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Aug 12, 2010

Breast cancer death rates fall by a third - Telegraph

Breast cancer care
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Video: Watch latest solar flare - Telegraph

Hubble Space Telescope: Nasa's stunning new image of 'spiral galaxy' - Telegraph

Hubble Space Telescope: Nasa's stunning new image of 'spiral galaxy' 

A long-exposure Hubble Space Telescope image shows the majestic "face-on spiral galaxy" located deep within the Coma Cluster of galaxies.

Video: Astronauts begin second spacewalk to fix vital ISS cooling units

Perseid meteor shower 2010: Nasa says stargazers to enjoy dazzling space show

British stargazers are this week set for one of the most spectacular views of a meteor shower in recent memory, Nasa scientists say: Perseid meteor shower 2010: Nasa says stargazers to enjoy dazzling space show 

The Perseid meteor shower is sparked every August when Earth passes through a stream of space grit left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle
Photo: REUTERS

Should we really risk ignoring an asteroid?

An artist's impression of meteorite falling to Earth

Osama bin Laden's chef sentenced to 14 years in prison

Osama bin Laden's chef sentenced to 14 years in prison
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden
Ibrahim al-Qosi has already agreed a plea deal with prosecutors, the details of which remain secret, raising the possibility that he could serve a much shorter sentence, or be repatriated to Sudan.The 10-member jury deliberated for just over an hour before handing down the sentence against the 51-year-old Qosi, who pled guilty in July to material support to terrorism.
Photo: REUTERS

US leader of murdered Afghanistan medical team 'ignored warnings'

FRANS

Dirk Frans, director of the International Assistance Mission, tells journalists about the events that led to the execution of 10 of its workers, including British medic Karen Woo, in Afghanistan this week. 
Photograph: 
Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images

Ex-Northern Ireland policeman shot dead in Afghanistan by prisoner

British soldiers train an Afghan police officer at the British army base Task Force Helmand 

British soldiers train an Afghan police officer at the British army base Task Force Helmand. Photograph: Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images

Afghanistan war logs: White House attacks Pakistan over Taliban aid

Taliban fighters in a Madrassa compound near the northern city of Kundoz in Afghanistan.

Taliban fighters in the a madrasa near the northern city of Kundoz, Afghanistan. Photograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad for the Guardian