT