ASTRONAUTS train at a site in Israel’s Negev desert that simulates the conditions on Mars. —AFP

Crossing the desert in northwest Africa is the incredible Mauritania train, also known as the iron

train partially derailed near the desert city of Tabas in eastern Iran, Wednesday, June

Infantry soldiers based in Northern Ireland have swapped the green fields for arid desert as they

Afghan security forces in the districts ringing Kabul and in the city itself simply melted away.... By nightfall, police checkpoints were left abandoned and the militants roamed the streets freely. The Taliban entered Kabul on Aug.... The Pentagon said up to 6, 000 U.S. troops will deploy to the airport to evacuate U.S. personnel....

reported the expansion of silos at a military training site near Jilantai, about 600 miles to the east in

crashes.A Marine Osprey crashed June 8 in the California desert, killing five Marines during a

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Equality is also set to be a key notion in the city. Lore wants residents to" directly influence" political decisions, with private owners outlawed and money pumped into social services. Critics however say the city is a" vanity project", reports The Sun.... They say existing cities could be improved with such a large budget. They also say recent studies found other futuristic cities are failing, with few people actually wanting to live in a planned, man-made city. However, a 130, 000-person se

carriage before being hit by another train. Jama Mohamed Warsame was not helped when he fell because the