Unmanned American Falcon-9 rocket explodes after launch

An unmanned American Falcon-9 rocket has broken apart in flames minutes after lifting off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Debris from the SpaceX vehicle tumbled out of the sky into the Atlantic Ocean. The rocket, which had 18 straight successes prior to Sunday’s flight, was in the process of sending a cargo ship to the International Space Station. The US space agency NASA says important supplies have been lost but the orbiting lab’s crew is secure.