rn Our latest stories look at Pakistan's efforts to crack down on militants on its soil and its relations with India one year on. Our coverage will run through to Thursday's anniversary when we will be reporting from the scene in Mumbai. We shall shortly move the following stories:India-attacks-1year-Pakistan-diplomacy,ANALYSISNEW DELHILast year's Mumbai attacks ruptured a hopeful peace dialogue between nuclear-armed arch-foes India and Pakistan and thrust relations back into a bitter impasse that neither side seems capable of breaking.

rn The latest stories look at the fate of survivors of the attacks and the Jewish cultural centre stormed by Islamist gunmen. Our coverage will run through to Thursday's anniversary when we will be reporting from the scene in Mumbai. We shall shortly move the following stories:India-attacks-1year-survivors,FOCUSMUMBAILife was very different for Sadashiv Chandrakant Kolke 12 months ago.

rn Our coverage will continue through to Thursday's anniversary when we will be reporting from the scene in Mumbai. We shall shortly move the following stories:India-attacks-1year-security,ANALYSISMUMBAIMumbai remains a target one year on from a deadly militant attack, experts say, calling for more to be done to improve security in the city and elsewhere in India to prevent another strike.

rn India-attacks-1year-hotel,FOCUSMUMBAIThe general manager of Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel, Karambir Singh Kang, still works at the place where his wife and two children were killed. 700 words by Phil Hazlewood. Pictures, GraphicIndia-attacks-1year-Pakistan-society,FOCUSFARIDKOT, PakistanFaridkot is a sleepy place.

WASHINGTON, Sept 25, 2008 (AFP) - Half a century after NASA was created at the height of the Cold War when the United States sought to prove its superiority by winning the race to the Moon, the space agency faces new challenges ahead.

WASHINGTON, Sept 25, 2008 (AFP) - Mankind's very survival depends on the future exploration of space, said NASA chief Michael Griffin in an interview with AFP marking the 50th anniversary of the US space agency.This journey, said the veteran physicist and aerospace engineer, is full of unknowns and has only just begun.

In 50 years, NASA has earned itself an unparalleled reputation as an engineering, technological and scientific pioneer by pushing science to the limit.

WASHINGTON, Sept 25, 2008 (AFP) - Private companies will play an increasingly important role in space travel in the next decade, said NASA administrator Michael Griffin as the agency marks its 50th anniversary.The 'technology of our time now permits companies to build with their own capabilities' systems for travelling into space, Griffin said.

SHANGHAI, Oct 10, 2007 (AFP) - Two Chinese men will stand trial for hijacking the Special Olympics brand for use in illegal advertising, state media reported Wednesday.

Claiming they had the authorisation of Special Olympics organisers, the men signed a contract in April with a communications company that would allow it to sell advertising space for the event, the China Daily said.

SHANGHAI, Oct 2, 2007 (AFP) - Arnold Schwarzenegger and Yao Ming helped kick off the Special Olympics World Summer Games here on Tuesday for a record 7,300 mentally disabled athletes.

The Californian governor and the Houston Rockets basketball star were among the stars from the worlds of sport, politics and the arts at the opening ceremony at the Shanghai Stadium presided over by Chinese President Hu Jintao.