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Philippine foreign minister recommends pullout of peacekeepers after 4 seized by Syrian rebels
• MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- The Philippine foreign secretary said Friday that he has recommended President Benigno Aquino III pull out all Filipino U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights following the abduction of four by Syrian rebels, the second such incident in two months.
• Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said the government believes the exposure of the country's 342 peacekeepers "is beyond tolerable limits."
• Aquino will have the final say in the matter. It is not clear when the decision will be made.
• "We have sent a recommendation to the president and as soon as he says go, we will undertake to do that as soon as possible," del Rosario told reporters.
• He added: "We have to worry about the safety of our people ... we don't want to unnecessarily expose our people there."
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Space station commander calls leak in power system radiator serious but not life-threatening
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- The International Space Station has a radiator leak in its power system. The outpost's commander calls the situation serious, but not life-threatening.
• The six-member crew on Thursday noticed white flakes of ammonia leaking out of the station. Ammonia runs through multiple radiator loops to cool the station's power system. NASA said the leak is increasing from one previously leaking loop that can be bypassed if needed. NASA spokesman Bob Jacobs said engineers are working on rerouting electronics just in case the loop shuts down. The Earth-orbiting station has backup systems.
• Space station Commander Chris Hadfield of Canada tweeted that the problem, while serious, was stabilized. Officials will know more Friday.
• The space station always has enough emergency escape ships for the crew, but there are no plans to use them.
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