Russian balloonist soon to circumnavigate globe in 11 days

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A 65-year-old Russian adventurer was drifting in a balloon in fair weather on Saturday hours before he was expected to land in the Australian Outback and set a record for flying solo nonstop around the world, an official said. Fedor Konyukhov’s 56-meter (184-foot) -tall helium and hot-air balloon was flying northeast […]