Turkish Cypriots form coalition: Two Turkish Cypriot parties on

Turkish Cypriots form coalition: Two Turkish Cypriot parties on
Sunday agreed to form a coalition government with a pledge to
work towards a deal reuniting the divided Mediterranean island
before Cyprus joins the European Union (EU) on May 1. The accord
will be welcomed in Turkey, the only country to recognize the
self-declared northern Cypriot republic. Turkey is also keen to
resolve the Cyprus problem by then in order to smooth its own
path towards EU membership. -- Reuters

Tony Blair says will resign if found lying: British Prime
Minister Tony Blair said on Sunday he would resign if an imminent
report into the suicide of a government expert on Iraq finds that
he lied about the incident. Senior Judge Lord Hutton is due to
publish his report into the death of weapons expert David Kelly
in coming weeks and is likely to apportion some blame to the
government for Kelly's death, which rocked Blair's premiership
last year. -- Reuters

NASA's Mars rover almost ready to roll: The Mars Spirit rover has
fully unfolded and extended its wheels, and may be ready to drive
off its landing platform onto the Martian surface by mid-week,
NASA said. "The rover now stands at its full height and all six
wheels are in position for driving on the surface of Mars,"
mission manager Jennifer Trosper said from NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory in Pasadena, California late Saturday. -- AFP