South Korea test fires 800km-range ballistic missile

South Korea has successfully test-fired a home-developed ballistic missile with a range long enough to hit any part of North Korea.

Veteran NASA spacewoman getting 3 extra months in orbit

NASA announced yesterday that astronaut Peggy Whitson will remain on the International Space Station until September.The 57-year-old astronaut arrived last November and was supposed to return to Earth in June.