LOST IN THE DARK RIDE

India successfully launches the unmanned Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft - the country’s first mission to the Moon.

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Argentina’s President Cristina
Fernandez signs a bill to nationalise almost $30bn in private pension funds.

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Tamil Tiger rebels attack two merchant ships carrying supplies to Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka, defence officials say.

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North Korea suggests Japan be removed from six-party talks over its nuclear disarmament for wrecking the process.

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Press freedoms are being eroded in democracies such as the US and Israel because of security worries, Reporters Without Borders says.

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Yahoo is to cut 10% of its workforce in the next two months to try to restore its fortunes in the face of declining profits.

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Wolfing down meals may be enough to nearly double the risk of being overweight, Japanese research suggests.

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Nine Afghan soldiers have been killed and four injured in an air strike by Nato-led forces in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.

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Major stock markets in Asia fall on Wednesday after weak company results in the US renew fears of a recession there.

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