Meteorite Hits Cambodia, Sparks Fires and Prayers
678198
A 10 pound meteorite which landed in a former Khmer Rouge zone of northwest Cambodia started fires across rice fields and prayers from villagers who saw it as a divine omen of peace.
126330
PARIS, France -- An explosion outside the Indonesian Embassy in Paris has wounded nine people, a fire commander has said. The cause of the blast early Friday morning is unclear but French radio station Europe
182669
Former Cambodian king Norodom  Sihanouk says an astrologer warned him that an  "ultra-catastrophic cataclysm" would strike, but that his  country would be spared if proper rituals were conducted.
631864
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Cambodia is preparing to crown its first new king in decades later Friday, amid an array of official celebrations.
426660
Residents in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta have reported seeing a falling object with a tail of fire plummeting toward Earth. A loud explosion was heard in several districts early Sunday, but there are no reports of injuries.
19618
Science & environment: Precious rocks set to sell for thousands as Bonhams hold first auction of meteorites.
727974
An explosion rocked a Christian suburb in east Beirut on Monday, witnesses and a military source said.
294688
Some 600 people in Peru become sick after visiting the crash area of what is said to be a meteorite.
255577
The world can exhale a collective sigh of relief. A newfound asteroid tagged with the highest warning level ever issued will not strike Earth, scientists said Monday.
341577
A layer of quartz grains found in an east Georgia kaolin mine have been traced to the impact of a giant asteroid that crashed near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay 35 million years ago.    The 54-mile-wide crater left by the meteor, the sixth-largest in the world, has previously been identified as the source of a rare mineral called Georgiaite...
510754
A rock quarried in Scotland is blasted into space to probe suggestions meteorites could carry life.
184028
MADRAS, 28 December 2004 - Grief and anguish marked final rituals across Southeast Asia yesterday as relatives buried or cremated their loved ones; and the death toll from a powerful earthquake and the giant tidal waves it unleashed crossed 25,000.
582924
Traditional religious rituals for the coronation of new Cambodian monarch, Norodom Sihamoni, have begun, as the capital gears up for three days of festivities marking his ascension.
658272
SPACE.com / Nearly 2,000 years ago, Chinese astronomers spotted a bright light materializing in the night sky. Turns out the skywatchers had witnessed the spectacular explosion of a dying star.
599029
A large explosion was heard over Jakarta after a suspected meteor was seen streaking across the sky over the Indonesian capital.
53065
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia&#39;s King Norodom Sihanouk anointed his son with holy water yesterday to open a day of pageantry for the new king&#39;s coronation.
129856
A chartered plane flying Monday between two popular tourist destinations in Cambodia has crashed, with at least 20 people on board feared dead, an aviation official said.