epa03814107 Pakistani security officials inspect a damaged road following torrential rains in Jhal Magsi, Balochistan province, Pakistan, 05 August 2013. At least 70 people were killed in different parts of the country following heavy monsoon rains. More heavy rains were expected in the next 48 hours, Arif Mahmood, director general of the Pakistan Meteorology Department, said on 03 August. Provincial governments called in the military in Karachi and north-western city of Peshawar to help civilian authorities with evacuations, Zia said. EPA/ZAHID HUSSEIN

Pakistan Floods - August 6, 2013

RJ Mickelson

August 07, 2013

Devastating rains and flooding killed at least 70 people in Pakistan on August 4-5. Additional rain is expected within the next 48 hours. The National View looks at the rescue, recovery and aftermath of the Pakistan flooding.

Edited by photo editor RJ Mickelson

It's Monty Python's Crashing Rocket Circus

To the theme tune of the famous zany British comedy TV show, SpaceX has shown exactly what can go wrong when you try to land a rocket.

The two minute video posted on YouTube is a compilation of crashes and explosion as the company, created by billionaire Elon Musk, refined the technique of reusable space flight.

SpaceX is able to land its rockets on land  once they have completed the first stage of their mission, and is able to resuse them multiple times - a first for space flight.

But as the video, How Not to Land an Orbital Rocket Booster, demonstrates, it was a case if you fail, try and try again.