Bhutto returns to Pakistan; '2nd Earth' found 20 light yrs from ours; Putin calls Iraq war 'pointless', urges 'time out' on Iran...

18 October :: Ex-PM Benazir Bhutto returns to Pakistan, is greeted by hundreds of thousands of supporters in Karachi, having traveled from across the nation, Bhutto has been in talks with Musharraf to form 'national unity' gov't, stave off ascent of radical clerics; two bombs ripped through massive crowd marching with Bhutto through Karachi, reportedly "just feet in front of" her vehicle, killing at least 115 of her supporters, injuring more than 150... April report from the Guardian newspaper listed among October's most read: 'second Earth' found, 20 light years away from our Earth, "Measurements of the planet's celestial path suggest it is 1½ times the size of our home planet, and orbits close to its sun, with a year of just 13 days. The planet's orbit brings it 14 times closer to its star than Earth is to the sun. But Gliese 581 burns at only 3,000C, half the temperature of our own sun, making conditions on the planet comfortable for life, with average ground temperatures estimated at 0 to 40C"; US, Russia have announced plans to establish permanent colonies on Moon, with even Mars requiring a 4-year journey... Russian pres. Vladimir Putin has said the US war in Iraq is a "pointless" war against the Iraqi people; he also answered questions about fmr US Sec. of State Albright's assertion that Siberia is too vast and has too many natural resources to belong to one country, calling it "political erotica" that may satisfy individual curiosity, but has no role in policy-making; Iran's state news agency has reported Putin's reason for traveling to Tehran was to personally propose a 'time out' on the nuclear question, with Iran stopping enrichment, while the UN puts off imposing sanctions... Drug-resistant MRSA 'superbug' confirmed in Staph infections across 7 states in the US, with infections suspected in 4 more states...