U.S. plane forced to land in Indian city: A United States plane

U.S. plane forced to land in Indian city: A United States plane
was forced to land in the west Indian city of Bombay on Monday
for a violation of airspace laws, private Zee television channel
reported. Sourcing the story to Civil Aviation Minister Shahnawaz
Hussain, the channel said the Boeing 757 was en route to Male,
capital of the Maldives, from Karachi in Pakistan when it was
forced to land in Bombay as it did not have the mandatory "air
defense certificate". Speaking to the channel, Hussain said there
"were no passengers" on board the plane. --AFP

Russia says shuttle disaster could jeopardize ISS: The U.S.
shuttle disaster could jeopardize the $95 billion International
Space Station and maroon the astronauts aboard the outpost until
Russia sends up a replacement crew, Russian experts said on
Monday. The three men aboard the station -- U.S. station
commander Ken Bowersox, flight engineer Donald Pettit and Russian
flight engineer Nikolai Budarin -- were due to be relieved in
March. --Reuters

Treason trial opens of Zimbabwe opposition leader: Zimbabwe's
opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai went on trial for high
treason on Monday after a delay as baton-wielding riot police
denied independent journalists and diplomats entry to the
courtroom. Tsvangirai and two other senior members of his
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) are accused of treason for
allegedly plotting to assassinate President Robert Mugabe and
stage a military coup. If convicted, they could face the death
penalty. --AFP

ElBaradei-IAEA board meeting Feb 12 on N.Korea: The head of the
UN nuclear watchdog agency said on Monday the IAEA governing
board would hold an emergency session on North Korea on Feb. 12
where it would likely ask the UN Security Council to take up the
issue. --Reuters