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