Russian space officials said Tuesday they were investigating the cause of a slow but steady drop in air pressure aboard the International Space Station but said it posed no danger to the two-man U.S. and Russian crew.
Officials said the decrease in pressure was insignificant and it would be easy to halt once the source is found.
BOMB KILLS 13: A bomb strapped to a bicycle killed 13 people Tuesday in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, most of them children who halted a soccer game and rushed to the site after an initial explosion.The treacherous double blast may have been intended to lure U.S. troops or hit the provincial governor.
INDIA, PAKISTAN TALKS: Two years after nuclear-armed India and Pakistan nearly went to war, their leaders agreed Tuesday to hold landmark peace talks next month. “I think the victory is for the world,” Pakistan’s President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said.
BAD DAY FOR CIVETS: By boiling, drowning, electrocution and incineration, civet cats were put to death Tuesday in southern China in a mass eradication designed to stem a suspected–but unproven–link to SARS. The cull is designed to slaughter 10,000 of the weasel-like mammals and their related brethren.
THINKING INSIDE THE BOX: A young Colombian thief hid in a parcel delivered to a wealthy home, but his planned burglary went wrong when suspicious security guards called in bomb disposal experts, police said Tuesday. Guards at the home in Medellin feared the strange package dropped off by a private vehicle could explode and phoned for help.
HAVEL CUTS TRIP SHORT: Former Czech President Vaclav Havel has been forced to cut short a trip to Asia after experiencing breathing difficulties, his spokeswoman said Tuesday. The 67-year-old Havel was scheduled to fly to Bangkok from Delhi on Tuesday, but his doctors recommended he return home to rest and recuperate.
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Compiled from RedEye news services and edited by Lara Weber (lweber@tribune.com) and Drew Sottardi (dsottardi@tribune.com)
