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Paramilitary policemen march past tourists in Beijing's Tiananmen Square March 4, 2008. China on Tuesday condemned the annual Pentagon report to the U.S. Congress on Chinese military power, saying it was a distortion of the facts, interfered in the country's internal affairs and showed

China condemns Pentagon's "Cold War thinking"

Reuters - Tue, Mar 4

China on Tuesday condemned the annual Pentagon report to the U.S. Congress on Chinese military power, saying it was a distortion of the facts, interfered in the country's internal affairs and showed "Cold War thinking".

  • An aerial view of the Pentagon building in Washington is seen in this June 15, 2005 file photo. China is developing weapons that would disable its enemies' space technology such as satellites in a conflict, the Pentagon said in a report released on Monday. REUTERS/Jason Reed/Files
    Pentagon worried by China in space and cyberspace Reuters - Tue, Mar 4

    China is developing weapons that would disable its enemies' space technology such as satellites in a conflict, the Pentagon said in a report released on Monday.

  • The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour (L to R) commander Dominic Gorie, mission specialist Garrett Reisman, pilot Gregory H. Johnson, mission specialist's Robert Behnken, Mike Foreman, Takao Doi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Rick Linnehan at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida February 24, 2008. REUTERS/Scott Audette
    Space shuttle Endeavour cleared for March 11 launch Reuters - Sat, Mar 1

    NASA managers on Friday cleared the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour for liftoff on March 11 on the first of three flights to deliver a huge Japanese research complex to the International Space Station.

  • Antarctic boulders may point to sea level rise Reuters - Fri, Feb 29

    Boulders as big as soccer balls show that a thinning of West Antarctic glaciers has become 20 times faster in recent decades and may hold clues to future sea level rise, scientists said on Friday.

  • Ocean cooling may solve Antarctic mystery Reuters - Thu, Feb 28

    Fossil evidence of a cooling of the oceans 35 million years ago may have solved a mystery about how Antarctica froze over in one of the big climate shifts in Earth's history, scientists said on Thursday.

  • Feeling blue? Not like a Maya sacrificial victim Reuters - Thu, Feb 28

    There was more than the obvious reason to feel blue for people offered in human sacrifice rituals by the ancient Maya to their rain god -- they were painted blue before being heaved into a watery sinkhole.

  • European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso delivers a speech during the 6th European Business Summit in Brussels in this February 21, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
    Next president better than Bush on climate - Barroso Reuters - Mon, Feb 25

    Any of the top three U.S. presidential hopefuls would be better than President George W. Bush at combating climate change, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Monday.

  • China to test deep-sea submersible - report Reuters - Fri, Feb 22

    China is to test a manned submersible that can reach up to 7,000 metres below sea level, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday, citing the State Oceanic Administration.

  • A demonstrator waves a Serbian flag during a mass rally in Belgrade February 21, 2008. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
    Genetic study ties Siberians to people in Americas Reuters - Fri, Feb 22

    People indigenous to Siberia have strong genetic links to native peoples in the Americas, according to a study further supporting the theory that humans first entered the Americas over a land bridge across the Bering Strait.

  • A worker stands in front of a ship at the port in Mumbai in this September 6, 2007 file photo. India's maritime sector has sought tax breaks and changes in laws in the upcoming federal budget, besides faster disbursement of subsidies and implementation of port projects to help the industry. REUTERS/Arko Datta
    Indian maritime sector seeks tax breaks, subsidy Reuters - Thu, Feb 21

    India's maritime sector has sought tax breaks and changes in laws in the upcoming federal budget, besides faster disbursement of subsidies and implementation of port projects to help the industry.

  • Water gushes created 'staircases' on Mars -study Reuters - Thu, Feb 21

    Sudden, tremendous gushes of water from underground most likely carved out unusual fan-shaped geological formations with steps like a staircase long ago on the surface of Mars, scientists said on Wednesday.

  • Gene studies confirm "out of Africa" theories Reuters - Thu, Feb 21

    Two big genetic studies confirm theories that modern humans evolved in Africa and then migrated through Europe and Asia to reach the Pacific and Americas.

  • "Suicide palm tree" seeds arrive in Britain Reuters - Thu, Feb 21

    The seeds of the "suicide palm", a newly discovered and extremely rare palm tree, have arrived in Britain for urgent study and conservation, the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew said on Wednesday.

  • The space shuttle Atlantis is shown with the Earth in the background in this image from NASA TV after undocking from the International Space Station February 18, 2008. REUTERS/NASA
    Space shuttle returns to Earth after spacelab mission Reuters - Wed, Feb 20

    Space shuttle Atlantis landed at its Florida home port on Wednesday after a mission to deliver Europe's first permanent space lab to orbit, clearing the way for the U.S. military to shoot down a dead spy satellite.

  • The space shuttle Atlantis is shown with the Earth in the background in this image from NASA TV after undocking from the International Space Station February 18, 2008. REUTERS/NASA
    U.S. space shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth Reuters - Wed, Feb 20

    The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis landed safely at its home port in Florida on Wednesday, clearing the way for an attempt by the U.S. military to shoot down a dead spy satellite.

  • The space shuttle Atlantis is shown with the Earth in the background in this image from NASA TV after undocking from the International Space Station February 18, 2008. REUTERS/NASA
    U.S. space shuttle Atlantis leaves orbit for landing Reuters - Wed, Feb 20

    The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis left orbit on Wednesday and headed toward a landing in Florida ahead of a U.S. military operation to shoot a dead spy satellite out of the sky.

  • The space shuttle Atlantis is shown flying over Italy in this image from NASA TV after undocking from the International Space Station February 18, 2008. REUTERS/NASA
    Space shuttle heads home ahead of satellite shot Reuters - Wed, Feb 20

    Space shuttle Atlantis headed for home on Wednesday with NASA pushing to get it back to Earth before the U.S. military tries to shoot a dead spy satellite out of the sky.

  • The International Space Station is seen against the backdrop of the earth with part of the Space Shuttle Atlantis in the foreground as it pulls away from the station in this image from NASA TV February 18, 2008. REUTERS/NASA
    Shuttle leaves station ahead of U.S. space shot Reuters - Tue, Feb 19

    Space shuttle Atlantis departed on Monday from the newly expanded International Space Station and began its return trip to Earth ahead of a U.S. military plan to shoot down a dead spy satellite.

  • Shuttle, station crews say goodbye, close hatches Reuters - Mon, Feb 18

    After an emotional goodbye ceremony, astronauts closed the hatches between space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station on Sunday in preparation for the shuttle's Monday departure.

  • Astronauts work on space lab during busy mission Reuters - Sun, Feb 17

    Astronauts worked to outfit Europe's new permanent space laboratory on Saturday as a busy visit by NASA's shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station neared its end.

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