US honors 114 agents in Elian raid
US Government on Tuesday honoured 114 Federal agents who snatched Cuban castaway Elian Gonzalez in a pre-dawn raid at the home of his Miami relatives in April.



Storm blows out third Russian bid to save marooned sailors
Storm affected rescuers, who after two failures, made a third attempt on Wednesday to reach 116 sailors trapped in a Russian nuclear submarine on the bed of the Barents Sea.



Australia scientists propose to bury "greenhouse" gases
Australian scientists are working on a plan to reduce "greenhouse" gases in the atmosphere by injecting excess quantities of carbon dioxide deep underground.



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