MOSCOW, April 24 (Xinhua) -- A Russian cargo spaceship was launched on Monday to convey supplies for the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, according to the Mission Control outside Moscow.

    The Progress M-56 cargo spacecraft blasted off from the CentralAsian steppe at 20:03 a.m. (1603 GMT) with more than 2.5 tonnes of cargoes on board. Enditem