Two die after trying to ride roof of Moscow metro train
Two students died overnight in Moscow after they attempted to ride on the roof of a metro train, a police source said.
Magnitude-6.1 earthquake strikes south-west Siberia
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the south-west Siberian republic of Khakassia on Thursday morning, the regional department of the Russian emergencies ministry said.
Death toll in Domodedovo terrorist attack rises to 36
The number of victims of last week`s terrorist attack on Moscow`s Domodedovo Airport has risen to 36, a spokesman for Russia`s Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Two terrorists involved in Domodedovo blast, both killed
Two terrorists were involved in a suicide bomb attack at Moscow`s Domodedovo International Airport that killed 35 and injured up to 180 on Monday, a law enforcement source said.
Deadly blast at Moscow airport `well-planned terrorist act` - Medvedev
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday said the terrorist act in the capital`s Domodedovo International Airport was created with the goal of killing as many people as possible.
Over 90 pilgrims killed in stampede in south India
At least 90 pilgrims were killed and dozens more injured at a stampede at a religious festival in southern India on Friday, the PTI news agency said.
At least 17 killed, 30 injured in central Peru passenger bus crash
At least 17 people were killed and some 30 injured after a passenger bus fell into a ravine in central Peru, the head of the country`s traffic police said.
More deaths from cholera outbreak in Haiti
The death toll from Haiti`s cholera epidemic has topped 1,100 people, the Caribbean`s country health ministry said.
Suicide bombers attack Afghan Airport
At least eight Taliban fighters have been killed in a failed bid to bomb the main airport and a foreign military base at Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan.
United States condemns attack on Russian reporter
The United States has called a recent attack on a Russian journalist "a heinous crime" and urged Russian authorities to find and punish the assailants.
No survivors in Cuban plane crash
No one survived in a plane crash in Cuba occurred on Thursday night in Santi Spiritus province, Cuban media said.
Tropical storm Tomas threatens earthquake-torn Haiti
People are being evacuated from temporally shelters in Haiti, which is still devastating after a January earthquake, as Hurricane Tomas approaching the country, world media said.
Imam killed in Russia`s Dagestan
Prosecutors in Russia`s volatile North Caucasus republic of Dagestan are investigating the murder of an imam in the city of Khasavyurt.
Home for blind collapses in Tbilisi
A home for blind collapsed in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Sunday, families who lived in it are still awaiting for aid from the government, RIA Novosti correspondent reported from the scene.
Search continues for 9 missing in south Russia floods
Rescuers in Russia`s southern Krasnodar Territory continue to search for the nine people still missing after flash floods on Saturday, which killed at least 13 people, a local emergency services spokesman said.
20 Russian tourists injured in bus crashe in Thailand
About 20 Russian tourists were injured after their bus overturned near the Thai resort city of Pattaya, the Russian embassy in Bangkok said on Sunday.
Death toll in attack on Tajik servicemen rises to 40 - source
At least 40 servicemen of the Tajik Defense Ministry died in an attack on government troops in the east of the Central Asian country, the Asia-Plus news agency quoted a law enforcement source as saying.
33 survive plane crash in Venezuela
At least 33 people survived Monday`s passenger plane crash near Ciudad Guayana in southeastern Venezuela, a state television reported on Tuesday.
At least 15 die, 25 injured in bus crash in West Bengal
At least 15 people died and 25 were injured on Sunday when a bus plunged into a ditch in the Coochbehar district of West Bengal, India, Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) said.
Winehouse has pledged to cut down on partying
The troubled singer has reportedly told pals she fears her wild ways could drive away her boyfriend Reg Traviss - who was pictured holding hands with his ex-girlfriend Raven Iris last weekend - and has vowed to stop drinking so much.
Two explosions rock Dagestan`s capital
Two explosions rocked the capital of Russia`s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan early on Monday, no one was injured, a police spokesman reported.
Death toll in Russia`s East Siberia airliner crash rises to 12
A passenger, who survived an An-24 crash with 15 people on board in Russia`s Krasnoyarsk Territory in East Siberia, died in a hospital bringing the death toll to 12, a spokesman for the regional emergencies ministry said.
Kriushi: a Russian village burnt down by wildfire
Wildfires in the Ryazan Region have left almost 700 people without a roof over their heads. Several villages in the Ryazan and Spas-Klepiki districts of the Ryazan Region have been razed to the ground by the fires, with over 200 houses destroyed. One such village is Kriushi.
Pakistan Plane Crash: 152 People Killed
Officials have said more than 150 people were killed when a passenger plane crashed in dense forest on the outskirts of Pakistan`s capital Islamabad.
Nine miners die of gas poisoning in central China
Nine miners died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a coal mine in Henan province, in central China, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.